The One Thing Necessary

A pointed Puritan sermon on Philippians 2:12 — "Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling." Watson presses upon his hearers the one thing absolutely necessary: the active, diligent, reverent pursuit of one's salvation. With characteristic vigor he distinguishes between mere profession and true godliness, urging trembling self-examination, holy fear, and resolute spiritual labor. Originally preached at St. Paul's before the Lord Mayor of London.