Crucial to one’s apprehension of Pauline theology is an understanding of St. Paul’s christological ethic. A prevailing melody which suffuses the symphony of Paul epistolary writing is the exaltation and enthronement of the Lord Jesus Christ. His lionization of the Son of God, however, appears in radically paradoxical form. That is, Christ’s eminence is profoundly known and seen in his crucifixion. One is able to discern the intricacies and corollaries of this mysterious tension between the humiliated and exalted Lord, which forms the fulcrum upon which Paul’s christology is balanced, nowhere better than in Philippians 2:5–11. An examination of this passage, commonly referred to as the “Christ Hymn,” will not only give one a deep appreciation for Pauline christology but also a profound awareness of the immensity of Christ Jesus’s reconciliatory work on behalf of sinners.