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.

6/25/2025

Matthew 18:1-35 The Disciples Ask, Who is the Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?

 

The Disciples Ask, Who is the Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?

Matthew 18:1-35    The Gospel According to Matthew [in Smaller Chunks]

At the same time, the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called a little child to Him, & [put] him in the [middle] of them. And said, [Truly,] I say to you, [Unless] you [are] converted, &  become [like] little children, you shall not enter into the Kingdom of heaven. 

Therefore [whoever,] shall humble himself [like] this little child, the same is greatest in the Kingdom of heaven. And [whoever] shall receive one little child [like this] in My Name, receives Me. 

But [whoever] shall offend one of these little ones, [a.k.a. causes one to sin,] who believe in Me, it [would] [be] better for him, that a millstone were [hung around] his neck & that he were [to] drown in the [depths] of the sea. Woe to the world because of [such] offenses! 

For it [is] [inevitable] that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence comes! [For this reason,] if your hand or your foot [offends] you, cut them off, & cast them from you. It is better for you to enter into life [lame] or [disfigured,] rather than have 2 hands or feet, & to be cast into the everlasting fire. 

And if your eye [offends] you, [a.k.a. causes you to sin, pull] it out, & cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with 1 eye, rather than having 2 eyes to be cast into hell fire. 

[Pay attention,] that you [don't] despise 1 of these little ones. For I say to you, That in heaven their Angels always [see] the face of My Father, [Who] is in heaven. For the Son of Man [has] come to save [those, who were] lost. 

[What] [do] you think? If a man [has] 100 sheep, & one of them [has] gone astray, doesn't he leave the 99, & goes into the mountains, & seeks [what has] gone astray? And if he [should] find it, [truly,] I say to you, he rejoices more [over] that sheep, than the 99, which [didn't go] astray. 

Even so, it's not the will of your Father, [Who] is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish. [1 Timothy 2:3-4 For this is good & acceptable in the sight of God our Savior; Who [desires to] have all men be saved, & to come to the knowledge of the Truth.] 

[Also,] if your brother shall trespass against you, go & tell him his fault, [privately,] between you & him. If he shall hear you, you have gained your brother. [James 5:20 Let him know, that he, [who converts] the sinner from [going astray,] shall save a soul from death, & shall hide a multitude of sins.]  

But if he won't hear you, then take with you 1 or 2 more, [so] that [through] the mouth of 2 or 3 witnesses, every word may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he neglects to hear the church, let him be to you, [like a] heathen man & a publican, [a.k.a. tax collector.] 

[Truly,] I say to you, [Whatever] you shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven. And [whatever] you shall [loosen] on earth, shall be [loosened] in heaven. [John 20:23 [Whoever's] sins you [forgive,] they are [forgiven] to them. And [whoever's] sins you retain, they are retained.]

Again I say to you, That if 2 of you shall agree on earth, [about] anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them [by] My Father, [Who] is in heaven. For where 2 or 3 are gathered together in My Name, I Am there in the midst of them. 

Then, Peter came to [Jesus,] & said, Lord, how [often] shall my brother sin against me, & I forgive him? [Until] 7 times? Jesus [said] to him, I [don't] say to you, until 7 times: but, Until 70 times 7, [a.k.a. 490.]    

Therefore, the Kingdom of heaven [is similar] to a certain king, [who] would take account of his servants. And when he  had begun to [calculate, someone] was brought to him, [who] owed him 10,000 talents. 

But [in that] he [didn't have anything] [for repayment,] his lord commanded [that he,] his wife, children & all that he had, be sold, & [repayment] be made. Therefore, the servant fell down, & worshiped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, & I will pay you all. 

Then, the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, & [released] him, & forgave him the debt. But the same servant went out, & found one of his fellow servants, [who] owed him 100 pence. And he [seized] him, & took him by the throat, saying, Pay me [what] you [owe.] 

And his fellow servant fell down at his feet, & [begged] him, saying, Have patience with me, & I will pay you all. And he would not, & went & cast him into prison, [until] he should pay the debt. So, when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were very sorry, & came & told their lord all that [happened.] 

Then, after he had called him, his lord said to him, O you wicked servant. I forgave you all that debt, because you [desired it of] me. Shouldn't you also have had compassion on your fellow servant, even [like] I had pity on you? 

And his lord was [angry,] & delivered him to the tormentors, [until] he should pay all that was [owed] to him. So, My heavenly Father, shall also do likewise, to you, if everyone from your hearts, [doesn't] forgive his brother their trespasses.