Analysis of Father Discipline



Such contradiction of sinners,
Considering Him who has endured;
Not weary to discipliners,
Of the temptations that lured.

For in your struggle against sin,
You never had your blood to shed;
Because you have very thin skin,
Having a body that is dead.

You forgot the exhortation,
That addresses you as a son;
And rather have exploitation,
Of the evil that had been done.

Despise not of the chastening,
Any discipline of the Lord;
Not letting thought be hastening,
And never let it be ignored.

The Lord chastens whom He does love,
Disciplines each son who receives;
It is the discipline thereof,
Shows He cares for one who believes.

God treats you as sons and waters,
As your father would discipline;
Cleansed within baptismal waters,
For doing wrong of what has been.

Earthly fathers, we show respect,
After punishment to correct;
Shall we not much more be subject,
Confessing through prayer to connect.

For they discipline a short time,
As it seemed to be best for them;
A few days chastened for the crime,
God may eternally condemn.

All discipline seems not pleasing,
Rather painful to make one grieve;
Later righteousness is easing;
To the faithful who do believe.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EEEE FGFG HIHI AEAC JJJJ KLKL FMFM X
Poetic Form
Metre 1010110 010011101 11011 1001011 10110011 11011111 01111011 10010111 101010 11101101 010110 10101111 011101 10100101 11011100 01011101 0111111 10011101 1101001 11111101 11111010 11101100 10101010 11011111 10101101 10100101 11111101 01011101 11100011 11111111 01110101 11010001 11001110 10101111 10100110 10101101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,215
Words 249
Sentences 10
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 37
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 20

About this poem

Do Not Grow Weary Hebrews 12:3-11

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Written on September 01, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on August 31, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:14 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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