OpieCunningham

Simply because his teachings focus on the individual does not mean they are not political in nature.

Libertarians focus on the individual and they are clearly political.

As you said, without individuals, there are no institutions and therefore any teachings which are directed at how an individual should live their life is inherently directed at how society should exist and as such, the politics of it.

Jesus was entirely political. He basically said - live this way or you're not getting into Heaven. So he had the ultimate penalty for disobedience. He doesn't need laws or leaders or parties - he was the law, the leader and all parties. Society was his to mold, in his mind. If you did something that he defined as against society, you weren't punished for it here - rather, you would be punished for it by God. Essentially, he was a dictator, using the afterlife as the method of persuasion. The ultimate in hard-line leadership.