"I tell you, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John. Yet even the most insignificant person in the Kingdom of God is greater than he is!" Luke 7:28
So Jesus called them together and said, "You know that in this world kings are tyrants, and officials lord it over the people beneath them. But among you it should be quite different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all. For even I, the Son of Man, came here not to be served but to serve others, and to give my life as a ransom for many." Mark 10:42-45
The kingdom of God is opposite in many respects to the world. In the world we seek preeminance. We want to rise, to become alpha male, to be the highest we can. It is something deep within our nature ultimately connected to survival. Jesus calls us to act contrary to our own nature and follow something he did in putting away all his splendor and glory and taking upon himself human form, submitting himself to the cruelty of crucifixion.
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