About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible:

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

John 15:1-27 Jesus Is the True Vine

 

Jesus Is the True Vine

John 15:1-27          The Gospel According to John [in Smaller Chunks]

I Am the True Vine, & My Father is the Husbandman, [a.k.a. Farmer.] He takes away every branch in Me that doesn't [produce] fruit. And He purges, [a.k.a. prunes,] every branch that [produces] fruit, [so] that it may [produce] more fruit. [Matthew 15:13 But [Jesus] answered, Every plant, [that] My heavenly Father [hasn't] planted, shall be [uprooted.] 

Now, you are clean through the Word, [that] I have spoken to you. [Acts 22:15-16 For you shall be His witness to all men of what you [have] seen & heard. And now, why; [do] you [wait?] Arise, & be baptized, & wash away your sins, calling on the Name of the Lord.] 

Abide, [a.k.a. remain] in Me, & I [remain] in you. [Like] a branch that can't [produce] fruit of itself, [unless] it [remains] in the vine. You can no [longer] [remain]  [unless] you [remain] in Me. [Ephesians 3:16-17 [So] that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith, & that you [are] rooted & grounded in love.] 

I Am the Vine, & you are the branches. He, [who remains] in Me, & I in him, the same [produces] much fruit. For you can do nothing without Me. [Matthew 7:16-17 You shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes [from] thorns, or figs [from] thistles? Even so, every good tree [produces good fruit; but a corrupt tree, [produces bad] fruit.] 

If a man [doesn't remain] in Me, he is cast [out like] a branch, & [becomes] withered. And men gather them, & [throw] them into the fire, & they are burned. [Matthew 3:10 And also the ax is now laid to the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree [that doesn't produce] good fruit is [cut] down, & cast into the fire.] 

If you [remain] in Me, & My Words [remain] in you, you shall ask what you [want], & it shall be done [for] you. [James 1:5-7 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask [for wisdom] [from] God, [Who] gives [it] liberally, [a.k.a. generously,] to all men, & doesn't [scold.] And it shall be given [to] him. But let him ask in faith, [not] wavering. For he, [who wavers] is like a wave of the sea, driven with the wind & tossed. For [don't] let that man think that he shall receive, [a.k.a. deserve,] anything from the Lord.]

So, that you [produce] much fruit. you shall be My disciples.  My Father is glorified [in this.] [Philippians 1:9-11 And I pray that your love may [abundantly] [grow] more & more [through] knowledge & in all judgment. [So,] that you may be sincere, & without offense, [a.k.a. blameless,] & approve things that are excellent, [until] the day of Christ. [And] [be] filled with the fruits of righteousness, [through] Jesus Christ, & [for] the glory & praise of God.] 

You continue in My love, [like] the Father [has] loved Me. I have loved you, & if you keep My commandments, you shall [remain] in My love. *Even [like] I have kept My Father's commandments, & [remain] in His love.

[Deuteronomy 18:18-19 *I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, [similar] to you, & will put My Words in His mouth. And he shall speak to them, all that I shall command Him. *And it shall [happen,] that [whoever] won't [pay attention] to My Words, [that] He shall speak in My Name, I will require it [from] him, [a.k.a. hold him accountable for disregarding My Words.]

I have spoken these things to you, [so] that My joy might remain in you, & that your joy might be full. [1 John 1:28-29 And now, little children, [a.k.a. new believers, remain] in Him, [so] that, when He shall appear, we may have confidence, & not be ashamed before Him at His coming. If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone [who does] [what is:] [righteous,] is born [from] Him.] 

This is My commandment, That you love one another, [like] I have loved you. [John 13:34 By this, all men shall know that you are My disciples, if you have love [for] one another.] 

Greater love [has] no man than this, that a man [lays] down His life for His friends. You are My friends, if you do [whatever] I command you. [Romans 5:6-8 For when we were [still] without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. Scarcely, will [someone] die for a righteous man, yet, [perhaps someone] would even dare to die for a good man. *But God [demonstrates] His love toward us, in that, while we were [still] sinners, Christ died for us.] 

[From now on,] I [don't] call you servants; for the servant [doesn't know] what his lord [does.] But I have called you friends. For I have made known to you, all things that I have heard [from] My Father. 

You haven't chosen Me, but I have chosen you, & ordained, [a.k.a. appointed,] you, [so] that you should go & [produce] fruit, [so] that your fruit should remain. 

[Acts 1:2 Until the day in which [Jesus] was taken up, through the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit,] after He had given commandments to the apostles, whom He had chosen. To whom [Jesus,] also [showed] Himself alive, after His passion, by many infallible proofs, being seen [by] them, 40 days, & speaking [about] the things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.]

[So,] that [whatever] you ask [from] the Father in My Name, He may give you it. These things I command you, that you love one another. *If the world [hates] you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. [Acts 5:39-42 *But if [it's from] God, you can't overthrow it; lest [perhaps] you [are] found to even to fight against God And they agreed [with Gamaliel.] And when they had called the apostles, & beaten them, they commanded that they shouldn't speak in the Name of Jesus, & they let them go. 

And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were [considered] worthy to suffer shame for His Name. And they [didn't] cease from [teaching & preaching] Jesus Christ daily in the temple, & in every house.]

If you were of the world, the world would love [its] own, but I have chosen you [from] the world. But because you aren't of the world, [that's why] the world [hates] you. [1 John 4:5-6 *They are of the world: therefore they speak of the world, & the world [hears] them. We are [from] God. He, [Who] knows God, [hears] us. He [who] isn't of God, [doesn't] hear us. [By this,] we know the Spirit of Truth, & the spirit of error, [a.k.a. that leads astray.]

Remember the Word that I said to you, The servant isn't greater than his lord. *If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. [Matthew 24:9 *Then, they shall deliver you up to be afflicted, & shall kill you. And you shall be hated [by] all nations for My Name's sake.]  

If they have kept My [sayings,] they will also keep yours. *But all these things they will do to you for My Name's sake, because they [don't] know Him, [Who] sent Me. [Revelation 2:10 *[Don't] fear any of those things, [that] you shall suffer. *[Watch,] the devil shall cast some of you into prison, [so] that you may be tried, [a.k.a. tested.] And you shall have tribulation 10 days. You, be faithful [until] death, & I will give you a crown of Life.] 

If I hadn't come & spoken to them, they [wouldn't] [have] [realized they] had sin. But now, they have no [cloak, a.k.a. cover or disguise,] for their sin. [James 4:17 Therefore, to him, [who knows] to do good, & [doesn't] [do] it, it is [a] sin to him.] 

He, [who hates] Me, also [hates] My Father. [1 John 2:22-23 [Whoever denies] that Jesus is the Christ, is a liar. He is [an] antichrist, [who denies] the Father & the Son. [Whoever denies] the Son, the same [doesn't have] the Father. [But] He [who acknowledges,] the Son, also [has] the Father.] 

If I hadn't done the works, [a.k.a. Miracles,] among them, [that] no other man did, they [wouldn't have] had sin. [Matthew 15:30-31 And [large] multitudes came to [Jesus,] having with them, those [who] were: lame; blind; [mute; crippled;] & many others. And they cast them down at Jesus' feet; & He healed them. [In that,] the multitude wondered, when they saw the [mute,] speak; the [crippeled,] whole, the lame, walk, & the blind, see. And they glorified the God of Israel.] 

But now, they have both; seen & hated, both: Me & My Father. But this [happens, so] that the Word might be fulfilled, that is written in their Law. *They hated Me without a cause. [Psalm 109:2-3 *For the [mouths] of the wicked & the deceitful are opened against Me. They have spoken against Me with a lying tongue. *They also [surround around] Me, with words of hatred. And fought against Me, without a cause, [a.k.a. reason.] 

But when the Comforter [has] come, Whom I will send to you from the Father, even the Spirit of Truth, [Who proceeds] from the Father. He shall testify of Me. [1 John 5:8-9 And there are three, [Who] bear record, [a.k.a. witness,] in heaven: the Father, the Word, & the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit.] And these three are One.]

And you also shall bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning. [Acts 1:8-11 But you shall receive power after the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit, has] come upon you. And you shall be [My] witnesses both in: Jerusalem, & in all Judaea, [a.k.a. Judea,] & in Samaria, & unto the [furthest parts] of the earth. And when He had spoken these things, while they [watched,] a cloud received [Jesus] & He was taken up out of their sight. And while they [steadily] looked toward heaven, as [Jesus] went up, & [saw] 2 men stood by them in white apparel; [who] also said, Why [do] you men of Galilee, stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, [Who] is taken up from you into heaven, shall [also] come in [a] [similar] manner, as you have seen Him go into heaven.]