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The reason He rode on a donkey is because the old tradition was for kings to ride on 'the noble donkey'. And he was crowned with a crown of thrones, sits on a throne on God's right hand and comes back on Judgement day wearing a 'Crown of Many Crowns'.
Overall you make some good points, but saying that Jesus would be disgusted at the idea of being exalted as a king is incorrect - expect perhaps that he be exalted as Just A King - He is The King.
For sure, free-will was and is one of His greatest gifts.
If we had no choice of hell heaven wouldn't be such a good place and God would be a (benevolent) tyrant.
Because we can choose it shows all the more how perfect and righteous God and God's way is.
And yet, Christians continuously make statements that Jesus is synonymous with God. But how can he sit on his own right hand? Also be his own son?
Organized Christianity is definitely not my thing. Too many inconsistencies, and those inconsistencies detract from core and positive messaging that this country used to have serving as its moral compass, precisely because of this stuff.
we're not "making statements", we're quoting statements from the Bible.
The trinity is complicated, sure, but that's just God's nature.
The reason there are 3 aspects/persons of God is because of their roles - the Father made the universe (and therefore lives outside of it in the highest heaven, an eternal and timeless place), the Son who's purpose was to be a 'relatable' face, teach forgiveness, Prove forgiveness and make it easier for us to relate to God and the Holy Spirit, who continually works on our souls and reaches out to us.
All 3 work together and the Son is needed because without Him we wouldn't know God so well, the Holy Spirit because we wouldn't connect so well and the Heavenly Father because He made all and is Lord of All.
Complex but well - He Is God, He's allowed to be complex.