Do you think Christ is King?
Yup. Absolutely
I think, but do not know, that the "Christ is King" thought might be an incorrect and purposeful misdirection from the true Message of Christ.
My suspicion is that Christ was a messenger who never wanted to be worshiped, but his legacy was perverted by the early church, who wanted to have a monopoly on salvation, and misconstrued his message via the Council of Nicea and other early ecumenical councils, branding him more and more as a Savior who must be worshiped rather than a messenger whose parables should be contemplated.
The glaring omission of the Gospel of Thomas at the supposed behest of Bishop Athanasius seemingly supports this.
I don't know, but I do know that I fucking hate bureaucracy, and all bureaucracy, by it's very nature, is a subversion of faith.
The Council of Nicea might as well have been an HR meeting, speaking of greater good, while editing out all the 'problematic' parts that didn't jive with the growth of a newly powerful church.
I'm at work so don't have time to go in depth. Short explanation, I think your missing the forest for the trees. There's plenty of explanations, OT and NT to say Christ is King. But I also know your standings in Christ, so I'll respect your opinion
He must have indeed wanted to be worshipped because at the last supper he said "this is my body, this is my blood..." This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that a man may eat of it and not die . . . the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
And along the lines..."you cannot enter the kingdom of heaven but through me"...
Thanks for the downvote, but can you at least articulate why you disagree with me?
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