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.

Galatians 4:1-31 Paul Explains How We Inherit Salvation Through Jesus Christ

Paul Explains How We Inherit Salvation Through Jesus Christ

Galatians 4:1-31     The Epistle of Paul to the Galatians [in Smaller Chunks]

Now, I say, That the heir, [a.k.a. beneficiary of an inheritance,] [doesn't] [differ] [any] from a servant, as long as he is a child, [even if] [when grown] he [will] be lord of all. But [the heir, as a child,] is under [the authority of the:] tutors & governors, [a.k.a. guardians,] until the appointed time of the father. 

Even so, when we were children, we were in bondage [to sin,] under the [wicked] elements of the world. [Colossians 2:8 Beware lest any man [plunders] you through vain & [deceitful] philosophy, [according to:] the [traditions] of men, & [elements] of the [sinful] world, & not [according to] [faith in] Christ.] 

But when the [full time had] come, God sent forth His Son, made, [a.k.a. born from] a woman, [who had been born] under the Law [of Moses.] To Redeem [those, who] were under the Law, [so] that we might receive the adoption of sons. 

And because you are sons, crying [out,] Abba, Father, God [has] sent forth the [Holy] Spirit into your hearts, [from] His Son. [For this reason,] you [are] no [longer] a servant, but a son. And if a son, then an heir of God, through [belief in] Christ. 

[However,] when you [didn't know] God, then you [served] [what] aren't gods by nature. [2 Chronicles 33:3-5 For he built again the high places which Hezekiah, his father, had broken down, & he reared, [a.k.a. raised,] up altars for Baalim, [a.k.a. Baal,] & made groves, & worshiped all the host, [a.k.a. stars or constellations,] of heaven, & served them. Also, he built altars in the [Lord's] house, [of which] the Lord had said, My Name shall be in Jerusalem forever. And he also built altars for all the host of heaven in the 2 [courtyards] of the [Lord's] house.]

But now, after you've known God, or [instead] are known [by] God, how [could] you [return] again to the weak & beggarly, [a.k.a. deplorable,] elements, [unto which] you desire to be in bondage [to sin] again? You observe days, months, times, & years. [2 Chronicles 33:6-7 And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom. Also, he observed times; [a.k.a. fortune telling, & horoscopes;] used enchantments; used witchcraft; dealt with [familiar spirits, a.k.a. contacting the dead,] wizards, & he [brought about] much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger. And he [put] a carved image, the idol [that] he had made, in [God's] house, of which God had said to David, & Solomon, his son, In this house I will put My Name in Jerusalem, forever, [that] I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel.]

I'm afraid [for] you, lest I have bestowed, [a.k.a. presented to] you [labor, a.k.a. work,] [sharing your faith in Jesus Christ,] in vain, [a.k.a. with no results.] Brethren, [a.k.a. fellow-believers,] I [urge] you [to] be [like] I am. For I am [like] you are. You haven't injured, [a.k.a. upset,] me at all. [2 Corinthians 2:5 But if any have caused grief, he [hasn't] grieved me, but [partially, so] that I may not [over burden] all [of] you.]

You know how I 1st preached the Gospel to you through infirmity [in] [my] flesh. [1 Corinthians 2:3-4 And I was with you [through:] weakness, fear, & much trembling. And my: speech & preaching [weren't] with enticing words, [with] man's wisdom, but [demonstrated] the [Holy] [Spirit's] power [within me.] 

And you [didn't despise,] nor [reject,] my temptation [that] was [within] my flesh, but [you] received, [a.k.a. welcomed,] me [like] an angel of God, even [like] [you would welcome,] Christ Jesus. 

Then, where is the blessedness you [spoke] of? For I bear record, [a.k.a. testify,] [to] you, that, if it had been possible, you would've [even] plucked out your own eyes, & [would] have given them  to me. 

Therefore, [have] I become your enemy, because I tell you [about] the Truth? [John 14.6 Jesus [said] to him, I Am the Way, the Truth, & the Life. No man [comes] to the Father, [except] by Me.] 

They zealously affect, [a.k.a. enthusiastically influence,] you but not well, [a.k.a. for the good.] [Yes,] they would exclude you, [so] that you might affect, [a.k.a. influence,] them. But it's good to always be zealously affected, [about] good [things,] & not only when I'm present, [a.k.a. here,] with you. 

My little children, [a.k.a. recent believers, for] whom I [labored] in [the] birth [of your faith,] until [the Gospel of] Christ [is] formed, [a.k.a. is established, within] you. [1 Corinthians 4:15-16 [Although] you have [had] 10,000 instructors [about your faith] in Christ, you [still don't] have many fathers. For [through] Christ Jesus, I have begotten, [a.k.a. fathered,] you [in the faith of Him,] through the Gospel. [For this reason, I [urge] you [to] be followers [of Christ, like] me.] 

For I stand in doubt [about] you, & I desire to be present, [a.k.a. there,] with you now, & to change my [tone of] voice. You, [who] desire to be under the Law [of Moses,] tell me, don't you hear [what] the Law [says?] 

For it is written [in the Scriptures,] that Abraham had 2 sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a free-woman. [Genesis 21:9-13 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar, the Egyptian, [whom Hagar] had born, [a.k.a. given birth to, for] Abraham, mocking. [For this reason, Sarah] said to Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman & her son. For the son of this bondwoman shall not be [an] heir with my son, even with Isaac. And this thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight, because of his son. *And God said to Abraham, Let not all that Sarah has said to you, be grievous in your sight, because of: the lad, [a.k.a. Ishmael,] & the bondwoman. [Pay attention,] to [Sarah's] voice, for [through] Isaac, shall your seed be called. And I will make a nation [for] the son of the bondwoman, because he is also your seed, [a.k.a. offspring.] 

But he who was [from] the bondwoman, was born [according to] the flesh. But he [born] [from] the free-woman was [born according to the] promise. [Genesis 17:19-21 *And God said, Sarah, your wife, shall indeed bear you a son, and you [shall] call his name Isaac. And I will establish My covenant, [a.k.a. contract,] with him, & with his seed after him, for an everlasting covenant. And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. [See,] I have blessed him, & will make him fruitful, & will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget, [a.k.a. father,] 12 princes, & I will make [from] him a great nation. But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, [whom] Sarah shall bear [for] you at this set, [a.k.a. appointed,] time, [during] the next year.]

[These] things are an allegory, [a.k.a. symbolic,] for [by the birth of Abraham's 2 sons come] these 2 covenants. One from Mount Sinai, which [continues in] bondage which is Agar, [a.k.a. Hagar.] 

For [Hagar] [represents] Mount Sinai in Arabia & [answers] to Jerusalem, which is now, & is in bondage with her children. But Jerusalem which [represents heaven] above, is free, which [Sarah] is the mother of us all. [Revelation 21:1-3 And I saw a new heaven & a new earth. For the 1st heaven & the 1st earth [had] passed away, & there was no more sea. And I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared [like] a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, [Look,] the tabernacle of God is with men. And He will dwell with them, & they shall be His people. And God, Himself, shall be with them, & be their God.] 

For it is written [in the Scriptures:] Rejoice you barren, [who doesn't bear.] Break forth & cry, you, [who doesn't travail,] [with labor pains,] for the desolate, [a.k.a. barren, has] many more children than she, [who has a] husband. [Isaiah 54:1 Sing, O you barren, [who didn't] bear, [a.k.a. give birth.] Break [out] into singing, & cry aloud, you, [who] didn't travail, [a.k.a. have labor pains,] with [a] child. For more are the children of the desolate, than the children of the married wife, [says] the Lord.]

Now, we brethren, [be] [like] Isaac, [who] was [born to Sarah, &] are the children of promise. But [since] then, he, [who] was born, [according to] the [sinful] flesh, [has] persecuted him, [who] was born, [according to] the [Holy] Spirit, even [as] it is now. 

[Still,] what [does] the Scripture [say:] Cast out the bondwoman & her son. for the son of the bondwoman, [born from worldly flesh,] shall not be [the] heir with the son of the free-woman, [born from God's promise.] 

So brethren, [a.k.a. fellow-believers,] then we aren't [the] children of the bondwoman, but [the children from] the free [woman.]