Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own...

As a Pharisee, Paul knew that he was saying Jesus of Nazareth is Yahweh. He would die for saying it.

And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has...

If you belong to Christ, you already have His mind. Jesus is our forerunner and has shown us how His mind will create expressions of humility in the life of those who belong to Him.