What is,” TheBible” explanation of Mustard seed? ?

Question

Mat 13:31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
Mat 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Mar 4:31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
Luk 13:19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
Luk 17:6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamore tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

1. a man took, and sowed in his field
2. faith as a grain of mustard seed.
3. is less than all the seeds that be in the earth.
4. it grew, and waxed a great tree.
5. If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed. it should obey you.

Some think It as a controversy Because Mustard is not the smallest seed.It is mentioned,”is less than all the seeds”. This means you can not give any human explanations. The Bible itself gives sufficient explanations.
What I think is mustard is compared to physical Christ. What do you think?

Answer 1

its a metaphor so you can believe what you want. thats the problem with the bible

Answer 2

Mustard seed is small, so the whole point to the parable, whether mustard is the smallest seed or not, is that if we have even a tiny bit of faith, we may accomplish great things, with God's help.

Jesus also made the statement when telling the parables that those who have ears would hear, so if you want to understand the meaning of the story, you need to listen and not nit-pick the literal details.

Answer 3

Mustard seeds.. They look like little eggs.. It could be something comes out of the and grows steadily, until it can drive away mountains.. Doubt it They really went about sowing mustard at any times. That's inconsistent.

Answer 4

A small seed planted in someones life can grow into something great. as christians we can plant a small seed in someons life (religious advise) and the Holy Spirit can make that grow into a strong belief.

Answer 5

mustard is an herb