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 3:1-36 Nicodemus Wants to Know How He Can be Born Again if He's Old

 

Nicodemus Wants to Know How He Can be Born Again if He's Old

John 3:1-36          The Gospel According to John [in Smaller Chunks]

There was a man [from] the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. [Nicodemus] came to Jesus [at] night, & said to Him, Rabbi, we know that You [are] a teacher, [Who has] come from God. For no man can do these miracles that You [do, unless] God [is] with Him. [Matthew 4:23-24 And Jesus went all [around] Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, & preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom, & healing all [types] of: sickness, & [diseases] among the people. And HIs fame went throughout all [of] Syria. And they brought all sick people, [who] were taken with [various:] diseases, torments, were possessed by [demons,] were [epileptics,] & those, who] [were] [paralyzed,] to [Jesus,] & He healed them.] 

Jesus answered & said to [Nicodemus,] [Very, truly,] I say to you, [Unless] a man [is] born again, he can't see the Kingdom of God. [John 1:12-13 But as many as received, [a.k.a. accepted, Jesus,] He gave power to them to become the sons of God, even to [those, who] believe [in] His Name. [Who] weren't born of: blood, the will of the flesh, nor the will of man, but [the will] of God.] 

Nicodemus said to [Jesus,] How can a man be born, when he is old? Can he enter into his mother's womb [a] 2nd time, & be born? Jesus answered, [Very truly,] I say to you, [Unless] a man [is] born of the water & of the Spirit, he can't enter into the Kingdom of God. [Mark 16:16 He, [who believes] & is baptized, shall be saved. But he, [who doesn't believe,] shall be [condemned.] 

[What] is born of the flesh, is flesh. And [what] is born of the Spirit, is spirit. [Don't] marvel that I said to you, You must be born again. The wind [blows] where is [wishes,] & you [hear] the sound [of it,] but can't tell [where] it [comes] [from,] & [where] it [goes.] [The same] is everyone [who] is born of the Spirit. [Romans 11:33-34 [God's] ways are unsearchable, & past finding out! [Of] both: the depth of the [richness] of the wisdom & knowledge of God. For who [has] known the mind of the Lord? Or who [has] been [God's counselor?]

Nicodemus answered & said to [Jesus,] How can these things be? Jesus answered & said to [Nicodemus,] [Aren't] you a master, [a.k.a. teacher,] of Israel, & [don't] know these things? [Very, truly,] I say to you, We speak [what] we do know, & testify [what] we have seen. And [still,] you [haven't received] our witness. [John 4:13-14 Jesus answered & said to her, [Whoever drinks from] this water [in the well,] shall thirst again. But [whoever drinks from] the water that I shall give him, shall never thirst. But the water that I shall give him, shall be a well of water [within] him, springing up into everlasting life.] 

If I had told you earthly things, & you [don't] believe, how shall you believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? And no man [has] ascended up to heaven, but He, [Who] came down from heaven, even the Son of Man, [Whose residence] is in heaven. 

*And [like] Moses lifted up the serpent, [a.k.a. snake,] in the wilderness, even so the Son of Man must be lifted up: [so] that [whoever believes] in Him, should not perish, but have eternal life. [Acts 1:8-11 *But you shall receive power, after the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit, comes] upon you. And you shall be [My] witnesses both in: Jerusalem, & all of Judaea, [a.k.a. Judea,] & in Samaria, & to the [furthest parts] of the earth. And when [Jesus] had spoken these things, while they [watched,] a cloud received Him, & He was taken up out of their sight. And while they [steadily] looked toward heaven, as [Jesus] went up, & [saw] 2 men in white [garments,] stood by them. [Who] said, You men of Galilee, why [do] you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, [Who] is taken up from you into heaven, shall [also] come in [similar] manner, as you have seen Him go into heaven.]

*For God loved the world so [much,] that He gave His only begotten Son, [so] that [whoever believes] in Him, should not perish but have everlasting life. [Isaiah 9:6-7 *For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given. And the government shall be upon His shoulder. And His Name shall be called: Wonderful, [Counselor,] The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. *There shall be no end of the increase of His government & peace, upon the throne of David, & upon His Kingdom, to order, [a.k.a. command,] it, & to establish it with judgment & with justice from [now on,] even forever. The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will [accomplish] this.] 

*For God [didn't send] His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world might be saved through Him. He, [who believes in] Him, isn't condemned. But he, [who doesn't believe,] is already condemned, because he hasn't believed in the Name of the only begotten Son of God. [2 Peter 3:9 *The Lord is not slack, [a.k.a. slow,] concerning His promise, [like] some men [consider] slackness; but is [patient toward] us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.] 

*And this is the condemnation, that Light [has] come into the world, & men loved darkness rather than Light, because their deeds were evil. [Isaiah 49:5-6 *And now, the Lord [says, Who] formed Me in the womb to be His servant, to bring Jacob to Him again. [Although] Israel [isn't] gathered, [still] I shall be glorious in the eyes of the Lord. And My God shall be My strength. *And He said, It is a light, [a.k.a. small,] thing, that You shall be My servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, & to restore the preserved, [a.k.a. saved,] of Israel. I will also give You for a Light to the Gentiles, [so] that You [may] be My Salvation to the [ends] of the earth.] 

For everyone, [who does] evil, [hates] the Light, neither [does he] [come] to the Light, lest his deeds should be [chastised.] [Job 24:13 *They are of those, [who] rebel against the Light. They [don't] know the ways [of the Light,] nor [do they] [remain] in the [Light's] paths.] 

But he, [who does] [what is:] truth, [comes] to the light, [so] that his deeds may be made [visible,] & that they are [brought about through] God. After these things, Jesus & His disciples came into the land of Judaea, [a.k.a. Judea,] & [Jesus waited] there with them, & baptized. [John 4:1-2 Therefore, when the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made & baptized more disciples than John, (although, Jesus, Himself, [didn't] baptize, but His disciples [baptized.)] 

And John was also baptizing in Aenon, [a.k.a. Enon, or a fountain,] near to Salim, because there was much water there. And they came, & were baptized. For John wasn't [thrown] into prison, yet. 

Then, a question arose there between some of John's disciples, & the Jews about purifying. And they came to John, & said to him, Rabbi, He, [Who] was with you, beyond [the] Jordan [River, about] [Whom] you bare witness, [a.k.a. testified, baptizes,] & all men come to [Jesus.] 

John answered, & said, A man can receive nothing, [unless] it [is] given [to] Him from heaven. *You, yourselves, bear witness [about] me, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before Him. [Isaiah 40:3-5 *The voice of him, [who] cries [out] in the wilderness, Prepare you the way of the Lord, & make a highway straight in the desert for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, [a.k.a. raised,] & every mountain & hill shall be made low. And the crooked [places,] shall be made straight, & the rough places [smooth.] And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, & all flesh shall see it together. For the mouth of the Lord [has] spoken it.]

He, [who] has the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, [is he,] [who stands,] & [hears] Him, & rejoices greatly, because of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore, this [is] my joy, & is fulfilled. *[Jesus] must increase, but I must decrease. [Jeremiah 23:5-6 *[Watch,] the Lord says, the days come that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, & a King shall [rule] & prosper, & shall [carry out] judgment & justice. *[During] His days, Judah shall be saved, & Israel shall dwell safely. And this is His Name [by which] He shall be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.] 

He, [Who] comes from above, is above all. He, [who] is [from] the earth, is earthly, & [speaks] of the earth. He, [Who comes] from heaven, is above all.      [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,] [you] know we, [humans are of:] the Spirit of Truth, [or] the spirit of error, [a.k.a. that leads astray.]

And He, [Who testifies] what He has seen & heard, [but] no man receives, [a.k.a. accepts,] His testimony. He [who] has received His testimony, [has certified] that God is True. *For He, Whom God has sent, [speaks] the Words of God. For God [doesn't give] the Spirit by measure to Him. [John 7:6-7 Then Jesus said to them, My time [hasn't] come yet. But your time is [always] ready. The world can't hate you; but it [hates] Me, because I testify of it, that the works [of it] are evil.] 

The Father loves the Son, & [has] given all things into His [hands, a.k.a. under His control.] [Matthew 11:27 All things are delivered to Me [from] My Father. And no man [knows] the Son, but the Father. Neither [does] any man [know] the Father, [except] the Son, & he, to [whomever] the Son will reveal Him.]  

He, [who believes in] the Son, [has] everlasting life. And he, [who doesn't believe] [in] the Son, shall not see [eternal life, but the [anger] of God abides on him. [Revelation 22:12-15 *And, [watch,] I come quickly; & My reward is with Me & shall be to give every man according [like] his work, [a.k.a. deeds.] I Am [the] Alpha & Omega, the Beginning & the End, the First & Last. Blessed are [those, who] do His commandments, [so] that they may have right to the Tree of Life, & may enter in through the gates into the city. For [outside] are: dogs; sorcerers; [sexual traffickers;] murderers; idolaters, & [whoever loves & makes] [up] [lies. ]