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.

Ephesians 5:1-33 Be Followers of God Like Dear Children

 

Be Followers of God Like Dear Children

Ephesians 5:1-33    The Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians [in Smaller Chunks]

Therefore, you be followers of God, [like] dear children. And walk, [a.k.a. follow,] in love, [like] Christ [has] also loved us, & [has] given Himself for us, an offering & sacrifice to God, for a sweet-smelling [aroma.] [Galatians 1:4 Who gave Himself for our sins, [so] that He might deliver us from the [current] evil world, according to the will of God, & our Father.] 

But let not: fornication, [a.k.a. adultery,] & all uncleanness, [a.k.a. impurity,] be [spoken] once among you, & [only what is] [becoming] [to the Lord God's] saints.

Neither [speak what is:] [filthy;] foolish [talk;] jesting, [a.k.a. rude jokes;] which aren't convenient, [a.k.a. beneficial,] but [instead give] thanks [to the Lord God.] For you know this, that no: [sexual trafficker;] unclean person; covetous, [a.k.a. envyous,] man; [or he,] who is an idolater, [a.k.a. worshiper of idols or false gods, has] any inheritance in the Kingdom of: Christ & God.

[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 & the 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.]

Let no man deceive you with vain words. [Mark 7:6-7 [Jesus] answered & said to them, [Isaiah, has] prophesied [about] you hypocrites well, as it is written [in the Scriptures:] This people [honor] Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. [However,] they worship Me in vain, teaching the commandments of men, [as] doctrines.]

[Since,] because of these things [comes] the wrath of God, upon the children, [a.k.a. people,] of disobedience. Therefore, [don't] be [participants] with them. For sometimes you were [in] darkness, but now you are [the] Light of the Lord. [Follow like] children of Light. [1 John 1:7 But if you walk, [a.k.a. follow,] in the Light, [like the Lord God] is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another. And the blood of Jesus Christ, His son, [cleanses] us from all sin.] 

(For the fruit Spirit is: goodness, righteousness, & truth, [within] all.) [Providing] what is acceptable to the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful, [a.k.a. not beneficial,] works of darkness, but [instead, reject] them.

For it's a shame to even speak of those things, which are done [by] them in secret. [Romans 1:24-25 [For this reason,] God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to [dishonor] their own bodies, between themselves. Who changed the Truth of God into a lie, & [worshiped] & served the creature more than the Creator, Who is blessed forever. Amen.] 

But all things that are [disapproved] are made manifest, [a.k.a. visible] by the Light. For [whatever makes] [it] [visible] is Light. [John 3:20-21 For everyone, [who does] evil, [hates] the Light, & neither [comes] to the Light, lest his deeds should be [disapproved.] 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.] 

[For this reason, the Lord God says,] You, [who sleep] awake, & arise from the dead. And Christ shall give you Light. [Isaiah 26:19 Your dead men shall live, & shall arise together with My dead body. Awake & sing, you [who] dwell in the [dirt.] For your dew is [like] the dew of herbs, & the earth shall cast out the dead.]

Then, see that you [follow] circumspectly, [a.k.a. carefully,] not [like] fools, but [like] [the] wise, redeeming the time, [a.k.a. using the remaining time,] [beneficially,] because the days are evil. [For this reason, don't] be unwise, but [understand] what the will of the Lord is. 

And [don't] be drunk with wine, [in which] is [excessive;] but be filled with the [Holy] Spirit. Speaking [within] yourselves, [with:] psalms; hymns; spiritual songs; singing, & making [melodies within] your heart to the Lord.

[Give] thanks always to God, & the Father, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, for all things. [Submit, a.k.a. yield,] yourselves to one another, in the fear, [a.k.a. respect,] of God. 

Wives [yield] yourselves to your own husbands, [like] to the Lord. For the husband is the head [over] the wife, even [like] Christ is the head [over] the church. And [Christ] is the [Savior] of the Body [of the church.] 

Therefore, [like] the church is subject, [a.k.a. under the control,] to Christ, let the wives [also] be [subject] to their own husbands in everything. [Titus 2:4-6 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, & to love their children, to be; discreet, [a.k.a. tactful;] chaste, [a.k.a. faithful; taking care] [of their] home; good & obedient to their own husbands, [so] that the Word of God [isn't] blasphemed. Young men, [should also] [be] [taught these,] & to be sober minded, [a.k.a. with a sound mind.] 

Husbands, love your wives, even [like] Christ also loved the church, & gave Himself for it. [So] that He might sanctify & cleanse it by the Word [of God, like] with the washing of water. 

[So] that, [Jesus Christ] might present to Himself a glorious church, [without] spot, wrinkle, or any such thing. But that [the church] should be holy & without blemish. 

Men ought to love their wives so, [like] their own bodies. He, [who loves] his wife, [loves] himself. For [still] no man ever hated his own flesh, [a.k.a. skin or body,] but [nourishes, & cherishes] it, even [like] the Lord [nourishes, & cherishes] the church. 

For we are members of [Jesus Christ's] Body, & of His flesh & His bones. For this [reason] man shall leave his father & mother, & shall be joined to his wife, & they [both] shall be one flesh. 

This is a great mystery. But I speak [about] Christ & the church. [However,] let everyone of you, [specifically] love his wife, even [like] himself. And [let] the wife see that she [respects] her husband.