561st Post Jesus Said Concerning Parables Con't. - Parbles Growing the Kingdon Con't. - Parble of the Mustard Seed Con't. 3rd Post - Matthew 13: 31 - 32.

Parable of the Mustard Seed Continued 3rd post - Matthew 13: 31 - 32.
We left the 2nd post talking about how the birds have a negative bearing on the story.  If you listen to the words of Jesus, He always talks about the narrow road, or the narrow gate, and the fact that few will find it.  Jesus message is always the same concerning this.  The same is here as well.  Commentaries usually only focus on the positive part of Jesus message in the parables.  The ugly fact is that the Kingdom of Heaven reflects the world, and we have folks who are not fully committed to all of Jesus' Words, the Kingdom of Heaven will have these unbelieving folks as part of their attendance roles.  It is interesting that Jesus foresaw this and told us about this fact in His parables.  This is a big problem for us even today, because we can not see the hearts of all the people who attend Church.  This is why Jesus told us to look at the fruits of people instead of listening to just their words.  Churches are more interested in teaching milk, than solid food.  Solid food takes more study on behalf of the teachers and makes it harder for a canned presentation.  If you look at this blog, I have tried to present the Bible almost exclusively, and only comment to try to make the Bible easier to understand.  Milk does not teach the necesssity of walking the walk, along with talking the talk.  This is what living the Christian life is.  Bible study should educate you in what Jesus Said and also how to apply it to your life.  If you can not apply it, what is the good of learning it.  A Christian's life should be a work in progress, becoming more like Jesus everyday.  So when you die you are the most like Jesus you can be, until God completes that work in you.  Are you part of the Mustard plant?  Or are you a Bird?  Only you can answer that, and make a change if you need to.