Having this same mind
“Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”
In my English Standard Version Bible, the heading above these first few verses in Philippians 2 is "Christ's Example of Humility". It could just as well read "Christ's Example of Authority".
Those of us who are followers of Christ and have been given any measure of authority (as we all have) should ask:
How do we serve our own well-being, having this same mind?
How do we serve others, having this same mind?
How do we serve the rest of Creation, having this same mind?
