Romans 8:9

Copyright Ó 2016 J. Neely

Romans 8:9

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9 But [de] ye [humeis] are [este] not [ou] in [en] the flesh [sarx], but [alla] in [en] the Spirit [pneuma], if so be [ei per] that the Spirit [pneuma] of God [theos] dwell [oikeo] in [en] you [humin]. Now [de] if any man [ei tis] have [echo] not [ou] the Spirit [pneuma] of Christ [Christos], he [houtos] is [esti] none [ou] of his [autos].   KJV-Interlinear

9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. ESV

If you are not in the flesh, or in the carnal state, then you are in the spiritual state.

When you are in the spiritual state, or in fellowship, then the Holy Spirit controls your life.

The Spirit of Christ, is also referred to as Bible doctrine that resides in your soul, and by which your soul and your life or led.

If you lack Bible doctrine, because you have not learned Bible doctrine, because you have not taken the time to learn it by means of instruction in a daily study, then by default, your life does not belong to Christ or to doctrine or to God, simply because you have ignored the whole process.

Jesus Christ is God. Bible doctrine is the written word of Jesus Christ in the form of the written word. And by learning Bible doctrine, you in effect are placing Christ in yourself.

Bible doctrine is the mind of Christ. And learning Bible doctrine places the mind of Christ in you.

All unbelievers lack this entire process, and are therefore not in Christ, and therefore not Christ in them. They are unsaved.

All believers are saved, but after salvation they have an obligation to learn Bible doctrine and grow up within their spiritual life, in order to fulfill and complete their life.

The spirit of God, refers to the living breathing function of Gods word within you. And the only way to have Gods word within you, is to learn it by means of instruction on a daily basis.

Study [by instruction],

to show thyself approved [spiritually mature]

unto God,

a workman [student]

that need not be ashamed [ignorant],

rightly dividing [learning, understanding, discerning]

the word of truth [Bible doctrine].

If you can dream and not make dreams your master, 

If you can think and not let thoughts narrow your views, 

If you can meet triumph with disaster equally, 

If you can learn and see your full meaning and purpose in life,

Then you can believe in Christ, learn Bible doctrine, and grow far beyond the potential that God has prepared for you.

These studies, are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org, that is easily accessible, and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so already, and therefore not be lost forever. 

And if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever. 

To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big time.

The Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to complete yourself beyond your imagination.

But you have to decide to make that commitment.  No one else can study for you.  You have to do that yourself.

Romans 8:8

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Romans 8:8

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8 So then [de] they that are [on] in [en] the flesh [sarx] cannot [ou] [dunamai] please [aresko] God [theos].   KJV-Interlinear  

8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. ESV

As we stated a couple of studies ago, there are only two environments in which you can live your life, the first is the carnal environment, which is also referred to as the flesh, and the second is the spiritual environment.

You can only know the difference between the two, by learning Bible doctrine.

The carnal state is the out of fellowship state.

The spiritual state is the in-fellowship state.

Life in the spiritual life in a relationship with God is functional only when a person is in fellowship.

The fellowship state is only available to believers in Christ, and is not available to unbelievers.

God is pleased only when you live your life in fellowship, because that is where your spiritual life functions, and where your relationship with God likewise is functional.

Living out of fellowship, or in the carnal state, you are living outside of Gods will, and in a state where your spiritual life and your relationship with God does not function.

And needless to say, God is not pleased when your spiritual life is dead in the water so to speak.

Study [by instruction],

to show thyself approved [spiritually mature]

unto God,

a workman [student]

that need not be ashamed [ignorant],

rightly dividing [learning, understanding, discerning]

the word of truth [Bible doctrine].

If you can dream and not make dreams your master, 

If you can think and not let thoughts narrow your views, 

If you can meet triumph with disaster equally, 

If you can learn and see your full meaning and purpose in life,

Then you can believe in Christ, learn Bible doctrine, and grow far beyond the potential that God has prepared for you.

These studies, are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org, that is easily accessible, and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so already, and therefore not be lost forever. 

And if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever. 

To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big time.

The Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to complete yourself beyond your imagination.

But you have to decide to make that commitment.  No one else can study for you.  You have to do that yourself.

Romans 8:7

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Romans 8:7

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7 Because [dioti] the carnal [sarx] mind [phronema] is enmity [echthra] against [eis] God [theos]: for [gar] it is [hupotasso] not [ou] subject [hupotasso] to the law [nomos] of God [theos], neither [oude] indeed [gar] can be [dunamai].   KJV-Interlinear

7 For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot. ESV

The carnal life is also referred to as the fleshy life. Living in the carnal sphere, you are living outside the will of God, and therefore hostile or in opposition to God, because you are not following Gods plan.

The carnal life, in effect rejects Gods plan, which rejects Gods law, and therefore does not see itself as being accountable to God, or righteousness, or justice, or truth, or to anything but itself.

Life without God is incapable of functioning on its own. God is the glue that holds everything together. Rejecting the glue, rejects the very foundation of creation.

Rejecting God, means you are in effect rejecting everything including yourself, including your own belief.

Rejecting God, means by default, that you presume you can do everything on your own, which you cannot.

Gods plan is Jesus Christ, who does all and is all. Rejecting Gods plan means rejecting Christ, which also means rejecting Gods plan.

Rejecting God also means rejecting truth, which means accepting lies, which is obviously the dumbest thing that anyone can do.

Study [by instruction],

to show thyself approved [spiritually mature]

unto God,

a workman [student]

that need not be ashamed [ignorant],

rightly dividing [learning, understanding, discerning]

the word of truth [Bible doctrine].

If you can dream and not make dreams your master, 

If you can think and not let thoughts narrow your views, 

If you can meet triumph with disaster equally, 

If you can learn and see your full meaning and purpose in life,

Then you can believe in Christ, learn Bible doctrine, and grow far beyond the potential that God has prepared for you.

These studies, are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org, that is easily accessible, and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so already, and therefore not be lost forever. 

And if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever. 

To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big time.

The Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to complete yourself beyond your imagination.

But you have to decide to make that commitment.  No one else can study for you.  You have to do that yourself.

Romans 8:6

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Romans 8:6

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6 For [gar] to be [phronema] carnally [sarx] minded [phronema] is death [thanatos]; but [de] to be [phronema] spiritually [pneuma] minded [phronema] is life [zoe] and [kai] peace [eirene].   KJV-Interlinear

6 For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. ESV

The worst thing that anyone can do, is to ignore learning Bible doctrine by means of instruction in a daily study. Too many people read verses, or make what they think are spiritual comments, but go no further. And consequently, their life goes no further.

There are two spheres, and only two spheres, or environments, in which you can live your life.

The first sphere or environment, is the carnal environment, which we also call being out of fellowship. In this environment you are controlled by the sin nature.

The second sphere or environment, is called the spiritual environment, which we call being in fellowship. In this environment you are controlled by the Holy Spirit.

Note, that in either sphere you cannot detect or measure or sense or feel the sin nature or the Holy Spirit. These are things that are beyond the human senses.

Each of these environments are mutually exclusive, which means, you are in one or the other, but never both simultaneously.

All unbelievers, live perpetually in the carnal state.

All believers in Christ, can live in either the carnal or the spiritual state. The determining factor is sin. Commit a sin and you shift to the carnal state. Confess the sin and you shift to the spiritual state. We call the shifting, being in fellowship or being out of fellowship.

The carnal state is a state that is outside the will of God, and therefore outside of a functional relationship with God.

The carnal state is where the spiritual life does not function, and is therefore a form of death, which we can call a non-functional spiritual state. Death is a word that can be used to describe no function or no production.

Life, on the other hand is a term that can be used to describe production or function, when one is in fellowship, and therefore has an active relationship with God.

Therefore, when you are out of fellowship, your spiritual life does not function, and produces nothing.

However, when you are in fellowship, you are spiritually minded, meaning influenced by the Holy Spirit and Bible doctrine within your soul, and you are advancing, or in a state where advancement can occur, in your spiritual life, toward the objective of spiritual maturity, which we call peace.

Study [by instruction],

to show thyself approved [spiritually mature]

unto God,

a workman [student]

that need not be ashamed [ignorant],

rightly dividing [learning, understanding, discerning]

the word of truth [Bible doctrine].

If you can dream and not make dreams your master, 

If you can think and not let thoughts narrow your views, 

If you can meet triumph with disaster equally, 

If you can learn and see your full meaning and purpose in life,

Then you can believe in Christ, learn Bible doctrine, and grow far beyond the potential that God has prepared for you.

These studies, are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org, that is easily accessible, and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so already, and therefore not be lost forever. 

And if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever. 

To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big time.

The Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to complete yourself beyond your imagination.

But you have to decide to make that commitment.  No one else can study for you.  You have to do that yourself.

Proverbs 1:33

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Proverbs 1:33

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33 But whoso hearkeneth [shama`] unto me shall dwell [shakan] safely [betach], and shall be quiet [sha'an] from fear [pachad] of evil [ra`].   KJV-Interlinear

33 but whoever listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of disaster.” ESV

And finally, this chapter of Proverbs closes out with the best advice that you can ever receive in life. Whoever listens to God, meaning whoever listens to Bible doctrine by means of a daily instruction in Bible doctrine, will have a full and meaningful life.

You will live in safety. And that simply means that anything and everything in opposition to God, cannot touch you. The world cannot destroy you. Your personal circumstances of life are irrelevant.

The real you, exists within your soul. And the content of your soul, is beyond the reach of creation.

Bible doctrine in the soul, provides you with the security and guarantee of blessing from God, for all of eternity.

The world cannot do better than that. You cannot do better than that on your own.

God exists both within and without the boundaries of creation. God controls everything inside and outside the boundaries of creation. God has sovereign authority over everything.

There is no greater power, and no greater resource, then God, and Jesus Christ is our access to those resources.

Ignore God and Christ and doctrine in your life, and you may as well bet on a dead horse.

Pursue God and Christ and doctrine in your life, and you will be betting on a horse that has already won the race.

Study [by instruction],

to show thyself approved [spiritually mature]

unto God,

a workman [student]

that need not be ashamed [ignorant],

rightly dividing [learning, understanding, discerning]

the word of truth [Bible doctrine].

If you can dream and not make dreams your master, 

If you can think and not let thoughts narrow your views, 

If you can meet triumph with disaster equally, 

If you can learn and see your full meaning and purpose in life,

Then you can believe in Christ, learn Bible doctrine, and grow far beyond the potential that God has prepared for you.

These studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org, and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so already, and therefore not be lost forever. 

And if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever.  To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big time.

The Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to complete yourself beyond your imagination.

But you have to decide to make that commitment.  No one else can study for you.  You have to do that yourself.

Psalm 40:15

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Psalm 40:15

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15 Let them be desolate [shamem] for a reward [`eqeb] of their shame [bosheth] that say ['amar] unto me, Aha [heach], aha [heach].   KJV-Interlinear

15 Let those be appalled because of their shame who say to me, “Aha, Aha!” ESV

When the learning of Bible doctrine, is disregarded, then legitimate reward and legitimate prosperity becomes unavailable. Pursuing the spiritual life, by learning Bible doctrine, by means of a daily instruction, is the only way to have a fulfilled and meaningful life.

But we know, that there are many in this world who ignore Bible doctrine, and have some semblance of worldly success or prosperity or wealth. And they shun the idea that the only path to wealth and success is through learning Bible doctrine.

We also know, that there are many in this world who are not successful, and yet they are opinionated against the idea of obtaining success or prosperity or wealth by means of learning Bible doctrine.

And as such, they mock, aha, aha, as though to say, look at me, I don’t need God or Christ or doctrine, and I’m doing okay.

They ignore their responsibilities in life.

They ignore their obligations in life.

They ignore their God-given role in life.

And they truly believe that their decisions and beliefs are rights of their freedom, which they do not possess, because they refuse to see the shackles of the sin nature that saturates their life.

They ignore the ultimate end of their life, and what comes after that, even though they are fully aware that there is something, but they choose to ignore what that ultimate something destiny is.

And that is the life of a fool. To know the rules of life, and to intentionally ignore them, resulting in your own demise.

Study [by instruction],

to show thyself approved [spiritually mature]

unto God,

a workman [student]

that need not be ashamed [ignorant],

rightly dividing [learning, understanding, discerning]

the word of truth [Bible doctrine].

These studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org, and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so already, and therefore not be lost forever. 

And if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever.  To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big time.

The Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to complete yourself beyond your imagination.

But you have to decide to make that commitment.  No one else can study for you.  You have to do that yourself.

Psalm 40:14

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Psalm 40:14

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14 Let them be ashamed [buwsh] and confounded [chapher] together [yachad] that seek [baqash] after my soul [nephesh] to destroy [caphah] it; let them be driven [cuwg] backward ['achowr] and put to shame [kalam] that wish [chaphets] me evil [ra`].   KJV-Interlinear

14 Let those be put to shame and disappointed altogether who seek to snatch away my life; let those be turned back and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt! ESV

There are two categories of people in creation. The first category is made up of those who refuse to believe in Christ, whom we call unbelievers. And the second category is made up of those who believe in Christ, whom we call believers, or Christians.

The category of believers, can be divided into three groups.

The first group is made up of those who have believed in Christ, but go no further in their spiritual life.

The second group is made up of those who have believed in Christ, and go forward somewhat in their spiritual life, but don’t really pursue it.

And the third group is made up of those who have believed in Christ, and this is the smallest group, because this group is hot for knowledge and they pursue the learning of Bible doctrine and advancement in their spiritual life to the ultimate goal of spiritual maturity.

The category of unbelievers, and the first two categories of believers, are similar in that they are indifferent toward learning truth. They imitate each other in that they pursue the things of this world.

People who lack truth, are typically petty, make insignificant things significant, are mostly into themselves and their own appearance or feelings or possessions or status in life, and are otherwise critical of others, while totally disregarding their own huge flaws.

Not pursuing spiritual life, means you pursue the lies of life. And pursuing the lies of life means pursuing a dishonorable life.

The blessings of life are reserved for those who advance to spiritual maturity. Those who do not advance to spiritual maturity, are in effect taking things from life that were not intended for them. They are in effect snatching something that belongs to mature believers.

This makes them thieves of sorts, who are living in the environment of a dishonored life.

And because they place themselves first, then in effect, they delight in the heartache of others.

Study [by instruction],

to show thyself approved [spiritually mature]

unto God,

a workman [student]

that need not be ashamed [ignorant],

rightly dividing [learning, understanding, discerning]

the word of truth [Bible doctrine].

These studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org, and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so already, and therefore not be lost forever. 

And if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever.  To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big time.

The Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to complete yourself beyond your imagination.

But you have to decide to make that commitment.  No one else can study for you.  You have to do that yourself.

Psalm 40:13

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Psalm 40:13

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13 Be pleased [ratsah], O LORD [Yahovah], to deliver [natsal] me: O LORD [Yahovah], make haste [chuwsh] to help [`ezrah] me.   KJV-Interlinear

13 Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me! O LORD, make haste to help me! ESV

This is a prayer of Gods will. It is a simple prayer. And it is consistent with Gods plan for your life.

God is pleased, and is more than pleased because it is His intention to deliver, to rescue, to help, and to prosper you.

God is not a genie. But God does give you every opportunity to advance in your spiritual life, and as such, qualify for the phenomenal blessings that He has held in reserve for you, since eternity past.

God waits patiently for you to study, to learn, to advance in your spiritual life, so that He can give you things beyond imagination.

Study [by instruction],

to show thyself approved [spiritually mature]

unto God,

a workman [student]

that need not be ashamed [ignorant],

rightly dividing [learning, understanding, discerning]

the word of truth [Bible doctrine].

These studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org, and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so already, and therefore not be lost forever. 

And if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever.  To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big time.

The Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to complete yourself beyond your imagination.

But you have to decide to make that commitment.  No one else can study for you.  You have to do that yourself.

Psalm 40:12

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Psalm 40:12

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12 For innumerable [micpar] evils [ra`] have compassed ['aphaph] me about: mine iniquities [`avon] have taken hold [nasag] upon me, so that I am not able [yakol] to look up [ra'ah]; they are more [`atsam] than the hairs [sa`arah] of mine head [ro'sh]: therefore my heart [leb] faileth [`azab] me.   KJV-Interlinear

12 For evils have encompassed me beyond number; my iniquities have overtaken me, and I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head; my heart fails me. ESV

There are two environments in existence. The first is the environment of truth, and the second is the environment of lies.

When we are separated from God, we are surrounded by the second environment. It is impossible to see the first environment, truth, unless we have something helping us to see through the lies of the world, and see the environment of truth.

The Holy Spirit, acts as an intermediary, through the gospel, helping us see through the window into the realm of truth. Faith in Christ, which is our salvation, helps us step through the door into the environment of truth giving us the opportunity to live there.

Bible doctrine, when learned, helps us to acclimate and orient to the environment of truth, which we call our spiritual life.

Without God or Christ or doctrine, we are outnumbered and outflanked. For the world around us is saturated with disorientation, and distractions, and everything imaginable, designed to keep us from truth, which means keeping us from our spiritual life.

Without a functioning spiritual life there is only heartache and disenchantment and delusion. Our heart, our courage, our drives in life, will ultimately be shaken and destroyed.

When we were born into this world, we had but one destiny and goal. And that is to escape the shackles of this world, and gain for ourselves, access to the real reality, which is truth, so that we can live with God in heaven forever.

And the mechanism for that, is not the hustle and bustle of life, but is the disciplined pursuit of a daily Bible study.

Study [by instruction],

to show thyself approved [spiritually mature]

unto God,

a workman [student]

that need not be ashamed [ignorant],

rightly dividing [learning, understanding, discerning]

the word of truth [Bible doctrine].

These studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org, and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so already, and therefore not be lost forever. 

And if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever.  To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big time.

The Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to complete yourself beyond your imagination.

But you have to decide to make that commitment.  No one else can study for you.  You have to do that yourself.

Proverbs 1:32

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Proverbs 1:32

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32 For the turning away [mashuwbah] of the simple [pathiy] shall slay [harag] them, and the prosperity [shalvah] of fools [kaciyl] shall destroy ['abad] them.   KJV-Interlinear

32 For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacency of fools destroys them; ESV

We have studied previously, that the simple, is a term that typically relates to those who are naïve of Bible doctrine. Bible doctrine is truth, and lacking doctrine means lacking truth. And lacking truth means lacking understanding. And lacking understanding means that you do not have a clue as to what’s going on in life.

Fools, is a term that typically relates to those people who see all of the facts, but choose against them.

And whether you are simple, and indifferent, or whether you are a fool, and proactively arrogant, the end result will be the same.

Most people in the world, which we are almost 8 billion strong, live in poverty levels. Less than 1% of 1% can claim millionaire or billion or status. Less than 5% can claim middle or upper income status. That leaves 95%, give or take, of the entire worlds population, who are poor or worse than poor.

The odds against you in this world, are great. And even if you have the luck of being in the right place at the right time, you still have to battle for your position and rank in life.

No matter what your success or failure is in life, in this world, your worldly priorities, will be your undoing.

Ignore God, and focus on the world only, and you are pursuing a course of disaster.

Ignore God, and focus on the world only, and you still have a slim chance of some semblance of success, which will be temporary at best.

The worst possible scenario in life, is to ignore God, fail in life and be poor, and end up with an absolutely meaningless life.

Following close behind that, is to ignore God, have some semblance of worldly success, but still come to the end of your life, with a meaningless life.

Pursuing God, and your spiritual life, is the only way to have meaning and purpose and success both now and forever. And the circumstances of your life are irrelevant, because your relationship with God, if you develop it, will present you with success for all of eternity.

Study [by instruction],

to show thyself approved [spiritually mature]

unto God,

a workman [student]

that need not be ashamed [ignorant],

rightly dividing [learning, understanding, discerning]

the word of truth [Bible doctrine].

If you can dream and not make dreams your master, 

If you can think and not let thoughts narrow your views, 

If you can meet triumph with disaster equally, 

If you can learn and see your full meaning and purpose in life,

Then you can believe in Christ, learn Bible doctrine, and grow far beyond the potential that God has prepared for you.

These studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org, and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so already, and therefore not be lost forever. 

And if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever.  To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big time.

The Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to complete yourself beyond your imagination.

But you have to decide to make that commitment.  No one else can study for you.  You have to do that yourself.