The apostle Paul did not write Philippians in response to a crisis, as he did with Galatians and Colossians. Instead, he wrote to express his appreciation and affection for the Philippian believers. More than any other church, the believers in Philippi offered Paul material support for his ministry (2 Corinthians 8:11; Philippians 4:15–18).
This paper will analyze Paul’s teachings in his epistle to the Philippians, focusing on the Christ hymn in chapter 2. This study will also show how Latter-day Saint scriptural sources, especially Nephi’s vision of the “condescension of God” (1 Nephi 11:16), can be utilized to better understand Paul’s epistle.
The Christ Hymn in Philippians 2:6-11 is one of the earliest literary references to. Jesus's preexistence. What example of humility does Paul hold up to the Philippians to imitate. Paul himself, Christ, Timothy, Epaphroditus. In what positive ways does Paul interpret his imprisonment for the Philippians. 1So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, 2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 17. Bockmuehl, Philippians, 138. 18. Ibid., 134-38; Wright, "Philippians 2:6-11," passim; O'Brien, Philippians, 214-16. Thus Christ's "self-emptying" through "taking the form of a slave" is not a putting aside of divinity but precisely an expression of God's character, consonant with the witness of Israel's Scripture. 19. "Philippians 2:6-11 He said to me, “You are my son; today I have become your father. 8 Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession. 9 You will break them with a rod of iron[ b]; you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”. 10 Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth.
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Scholars who interpret Phil 2:6-11 as an early Christian hymn point out that it contains a rich vocabulary, a number of poetic elements (e.g., parallelism, paradox, climax), and that, with only one or two small changes, it can stand alone as an independent composition. They also note that, although it speaks of Christ’s death and exaltation

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