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 4:1-21 Followers, Don't Believe Every spirit, but Test Them

 

Followers, Don't Believe Every spirit, but Test Them

1 John 4:1-21          The 1st Epistle, [a.k.a. Letter,] of John [in Smaller Chunks]

Beloved, [a.k.a. fellow-believers, don't] believe every spirit, but try, [a.k.a. test,] the spirits, whether they are [from] God. Because many false prophets [have] gone out into the world. [Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, [who] come to you in sheep's clothing, but [inside] they are [ravenous] wolves.]

[By this,] you know the [Holy] Spirit of God: Every Spirit that [confesses] that Jesus Christ [has] come in the flesh, is [from] God. And every spirit that [doesn't confess] that Jesus Christ [has] come in the flesh, isn't [from] God. And this is that spirit of antichrist, [of which] you have heard that it should come, & even it now already is in the world. [1 John 2:18 Little children, [a.k.a. inexperienced believers in Jesus Christ,] it is the [End Times,] & [like] you have heard, that antichrist shall come, even now there are many antichrists, [by this,] we know that it is the last [times.]

Little children, you are [from] God, & have overcome them. Because [the Lord God, Who] is [within] you, is greater than he, [who] is in the world. [Revelation 12:7-11 And there was war in heaven. Michael, [a.k.a. the Arch Angel,] & his Angels fought against the dragon. And the dragon, & his angels fought, & [didn't prevail, a.k.a. succeed,] & neither was there [a] place found [for them] in heaven any more. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, [a.k.a. snake,] called the Devil, & Satan, [that deceives] the whole world & he was cast out into the earth. And his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, Now Salvation, & strength, & the Kingdom of our God, & the power of His Christ [have] come. For the accuser, [that] accused our brethren, [a.k.a. fellow-believers,] before our God day & night, [are] cast down. And [the believers] overcame him, by the Blood of the Lamb, & by the [words] of their testimony. And they, [a.k.a. believers in Jesus Christ, didn't] love their lives, [a.k.a. risked their lives, until] death.]

They are [from] the world. Therefore, they speak [about] the world, & the world [hears] them. We are [from] God. [Jesus Christ, Who knows] God, [hears] us; & he, [who] isn't [from] God, [doesn't hear] us. 

[By this,] we know, [a.k.a. can distinguish between,] the [Holy] Spirit of Truth, & the spirit of error, [a.k.a. leading people astray.] Beloved, let us love one another. For love is [from] God. And everyone, [who loves,] is born [from] God, & [knows] God. [1 John 3:9-10 [Whoever] is born of God, [Who] [doesn't] commit sin, for [God's] seed [remains] in him, because he is born of God, & [God] cannot sin. [Through] this, the children of God are manifest, [a.k.a. revealed.] And the children of the devil [are revealed.] [Whoever doesn't] [do what is:] [righteous,] isn't of God, & neither [is] he, [who doesn't love] his brother.]

He, [who doesn't love, doesn't know] God; for God Is Love. [Through] this, the love of God was manifested, [a.k.a. made visible, to] us, because God sent His Only Begotten Son into the world, [so] that we might live through Him. [John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that He gave His Only Begotten Son, [so] that [whoever believes] in Him, should not perish, but have Everlasting Life. For God [didn't send] His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world might be saved through Him.] 

[Through this,] is love. Not that we loved God, but that He loved us, & sent His Son to be the propitiation, [a.k.a. atonement,] for our sins. Beloved, if God loved us [like this,] we ought to also love one another. 

No man [has] seen God at any time. If we love one another, God [dwells, a.k.a. lives,] in us, & His love is perfected in us. Because [God has] given us His [Holy] Spirit, we know [by this,] that we dwell in Him, & He in us. And we have seen & testify that the Father sent the Son to be the [Savior] of the world.          [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.]

[Whoever] shall confess that Jesus Is the Son of God, God [lives] in him, & he in God. And we have: known [Jesus Christ,] & believed [in] the love that God [had toward] us. God Is Love, & he, [who lives] in love, [dwells] in God, & God in him. 

[By this,] our love is [perfected, so] that [on] the Day of Judgment, we may [boldly] [testify, & just] [like] we are in this world, so is [Jesus Christ] [in this world.] 

There is no fear in love; but perfect love [casts away] fear; because fear [has, a.k.a. causes,] torment. He isn't [perfected] in love, [who fears.] 

We love [the Lord God,] because He first loved us. If a man [says,] I love God, & [hates] his brother, he is a liar. For he, [who doesn't love] his brother, whom he [has] seen, how can he love God, whom he [hasn't] seen? 

And we have this commandment from [Jesus Christ,] That he, who [loves] God, also [loves] his brother. [Hebrews 13:1-2 Let brotherly love continue. [Don't forget] to entertain strangers: for [by this] some have entertained Angels unawares, [a.k.a. without knowing it.]