From: user6340@newsgrouper.org.invalid   
      
   Mike  posted:   
   > On 2026-01-13 16:11, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   > > Mike  posted:   
   > >>   
   > >> Calling God a “king” does not match the normal,   
   > >> literal meaning of the word. A king is a human   
   > >> ruler over a defined territory who governs through   
   > >> laws, institutions, and inherited or granted authority,   
   > >> and God does not fit that description. In the Bible,   
   > >> God does not formally define Himself as a king in   
   > >> human political terms; rather, He is called king by   
   > >> others or speaks using royal language, such as   
   > >> “The LORD is King forever” (Psalm 10:16), “your King”   
   > >> (Isaiah 43:15), and “I am a great King” (Malachi 1:14).   
   > >> These statements use the title descriptively, not   
   > >> as a literal claim to a human office.   
   > >   
   > > Who in their right mind would ever claim that God   
   > > holds a human office?   
   >   
   > That's what a king is.   
      
   God is the King of kings:   
      
   [quoting] "He who is the blessed and only Sovereign,   
   the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has   
   immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom   
   no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and   
   eternal dominion. Amen." [end quoting] 1 Timothy 6:15-16   
      
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