Analysis of The Reconciliation Ministry



We regard no one to the flesh,
Although we once regarded Christ;
But the memories did refresh,
The reason He was sacrificed.

For if anyone is in Christ,
Then He will be a new creation;
And no longer to be enticed,
By any earthly vocation.

Because the old did pass away,
That everything will become new;
For the dawning of the new day,
That you will be able to view.

For all of this is coming from God,
Who through Christ we are reconciled;
Purifying us where we are flawed,
So that we are not defiled.

That God through Christ has reconciled,
Not counting our trespasses;
Purifying where defiled,
Once when anyone confesses.

We are ambassadors for Christ,
God making His appeal through us;
So that others can be enticed,
Giving them a fresh start as thus.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB BCBC DEDE XFXB FGBG BGBG X
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 10111101 1110101 10100101 0101110 1110101 111101010 01101101 11010010 01011101 1101011 10101011 11111011 111111011 1111110 10011111 111111 1111110 110101 10011 1110010 11010011 11010111 11101101 10101111 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 800
Words 172
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 90
Words per stanza (avg) 20

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A Fresh Start 2 Corinthians 5:16–20

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Written on February 22, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on February 21, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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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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