A Biblical Theology of Growth

Genesis…Exodus…Leviticus…???

  • God views abundance as a blessing.
    • The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in the house of the Lord; they will flourish in the courts of our God (Ps 92:12-13).
  • God will cause the growth of His kingdom.
    • The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed… and this is smaller than all other seeds, but when it is full grown, it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches (Matt 13:31-32).
    • Now at this time while the disciples were increasing in number…the Word of God kept on spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith (Acts 6:1,7).
    • But the word of the Lord continued to grow and to be multiplied (Acts 12:24).
    • So the word of the Lord was growing mightily and prevailing (Acts 19:20).