5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
After calling us as Christ-followers to humility, Paul now uses Him as the ultimate example for us to follow. We need to have His mind, which was revealed by His actions. Christ did not let his "God-ness" stop Him from humbling Himself. He continually humbled Himself from God to human to servant to sacrifice to the One Who took all the shame of sin on Himself. There is no greater humility, sacrifice and submission than that. We do not have nearly as far to humble ourselves as He did. Paul's not-so-subtle exhortation here is this: stop grasping, stop holding onto your pride; let it out and become like Christ.
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