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Proverbs Chapter 08 (Continued) {How Often Should You study Doctrine? Daily} 34~~Happinesses to the man who listens to me {doctrine - GAP} . . . watching daily at my gates . . . waiting at the posts of my doors. {Note: The one who truly is interested in God and His Word cannot wait to get doctrine! They take it in today, tomorrow, and the next day - daily. The 'gates' was the meeting place where people would gather daily to have bible doctrine lessons.} 35a~~For who so finds me {doctrine} . . . {they} find '[capacity for] many types of life' [plural]. [Note: The person with Divine Viewpoint in the soul is happy regardless of their circumstances in life. They learn that "God's grace is sufficient for them".] 35b~~Furthermore, he shall receive grace from Jehovah/God. [Note: "Grace" is the name of the Plan of God. At salvation, you enter the Plan of God. As you learn and apply His Divine Viewpoint, He is able to accomplish more of His Plan through you. The glory is His. But, He says He will reward you in time and in eternity for your faithfulness in allowing Him to produce Divine Good through you!] 36a~~But he who 'misses the mark' with me {negative toward God and/or His Divine Viewpoint} injures/wrongs his own soul. [Note: This means that he deprives his own soul of spiritual food - literally starving it - 'man does not live by bread alone, but by every Word that proceeds out of My Mouth'. And the sad part is the soul is formed with compartments to store Divine Viewpoint. If those compartments are not filled with Doctrine, they will fill or (remain filled) with human viewpoint or worse (doctrines of demons).] 36b~~All they who hate me   {Rejection of God and His Word} love death/'the sin unto death'. [Note: This Great Chapter ends with the subject of Death. Believers are designed to go out of this life with 'dying grace'. That is a magnificent way to depart. But if you reject doctrine, then you are afraid (similar to how all unbelievers are). Death is at best considered "nothingness". At worst, death is a horrible thought. Therefore, unbelievers and believers without Divine Understanding of eternity future are tormented regardless of the kind of death (lingering disease or a quick car crash - makes no difference they are in terror and those like them that they leave behind grieve horribly "as ones who have no hope (absolute confidence of what they will find in eternity future)). So, when this type of person dies, it is under the sin unto death and that will most likely not be a pleasant way to depart. If they were immature believers, they were no witness for the Lord in time and will not be a good witness for Him in their death. Still, because of the "Grace" of God, all believers in the Church Age immediately are with the Lord (doctrine of eternal security - whether you believe it or not) and there are no more tears and there are no regrets in heaven . . . To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen/"I believe it".]