Romans 3:16
16 Destruction [suntrimma] and [kai] misery [talaiporia] are in [en] their [autos] ways [hodos]: KJV-Interlinear
16 in
their paths are ruin and misery, ESV
The ways of humanity, continues in this description of
misery and destruction. These verses
serve as reminders as well as an education in the depravity of man, versus the righteousness
and goodness of God.
God is truth.
Man is not truth. God is
light. Man is without light.
It is impossible for man to live a life of perfection
or direction, when man lacks the required information of truth.
Without truth, there is only speculation, invention,
and the false conclusions that result from the absence of truth in life.
Therefore, ignore God, ignore Christ, ignore doctrine
and what is left? Destruction and
misery.
Without truth and the knowledge of truth, your destiny
is not good and will never be good.
There is only one way to have a good destiny, and that
comes only through the knowledge of doctrine, which is the foundation of truth.
Now know this.
Learning scripture is not enough.
Satan can memorize scripture, and most likely knows more scripture than
any of us, but it does him no good and is of no value to him.
Doctrine has to be incorporated into the soul by means
of learning while in fellowship, which comes by means of confession, in which
the Holy Spirit acts as the conduit for the flow of doctrine into and through
the human spirit, and thus transferred into the soul through belief.
That forms the foundation and building blocks for the
edification of the soul, or the temple, palace, fortress, etc. within the soul.
Your usage of doctrine within your daily life is the
production, or the finishing touches of that constructed complex within your
soul.
That in turn produces value, intrinsic value, in you,
as an integral part of you, which lasts forever.
Therefore, without doctrine you have nothing and will
never have anything. With doctrine you
can have everything and more. But of
course you have to realize this, first, and then pursue it.
