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 John 1:1-10 John Declares He's Seen & Heard Jesus Christ, Our Arisen Lord & Savior

 

John Declares He's Seen & Heard Jesus Christ, Our Arisen Lord & Savior

1 John 1:1-10          The 1st Epistle, [a.k.a. Letter,] of John [in Smaller Chunks]

The Word of Life, [a.k.a. Jesus Christ, Who] was from the Beginning. [John 1:1-4 In the Beginning was the Word, & the Word was with God, & the Word was God. The Same was in the Beginning with God. All things were made by Him. Not anything made, was made without Him. In Him was Life, & the Life was the Light of men.]

[Whom] we have heard & we have seen with our [own] eyes, & we have looked upon, & [touched] [Him with] our hands. [John 20:25-29 Therefore, the other disciples said to [Thomas,] We have seen the Lord. But [Thomas] said to them, [Unless,] I shall see the print of the nails in His hands, & put my finger into the print of the nails, & thrust my hand into His side, I [won't] believe. And after 8 days, His disciples were [inside] again, & Thomas with them. Then Jesus came, the doors being shut, & stood in the [middle,] & said, Peace be to you. *Then, [Jesus said] to Thomas, Reach your finger [here,] & [see] My hands. And reach your hand [here,] & thrust it into My side. And [don't] be faithless, [a.k.a. unbelieving,] but believing. And Thomas answered & said to Him, My Lord & My God. Jesus [said] to him, Thomas, because you [have] seen Me, you [have] believed. Blessed are [those, who] haven't seen, & [still] have believed.]

(For the Word of Life was manifested, [a.k.a. made visible,] & we have seen it, & bear witness, [a.k.a. testify,] & [declare] that Eternal Life to you [Who] was with the Father, & was [made apparent] to us.)  

[So] that, we declare to you, [Whom] we have seen & heard, [so] that you may also have fellowship with us. [1 Corinthians 15:3-9 *For I, 1st delivered to you, all of [what] I also received, & how Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures. And that He was buried, & that He rose again the 3rd day, according to the Scriptures. And that [Jesus Christ] was seen [by] Cephas, [a.k.a. Simon Peter,] & then [by] the 12. After that, He was seen [by over] 500 brethren at once; of whom the greater part, [a.k.a. the majority,] remain [until] this [day,] but some [have] 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, [a.k.a. Paul, or Saul, like a past-due baby that's] born. For I am the least of the apostles, & am not [worthy] to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.]

And our fellowship is truly with the Father, & with His Son, Jesus Christ. And we write these things to you, [so] that your joy may be full, [a.k.a. fulfilled.] [1 Peter 1:7-8 That the trial, [a.k.a. test] of your faith, [which] [is] much more precious than gold that perishes, [although] it [is tested] with fire. [So, your faith] might be found [for:] praise; [honor;] & glory at [Jesus Christ's appearance.] Whom, you love, & [haven't] seen. In Whom, though you [don't] see Him now, [still] believing, you rejoice, full of glory, with unspeakable joy.] 

Then, this is the message [that] we have heard [from Jesus Christ,] & declare [it] to you, that God Is Light, & no darkness is in Him, at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, & walk, [a.k.a. follow,] in darkness, we lie, & don't [have] the Truth. [John 14:6-7 Jesus [said] to [Thomas,] I Am the Way, the Truth, & the Life. No man [comes] to the Father, [except] by Me. If you had known Me, you should have also known My Father. And from [now on,] you shall know Him, & have seen Him.] 

But if we [follow] in the Light, [like] He is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another. *And the Blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, [cleanses] us from all sin. [Isaiah 9:2 *The people, [who] walked in darkness, have seen a great Light. The Light [has] shined upon, [those, who] dwell in the land of the shadow of death.] 

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, & the Truth isn't [within] us. *If we confess our sins, [Jesus Christ] is faithful, & just, to forgive our sins, & to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. [Psalm 32:5 *I acknowledge my sin to You, & I haven't [hidden my] iniquity, [a.k.a. sinfulness.] I said, I will confess my [sins] to the Lord, & You [forgave] the iniquity of my sin. Selah.]

If we say that we haven't sinned, we make Him a liar, & His Word isn't [within] us. [John 3:36 He, [who believes in] the Son [of God,] [has] Everlasting Life. And he, [who doesn't believe] [in] the Son, shall not see [Eternal] Life; but the wrath of God [remains] on him.]