(Young's Literal Translation from the Greek) Notice the context: 'work out' can also be 'show forth'.
You Mormon Apologists seem to think this 'show forth' means you have to do it because Jesus won't kick in His Grace until you've made Him owe it to you through your works of 'righteousness' ... which works are of course as filthy rags when done to earn His Righteousness offered to you as a gift through faith.
First lets clear up a missconception you Trinity folks have of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints!
The LDS believe in Saved by Grace remember we have 3 degree of Glory and unless you are a Son of Perdition or one who have a witness and renouced the witness which is called blaspheme against the Holy Ghost!
Matt. 12 31 ¶ Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
Mark 3 29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
Luke 12 10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.
Heb. 6 6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
Heb. 10 26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
As the Philippians would have 'shown forth' the evidence of their salvation in Paul's presence, he urges them to 'show forth' the evidence of their salvation in his absence, 'lest any man (or restornu) be found boasting'.
You are assuming I boast MHGinTN?
May I remind you MHGinTN that the saints are commanded to-
As the 13th verese shows, it is God in them doing the work for His own good pleasure. If you study the scriptures in their context, you avoid many doctrinal or canon errors.
13 for God it is who is working in you both to will and to work for His good pleasure.
I recieved that understanding in my Patriarcal Blessing.
You must never doubt your own ability to do these things. You must have confidence that our Heavenly Father will give you all the powers you need to serve Him. You must recognize that there are forces outside your self, powers of heaven that are available to you through this gospel.(the holy Spirit and the Lord angels)
The enabling power come through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
These blessing from the Lord come through covenants I know the Lord is doing his part and also expects man to also to his part of the contract for it to be honored.
you should also read the verse before Phil 2
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
1-And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
2-to the glory of God the Father
What happened to verse thirteen (Philippians 2:13), Resty, the one in which Paul clearly states that it is God in the Philippians doing the works?