Analysis of One in Christ



Remember being Gentiles,
Uncircumcised of flesh by hands;
Because of lavish lifestyles,
You honor not godly commands.

Remember being divided,
Separated from Jesus Christ;
As earthly pleasures have guided,
Being immorally enticed.

You had no hope within the Lord,
Once were far off but been brought near;
At one time you merely ignored,
But the blood of Christ made you fear.

For He is peace of heart and mind,
Breaking down the dividing wall;
With a new solace that you find,
For rescuing you from your fall.

By abolishing the commandment,
Expressed in the ordinances;
Established a new covenant,
And a new command advances.

For it just might reconcile,
Being one body through the cross;
Peace in both Jew and Gentile,
And no longer suffering loss.

Jesus Christ had come to preach peace,
For both the far off and the near;
Getting hostilities to cease,
For worshipping God and revere.

Through Him we are having access,
In one Spirit to the Father;
Being adopted He will bless,
In calling Christ our Brother.

No longer as a foreigner,
Rather citizens with the saints;
Not as a carnal prisoner,
But accept God without restraints.

Built on a divine foundation,
Of apostles and oracles;
Cornerstone for a salvation,
That overcome past obstacles.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IXIX JKJK LFLF MNMN NONO PQPQ N
Poetic Form
Metre 010101 11111 011101 11011001 01010010 1001101 11010110 10101 11110101 10111111 11111001 10111111 11111101 10100101 10110111 11001111 101000010 01001000 01001100 00101010 111110 10110101 101101 01101001 10111111 11011001 10010011 11001001 1111101 01101010 10010111 01011010 11010100 10100101 11010100 10110101 11001010 10100100 1010010 1101100 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,242
Words 215
Sentences 11
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 41
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 93
Words per stanza (avg) 20

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New Life Corporately Ephesians 2:11–20

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Written on August 17, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on August 16, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:04 min read
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Richard Newton Sherrer

I was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was a small family farm that was handed down through 8 generations of Sherrer men until my father; Newton just could not make a living from it any longer. He thought that I would make a better living away from the farm. So, I decided to join the Air Force in 1969 upon graduating from high school. I gained quite a bit of experience and insight on life while in the service. Even though I was only stationed on the east coast of the US, my Air Force career took me to Germany and Korea. After 20 years wearing of the blue uniform, I decided going in a different direction and found myself becoming very diverse in many different fields. Something still seemed missing to me after being separated from the service for about 10 years. The Air Force was a way of life for me, but really missed life in Korea. I found myself changing careers again. Poetry was an interest of his since my days in high school. With returning to the Lord, I felt motivated to write of my Christian beliefs. I started looking at Bible verses and reflecting on my own personal experiences. The Bible was found to be as true today as to when the various books were written. I could see much of what the Bible is teaching us as valid as every in modern time. It felt only natural to me on using his personal experience based on Bible verses and see much of my own life written in the Scriptures. God inspires me what to write about though. I do not claim to be an expert on God or the Bible. I am just a Christian who has become enlightened to write poetic verses from the Holy Scriptures. more…

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