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"Servant" implies work. "Work" is the first word in the verse. St. Paul puts it in the imperative. He mentions fear, an emotion meaningless if the salvation had been already assured. Why do you twist the scripture like that? The meaning is clear, we must work out our salvation every day. The next verse, about God driving the work is not there to negate the previous verse, but to explain that grace is necessary for all good work.

A servant is ALREADY the property of the master .

You want to isolate that scripture for all the others and make it mean what it does not.

It does not say work to be saved

Read it

Phl 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out YOUR OWN salvation with fear and trembling.

HE WAS TALKING TO THE SAVED . THEY WERE ALREADY SAVED,

HE WAS TALKING TO THE SAVED . THEY WERE ALREADY SAVED,

I don't want to argue with you, but I am curious. If they were already saved, why would it be necessary for them to work out their salvation with fear and trembling?

It does not say work to be saved

True, it doesn't. It says that since you had been saved, work it out unless you lose it. This is what the fear implies, loss of salvation.

THEY WERE ALREADY SAVED

The sacrifice of Christ is available to all, so all have been saved if they have faith and work daily to keep it. This is the plain reading of the verse.

There are plentiful references to necessity of work infused with grace, so I am not isolating this verse. It is well corroborated in the Gospel. I showed that in my #15.