Stop Limiting the Blood of Christ the King
Nothing is exempt not even politics
There is no neutral.
Christians proclaim that Jesus Christ is King. He reigns over an “empire of charity.” For upon the Cross, Jesus purchased mankind by His Blood.
Yet, Christians will tell their King where His Blood does not flow. They will tell him what aspects of their lives are not covered by His Blood—not subject to his reign and rule.
And nowhere is this more true than in politics.
Christians were told and believed that secularism was “neutral”—that an absence of Christianity would make things fair for all. But in this vacuum new gods arose with their own anthropologies and rituals.
There is no neutral.
Christians need to recall why the devotion of Christ the King was promulgated in the first place—a lesson modern Christians have tragically forgotten.
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Who is Christ the King?
Christians teach that Jesus Christ purchased all mankind by His Blood on the Cross and has full dominion over their minds, hearts, and desires. By His death, Christ conquered death itself. He is the “firstborn from amongst the dead” (Colossians 1:18), and all Creation has been given to Him. His reign is full, and His power absolute.
Yet, when Christians say, “Christ is king,” what does that mean?
In the Old Testament, God promised King David that his throne would be eternal, it would endure like the sun, and that someone from his bloodline would reign forever (Psalm 89:3–4, 29–37; Psalm 132:11–12; 2 Samuel 7:12–16). Isaiah prophesied of the coming of this future Davidic king, the messiah, when he wrote:
“For a child is born to us and a son is given to us, and the government is upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, God the mighty, the Father of the world to come, the Prince of Peace. His empire shall be multiplied, and there shall be no end of peace. He shall sit upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom; to establish it and strengthen it with judgment and with justice, from henceforth and forever” (Isaiah 9:6–7).
Notice that Isaiah says the future king will “sit upon the throne of David… forever.” Other Old Testament figures, like Jeremiah and Daniel, write similar things of the coming of the king.
In the New Testament, Christians see this prophecy fulfilled at the Annunciation. For Gabriel the Archangel tells the Blessed Virgin Mary that to her Son: “the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father, and he shall reign in the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end” (Luke 1:32–33).
The Annunciation is the proclamation that the king has come—that the Christ-child, the eternal king, is made flesh. This is why throughout the New Testament people cry out to Jesus under the title: “Son of David”—an acknowledgement of His royal bloodline.
Finally, in the book of Hebrews, you are told that the eternal king, Jesus Christ, is also your eternal high priest. He is both the priest and sacrifice—the lamb that is slain. He is the king who sheds His blood for His people and purchases them for His dominion of peace and charity. For the Father has given him all of Creation, and all things are subject to His empire.
Though many Christians proclaim this Kingship, the reality of Christ’s rule in their lives is limited.
Placing Limits on the Blood of Christ
To the power and might of Jesus Christ, Christians, His subjects, often tell Him the limits of His domain. Christians place restrictions on His authority and mark off the boundaries of His kingdom. Christians tell Christ the King, who purchased humanity by the cross, where His blood does not flow.
Christians often tell the Lord that He is king except for their sexuality. They tell the Lord that His kingdom of order and peace does not extend to the media they consume or to what they watch on the internet. They tell Christ the King that His empire encompasses all except for their corporate life and moneymaking.
The King died for His people, yet His people tell Him what His precious blood does not cover—what is exempt from His rule and reign.
Nowhere more is this true with modern man than in politics.
There is No Neutral
Many Christians have set aside the reality of the Kingdom of Christ and tell the Lord that His precious blood did not purchase the public square. This error is not new. In 1925, Pope Pius XI instituted the feast of the “Kingship of Jesus Christ” to remind man that Jesus held dominion over all men, families, and nations—and that all should work toward the “restoration of the Empire of Our Lord.”
Politics is not exempt from the Precious Blood of Jesus.
Pope Pius XI writes: “It would be a grave error… to say that Christ has no authority whatever in civil affairs, since, by virtue of the absolute empire over all creatures committed to him by the Father, all things are in His power.”
Yet, many Christians have rejected that the Kingship of Christ extends to politics. And, as Pope Pius XI notes, by attempting to set boundaries to the kingdom of Jesus Christ “human society is tottering to its fall, because it has no longer a secure and solid foundation.” And he wrote that in 1925.
Many believers have been told not to proclaim Christ in the public square. They have been told the reality of the empire of our Lord has no claim on politics or public discourse. Christians were told that secularism is neutral—that the absence of Christianity makes things fair for all.
But, many Christians are starting to say this is a lie.
They are doubting there is any “neutral” at all.
Many Christians would point to the evidence of modern society. An absence of Christ does not create neutrality but a vacuum—and in this space new gods arise with their own civic religions, anthropologies, definitions, and rituals.
Man is by nature a religious creature and will worship something—even if that something is himself.
There is no neutral.
Hold Nothing Back
Christians are adamant there are no exemptions to the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ. All is within His reign and rule. And no one has the power to limit His authority or to hold anything back from His dominion.
Christians are subjects of an empire of charity. Christians serve a God of love. But many Christians are concerned that Christianity has too long looked to the world to understand what love is—instead of looking to their King, Jesus Christ.
Christians should not attempt to hold back His Precious Blood; rather, Christians, by their own Creed, should embrace it, be inebriated in it, and pray for its covering protection. For under the dominion of His Blood is true freedom, peace, and happiness.
Christians implore those who believe in Christ to not be ashamed of the Kingdom of Jesus—to not be ashamed into silence.
No one has the authority to limit the reign and rule of Jesus Christ—no celebrity, media personality, athlete, or politician can tell Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, where the boundary of His authority lies.
If you are a Christian, then commit to Jesus Christ with your whole heart. Make Him the King of your soul, your family, and your society. His Kingdom has no bounds and neither should a Christian’s faith in Him. Offer every aspect of your life to the dominion of the Precious Blood.
Hold nothing back.
And experience true freedom and peace.
Dcn. Harrison Garlick is a deacon, husband, father, Chancellor, and attorney. He lives in rural Oklahoma with his wife and five children. He is also the host of Ascend: The Great Books Podcast. Follow him on X at Dcn. Garlick or Ascend.
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The famous, "Do not judge unless you want to be judged," should be applied to some doubters.