Study of the Readings
ed. by
Joyce Ann Zimmerman,
et al
• Words, Phrases
• To the point
• First Two Readings
• Experience
Dennis
Hamm, SJ
Jesus does not reject the title king, but neither does he accept the ordinary political implications of the title. His is another kind of kingship entirely.
John Kavanaugh, SJ
Jesus says that his kingdom is not of this world. It is a kingdom not fought for with old means of warfare. Rather, it testifies to truth.
John J. Pilch
Jesus’ followers are not subjects in a kingdom but persons who hear the truth and respond to it. It is in this sense that Jesus can be understood as king and possessing a kingdom.
What in fact is Christ’s kingdom? It is simply those who believe in him, those to whom he said: “You are not of this world, even as I am not of this world.”
Reginald H. Fuller
Christ loves us. Christ’s love is perpetual and goes beyond the historical event of the redemption