Analysis of Christian Life Struggles



You have followed my teaching,
My conduct and aim in life;
My faith and love in reaching,
Through all the toils and strife.

Patience through persecutions,
Steadfastness through suffering;
For all my contributions,
Christ is there for buffering.

Persecutions I endured,
From them, the Lord rescued me;
The blessings that He has poured,
Has given insight to see.

All who desire to live,
A godly life within Christ;
Avoid what is addictive,
Causing one to be enticed.

Evil men and seducers,
Shall go on from bad to worse;
As deceptive producers,
Giving you a darkened curse.

Continue in what you learn,
With faith you firmly believe;
God assures that you will earn,
Inheritance you receive.

From childhood, you have known,
Makes you wise for salvation;
Sacred writings from His throne,
Faith makes a new creation.

All Scripture is breathed by God,
Profitable for doctrine;
Training to righteously laud,
For spiritual discipline.

The man of God be complete,
Every good work is furnished;
By providing food to eat,
And spiritually nourished.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CAXA XDXD XEXE CFXF GHGH IJIJ XJXJ KLKL X
Poetic Form
Metre 1110110 1010101 1101010 110101 101010 101100 111010 1111100 010101 1101101 0101111 110111 1101011 0101011 0111010 1011101 10101 1111111 1010010 1010101 0100111 1111001 1011111 0100101 11111 1111010 1010111 1101010 1101111 1000110 1011001 11000100 0111101 10011110 1010111 01000010 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,085
Words 220
Sentences 10
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 37
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 86
Words per stanza (avg) 18

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All Scripture Is Breathed Out by God 2 Timothy 3:10-17

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Written on May 26, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on May 25, 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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