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COSMOS THE BODY OF GOD: ISA PURUSHA TATVA<br />
M.M.NINAN<br />
Principles <strong>of</strong> Power in the Kingdom <strong>of</strong> <strong>God</strong> (diakonia)<br />
The servant King<br />
We always talk about <strong>God</strong> as the King <strong>of</strong> Kings and the Lord <strong>of</strong> Lords. King <strong>of</strong> Kings is a l<strong>of</strong>ty title that has<br />
been used by several monarchies (usually empires in the informal sense <strong>of</strong> great powers) throughout history, and<br />
in many cases the literal title meaning "King <strong>of</strong> Kings", i.e. Monarch elevated above other royal rulers in a<br />
vassal, tributary or protectorate position, especially in the case <strong>of</strong> Semitic languages, is conventionally (usually<br />
inaccurately) rendered as Emperor. Titles <strong>of</strong> this relative type have been in use from the most ancient times in<br />
Aryan. The rulers <strong>of</strong> Persia, at various times (under Zoroastrian as well as Muslim dynasties), have been titled<br />
Shâhanshâh, the shah <strong>of</strong> shahs Whereas the most literal Sanskrit equivalent is Rajadhiraja, such as Maharaja<br />
(literally Great King, also greatly devaluated by title inflation) and Maharajadhiraja (Bahadur) 'Great King <strong>of</strong><br />
kings'. The titles Maharajadhiraja and Rajadhiraja were also assumed by some great Kushan kings in the 1st and<br />
2nd centuries <strong>of</strong> AD, as was Devaputra or 'Son <strong>of</strong> <strong>God</strong>'. Effectively we associate this concept with Power and<br />
Authority over the whole creatures so that he can control and do whatever it pleases him.<br />
The Problem with the concept <strong>of</strong> Kingship and Power<br />
However the picture presented by Jesus about authority and power presents an opposite upside down<br />
view.<br />
Who Is the Greatest? (Luke22:24-30)<br />
Also a dispute arose among them as to which <strong>of</strong> them was considered to be greatest.<br />
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