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The pivot point in the post is where the writer draws the conclusion that since Christ is our King, we are subjects. This is false. We serve a king who does not regard us as subjects, but as heirs and princes.
We should act like the royalty we are, for we are not peasants. We are not in servitude, but service to the King as ones with important rank and status of our own.
I think it’s important to realize that “subjects” and “heirs” don’t necessarily contradict one another. The sons of the king were often those who led the charges into battle. We are sons yes, but we are also subjects and owe allegiance. There are plenty of royal heirs in history who acted despicably and were justly cut off and punished for it. He does not call us slaves, as we see in the Gospels, he calls us friend. However, we are still called to service, just as the brothers and sons of the medieval kings would be called upon, often for the greatest and most difficult of tasks. We are sons, we are subjects, we are soldiers.
Great article. I just want to leave a comment on the “political theory” side of it. Americans often tend to get a twisted understanding of political regimes compared to their European brothers across the pond. This is most probably due to the creation narrative (myth?) of America. In America, the word Monarchy is usually equated with “Tyranny”, the opposite supposedly being “Democracy”, not “Republic”. See, one can hardly say that Britain, Denmark, Sweden, New Zealand, Spain or Japan are not true democracies, in spite of their monarchical umbrella. In fact, it is the monarchical apex of their regimes that act as guarantor of stabilty, of social cohesion, and of the very convenant across generations past and those yet to be born. In other words, there is only a healthy democratic process going on in their parliaments and in their streets ironically because there is un unelected king who is always there. The tragic and violent history of the 20th centrury shows that more republics became tyranical than actual, traditional, parliamentarian monarchies. This brings back to your article. The healthy exercise of the free will of men does not occur “in spite of” the Monarchy of God, but only “in light of” the Monarchy of God the Pantocrator.