Analysis of Stronger Grace



Be strengthened by the grace,
That is in Jesus Christ;
And willing to embrace,
If not earthly enticed.

What you have heard from me,
Through many witnesses;
Entrusted as to see,
What it encompasses.

Commit to teach others,
Sharing the suffering;
A soldier to brothers,
How Christ is buffering.

No man gets entangled,
In civilian pursuits;
Neither to be strangled,
In the civil disputes.

Aim to please only One,
Chose you as a soldier;
Honor what He has done,
And is your avenger.

An athlete is not crowned,
Till he follows the rules;
Lawfully is found,
Winner over the fools.

Hard-working farmers ought,
Have first shares of the yield;
First partaker has got,
What he picks from the field.

Consider what I say,
Understanding all things;
To honor and obey,
For the goodness Christ brings.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL XMXM NONO J
Poetic Form
Metre 110101 110101 010101 111001 111111 110100 010111 110100 011110 100100 010110 111100 111010 001001 101110 001001 111101 111010 101111 011010 11111 111001 10011 101001 110101 111101 1111 111101 010111 01011 110001 101011 10101010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 834
Words 180
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 72
Words per stanza (avg) 16

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A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus 2 Timothy 2:1-7

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Written on June 19, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on June 18, 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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