While there are plenty of passages in the Bible which explicitly contradict the tenets of Christian nationalism and pronounce impending judgment upon the kingdoms of men, it’s become increasingly apparent to me that this opposition is so thoroughly ingrained into the biblical worldview that it can be implicitly found in many places where you wouldn’t expect it. For example—the parable of the mustard seed. It’s familiar to many Christians, but I’ll reproduce it here since it’s so short: He presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man...

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