Sanctification Begins with Grace

How do you follow the amazing Christ hymn in Philippians 2:6-11? It is majestic, isn't it? The truths found in it and the scope of it leave us in awe and wonder. But there are also practical implications of this hymn, as Paul points out in this passage. Paul says, "Therefore..." He is looking back to what was just said and preparing to make some strong exhortations. He says work out your salvation with fear and trembling and shine as lights in a dark world.