AN EXAMPLE, BUT MORE THAN AN EXAMPLE. Those familiar with Philippians 2 may think of the rich Christology of verses 6–11 apart from the context and Paul’s aims in the passage. Though these verses are important for our understanding of Christ’s deity, humanity, incarnation,1 etc., Paul’s primary goal here is to show Jesus as the ultimate example of humility, servanthood, and sacrifice. It is “this mind” that we should have among ourselves (v. 5). So too, elsewhere in Scripture, Jesus’