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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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