Philippians 1:6 – He Who Began a Good Work Will Complete It | KJV
Week 4 · Day 26-1 · 2 Timothy 2:15 KJV “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.” — Philippians 1:6 KJV Philippians 1:6 is one of the great anchors of assurance in all of Paul's letters — not confidence in the believer's own perseverance, but confidence in the God who initiated salvation and who is equally committed to its completion. The verse opens with 'being confident' — a strong Greek word (pepoithōs) indicating settled, immovable conviction. Paul is not expressing a hope or a probability; he is stating a certainty. And the certainty is grounded not in his observation of the Philippians' spiritual progress (though he commends their partnership in the gospel in verses 3-5) but in the character of the God who began the work. The One who initiates is also the One who completes — because the same sovereign will that set salvation in motion carries it through to ...