Is Jesus the King of the Church?
No. Paul never calls Christ the King of the Church. He is the Head of the Body, the Savior, and the Lord. Christ is King eternal and will be King and Lord of Lords, but believers are not His subjects; as members of His Body, they are joint heirs, a closer relationship.
Les explains that in verse 17 Paul calls Christ the King, eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, and that Christ is the theme of everything Paul writes. Yet Les makes a deliberate point: as a member of the Body of Christ, you should never refer to Christ as your King. He is not our King; He is the Head of the Body. Christ is the King eternal and will be King and Lord of Lords, but it is not scripturally correct to call Him our King. He is our Savior, our Lord, and the Head of the Body, but not the King of the Church. Paul never calls Him the King of the Church. If He were the King of the Church, believers would not be joint heirs with Christ but merely subjects under the King, as the whole world will one day be. Instead, believers are members of the Body, a far closer relationship than being subjects of a King. Les encourages listeners to check him out and study Paul's letters.