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.

1 Corinthians 8:1-13 About Eating Food Offered to Idols

 

About Eating Food Offered to Idols

1 Corinthians 8:1-13   Paul's 1st Epistle to the Corinthians [in Smaller Chunks] 

Now, [about] things offered to idols. We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge [puffs] up, [a.k.a. makes prideful or conceited,] but charity [edifies, a.k.a. builds up or encourages.] And if any man [thinks] he [knows] anything, [still] he [knows] nothing, [like] he ought to know. But if any man [loves] God, the same [person] is known [by] God. [Revelation 3:5-6 He [who overcomes,] the same [person] shall be clothed in white [garments.] And I won't blot out his name [from] the Book of Life, but I will confess his name [in front of] My Father, & His Angels. He, [who] has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit [says] to the churches.] 

Therefore, [about] the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, & that there is [no] other God, but One. [Isaiah 37:16 O Lord of Hosts, God of Israel, [Who] dwells between the cherubims, [a.k.a. 2 angelic statues over the Ark of the Covenant.] You [are] God, even You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: You [have] made heaven & earth.] 

For there [are what] are called gods, whether in heaven or [on] earth ([like] there are many gods, & many lords.) [Psalm 82:6-7 I have said, You are gods; & all of you are children of the Most High. But you shall die like men, & shall fall like one of the princes.]

But to us, there is [only] One God, the Father, of Whom all things are, [a.k.a. exist,] & we [live] in Him, & One Lord Jesus Christ, by Whom all things [exist,] & we [exist] [through] Him. [John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, [a.k.a. Jesus Christ,] & the Word was with God, & the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him. And not anything that was made, was made without Him.]

[However] there isn't that knowledge in every man. For with conscience of the idol, [a.k.a. respect to it,] some [until] this hour eat it [like] a thing offered to an idol; & their [consciences] being weak, [are] defiled. [1 Corinthians 10:28 But if any man [says] to you, This is offered in sacrifice to idols, [don't] eat [it,] for [the] sake [of who told you,] & for [conscience's] sake. For the earth & [its] fulness [are] the Lord's.] 

But meat, [a.k.a. food,] [doesn't commend] us, [a.k.a. glorify us,] to God. For neither, if we eat, are we better; & if we [don't] eat, are we worse [off.] But [pay attention,] lest by any means, this liberty, [a.k.a. freedom,] of yours [becomes] a stumbling-block to [those, who] are weak. [Romans 14:15-17 But if your brother [is] grieved with your meat, [a.k.a. food,] now you [aren't following] charitably. [Don't] destroy him for whom Christ died, with your [food.] Then, let not your good be spoken of [as evil.] For the Kingdom of God isn't [food] & drink; but righteousness, peace, & joy in the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit.]  

For if any man, [who has] knowledge [of the Lord God,] [sees] you sit [to eat] in the idol's temple, [won't] the conscience of him, [who] is weak be emboldened, [a.k.a. encouraged,] to eat those things [that] are offered to idols. And through your knowledge, shall the weak brother, for whom Christ died, perish? [Romans 14:20-21 For meat [doesn't] destroy the work of God. Indeed, all things are pure; but it is evil for the man who [eats] [it] with offense, [a.k.a. deliberately.] It is neither good to eat flesh, [a.k.a. meat,] nor to drink wine, nor [do] anything [by which] your brother [stumbles;] is offended; or is made weak.] 

But when you sin [like this] against your brethren, [a.k.a. fellow-believers,] & wound their weak [consciences,] you sin against Christ. [Matthew 25:40 And the King shall answer & say to them, [Truly,] I say to you, [In that,] you have done it to one of the least of these My brethren, you have done it to Me.] 

[For this reason] if meat, [makes] my brother offend, I [won't] eat [any] flesh while the world [stands,] lest I make my brother offend. [Romans 14:14 I know & I'm persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean, [in & of] itself; [except] to him, [who regards] anything to be unclean, & to him it is unclean.]