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.

6/13/2025

Matthew 6:1-34 More of the Sermon on the Mount

 

More of the Sermon on the Mount

Matthew 6:1-34    The Gospel According to Matthew [in Smaller Chunks]

[Pay attention] that you [don’t] do your alms, [a.k.a. charitable deeds, in front of] men, to be seen [by] them.  Otherwise, you have no reward [from] your Father, [Who] is in heaven.

Therefore, when you [do] your [charitable deeds,] don’t sound a trumpet before you, [like] the hypocrites do in the synagogues, & in the streets, [so] that they may have glory [from] men. [Truly,] I say to you, They have their reward.

But when you [do your charitable deeds,] let not your left hand know what your right hand does: [so] that your [charitable deeds] may be in secret. And your Father, [Who] sees in secret, shall Himself reward you openly. 

And when you [pray,] you shall not be [like] the hypocrites are. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues & in the corners of the streets, [so] that they may be seen [by] men. [Truly,] I say to you, They have their reward. 

But you, when you [pray,] enter into your closet, & when you have shut your door, which is in secret, [a.k.a. private,] pray to your Father. And your Father, [Who] sees in secret shall reward you openly.

But when you pray, [don't] use vain, [a.k.a. worthless,] repetitions, [like] the heathen do. For they think that they shall be heard, [because of] their speaking much. Therefore, [don't] you be [similar] to them. For your Father knows what things you have need of, before you ask Him.

Therefore, you pray, [according] [to] this: Our Father, [Who] art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done, [on] earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, & the power, & the glory, forever. Amen. 

For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you [don't] forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. 

[Also,] when you fast, [don't] be, [like] the hypocrites, [with] a sad [face.] For they [distort] their faces, [so] that they may appear to men, to [be] [fasting.] [Truly] I say to you, They have their reward. But you, when you [fast,] anoint your head, & wash your face. 

[So,] that you don't appear to men, to [be] [fasting,] but [only to] your Father, [Who] is in secret. Your Father, [Who] sees in secret, shall reward you openly. 

[Don't] lay up, [a.k.a. store up,] for yourselves treasures upon earth, where [moths] & rust do corrupt [them,] & where thieves break through & steal [them.] For where your treasure is, your heart will be there also. 

The light of the body is the eye. Therefore, if your eye [is healthy,] your whole body shall be full of light. But if your eye [is bad,] your whole body shall be full of darkness. Therefore, if the light that is [within] you [is] darkness, how [enormous] is that darkness! 

No man can serve 2 masters. For either he will hate the 1, & love the other; or else he will hold to the 1, & despise the other. You can't serve God & mammon. [1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil. While some coveted, [a.k.a. lusted, or envied,] after [it &] they have [gone astray] from the faith, & pierced through themselves with many sorrows.]

Therefore, I say to you, Take no thought for your life: what you shall eat, or what you shall drink. Nor [take no thought about] your body: what you shall put on. Isn't life more than meat, [a.k.a. food,] & the body [more] than [clothing?] [See,] the [birds] of the air: for they [don't] sow [seeds,] neither do they gather into barns. 

[Still,] your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you much better than they [are?] Which of you can add 1 cubit to his [height,] by [thinking, a.k.a worrying,] [about it?] And why [do] you [worry about clothing?] 

Consider the lilies of the field, & how they grow. They [don't work,] neither do they spin. And [still] I say to you, That even Solomon, in all his glory wasn't [adorned] like one of these. 

[For this reason,] if God clothes the grass of the field, [like this, that are] [here] today, & [are thrown] into the oven tomorrow, shouldn't He much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 

Therefore, take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? Or, What shall we drink? Or, [With what] shall we be clothed? (For the Gentiles do seek after all these things:) for your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things. 

But you 1st seek the Kingdom of God, & His righteousness. And all these things shall be added to you. Therefore, take no thought [about tomorrow:] for the morrow shall take thought for the things [for] itself. The evil, [a.k.a. trouble,] [of] the day is sufficient [for it.] [Proverbs 227:1 [Don't] boast yourself of tomorrow; for you [don't know] what a day may bring forth.]