Analysis of Christ is Our Advocate



I am writing these things to you,
So that you do not commit sin;
What I am telling remains true,
If you retain your discipline.

But if anyone just might sin,
There is council with the Father;
Jesus Christ has righteously been,
Our advocate and Brother.

The atonement for transgression,
Not just for us but for each one;
When we pray with a confession,
To our Father through the Son.

Because we have come to know Him,
If we are keeping His precepts;
Faith and hope are no longer grim,
Looking towards heavenly concepts.

If you say that you know the Lord,
The truth will make you a liar;
His commandments you have ignored,
Your fate is the lake of fire.

Whoever is keeping His Word,
The love of God is perfected;
By cherishing what you have heard,
Never let it be neglected.

Whoever abides ought to walk,
Should be walking in the same way;
His thought, the same as Christ did talk,
For fending off going astray.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAC BDBD CCCC EFEF GDGD HIHI JKJK D
Poetic Form
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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 957
Words 208
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 93
Words per stanza (avg) 22

About this poem

Can a Christian Not Sin? 1 John 2:1-6

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Written on September 10, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on September 09, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:02 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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