Progressive or Conservative?

Is the kingdom of God like a seed or Sequoia?

Let’s begin with a doozy, shall we?

Does the arc of Scripture lead to an ever narrowing kingdom or an ever increasing one? I think most of us would agree it leads to an increasing one. God wills that all would be saved. Gathered in the throne room will be members of every tribe, tongue, and nation. The locale of God’s kingdom is a city, not a walled gar…