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Type

Grain of wheat (John 12:24)

Word of God (Luke 8:11)

Christ as the unique grain

Mustard seed (Matt 17:20)

Root of all virtues

Meaning

Christ Himself as the embodiment of life

Contains the essence, embryo and reproductive power of life

For production, resurrection, expansion, transformation and growth

All-inclusive seed

Contains all divine riches

For believers' spiritual life development

Distinction

Focuses on life's essence and power

Emphasizes life's multiplication and expansion

Centers on the transmission of Christ's life

Focuses on believers' experience and development

Emphasizes cultivation of virtues

Centers on believers' life growth

Explanation

Embodiment of life, including:

- Life's essence

- Life's embryo

- Life's reproductive power

- Life's transformation

- Resurrected life

Root source of virtues, including:

- Foundation of faith

- Development of virtues

- Growth in knowledge

- Cultivation of self-control

- Perfection of love

Examples

- Christ's incarnation

- Christ's death and resurrection

- Believers' regeneration

- Church building

- Believers' spiritual growth

- Development process of virtues

- Expression of life maturity

- Realization of the kingdom

Application

- Receiving Christ as life

- Experiencing life transformation

- Living out Christ's life

- Building Christ's Body

- Developing faith

- Cultivating spiritual virtues

- Pursuing life maturity

- Preparing for the kingdom

Relationship

Both are complementary:

The seed of life is the foundation, providing life's essence and power; the seed of faith is the development and expression of this life. The seed of life gives reality to the seed of faith, while the seed of faith brings the seed of life to full development.

Related Scriptures

Basic Scripture:

- John 12:24 "Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds."

Source of Life:

- Acts 3:15 "You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this."

Word as Seed:

- Luke 8:11 "The seed is the word of God."

Experience of Regeneration:

- 1 Peter 1:23 "For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God."

Life Transmission:

- 2 Peter 1:3-4 "His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life... you may participate in the divine nature."

Preciousness of Faith:

- 2 Peter 1:1 "To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours."

Development of Virtues:

- 2 Peter 1:5-7 "For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love."

Growth in Life:

- Colossians 2:19 "They have lost connection with the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow."

Goal of Maturity:

- Ephesians 4:13-15 "Until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ... grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ."