It is important that we point out the ways in which the reality of Jesus’ kingship challenges the other authorities of our world.

It is important that we point out the ways in which the reality of Jesus’ kingship challenges the other authorities of our world.

Of course, there is a “Sunday school” way to read these texts, and we should avoid cliché. Real people suffer under the real oppression of human leadership and broken structures. The last thing oppressed people need to hear is a cliché.