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.

1st Timothy 3:1-16 Requirements for Positions for Bishops & Deacons

 

Requirements for Positions for Bishops & Deacons

1st Timothy 3:1-16            Paul's 1st Epistle to Timothy [in Smaller Chunks]

This saying is true, If a man [desires] the office, [a.k.a. position,] of a bishop, he [desires] a good work, [a.k.a. occupation.] 

Then, a bishop must be: blameless, [a.k.a. beyond reproach;] the husband of 1 wife; vigilant, [a.k.a. attentive;] sober; [with] good behavior; [predisposed] to hospitality; [able] to teach; not [an alcoholic; not violent;] not greedy of [money gained dishonestly.] 

But [instead, a bishop is to be:] patient; [not agressive;] not [envious; someone, who rules] his own [household] well, having his children [under control,] with [reverance.] (For: if a man [doesn't] know how to rule his own [household,] how [can] he take care of [God's] church?) 

[He shouldn't be] a novice, [a.k.a. inexperienced;] lest [he] [is] lifted up with pride, & he [falls] into condemnation, [through] the devil. [Also,] he must have a good report, [a.k.a. reputation, with those, who] are without [faith in Jesus Christ,] lest he [falls] into [disgrace] & the [devil's trap.]

Deacons must [also] be: [dignified;] not [two-faced;] not [an alcoholic;] not greedy of [money gained dishonestly;] & [holds] the mystery of faith in [Jesus Christ with] a pure conscience. 

And first, let these also be proved, [a.k.a. verified;] then let [those] found [beyond reproach, serve as] a deacon. Even so, their wives must be: [respectful;] not slanderers; sober; & faithful in all things.

Let the deacons be the husbands of 1 wife; ruling their children & their own [households] well. For [those, who] have used the office of a deacon well, have [earned for] themselves a good [reputation,] & great boldness in [sharing his] faith, which is in Christ Jesus. 

I write these things to you, hoping to come to you shortly. But if I tarry, [a.k.a. wait,] long, [I want] that you [may] know how you [should conduct] yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the Living God, [in which is] the pillar & [foundation] of 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.]

And [he should be] without [disputes,] [because of this] great mystery of godliness: God was manifest, [a.k.a. made visible,] in the flesh, & justified [by] the [Holy] Spirit, [was] seen [by] Angels; [& the faith about Jesus Christ has been] preached to the Gentiles, & the world has believed in [Jesus Christ, & He has been] received up into glory. 

[1 Corinthians 15:3-10 *For first, I delivered to you all of [what] I also received, & how Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures. *And that He was buried, & He rose again the third day, according to the Scriptures. And that He was seen [by] Cephas, [a.k.a. Simon Peter,] & then by the 12. After that, [Christ] was seen [by over] 500 brethren at once. Of whom the greater part, [a.k.a. the majority,] remain [until] this [day,] but some are fallen asleep, [a.k.a. have died.] After that, He was seen [by] James, & then [by] all the apostles. And last of all, He was also seen [by] me, [like] one born out of due time, [a.k.a. like a baby that is past due.] For I am the least of the apostles, & [I'm] not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But [through] the Grace of God, I am what I am. And His grace was bestowed, [a.k.a. presented to,] me, & [wasn't] [done] in vain. But I [labored, a.k.a. worked,] more abundantly, [preaching about Jesus Christ,] than all [of] [them. [Still,] not I, but the grace of God, which was [within] me.]