Analysis of Humble Christian



Look not just your own interest,
But the interests of others;
Any time that you may invest,
Will help your sisters and brothers.

Keep this in mind, which is in Christ,
Though He was in the form of God;
To be equally sacrificed,
Your time and talents that you laud.

He had made no reputation,
Taking the form of a servant;
But ensures our salvation,
In showing love that is fervent.

He was born the likeness of man,
And being found in human form;
Since the Father had in His plan,
Persuading others to reform.

He was obedient to death,
Even the death upon the cross;
His task was finished at last breath,
Being our gain at His loss.

God has exalted and bestowed,
The name above all other names;
Cleaning the slate that we have owed,
Through our faith that it proclaims.

In the name of Jesus, all knees bow,
Both upon and under the earth;
Through faith, the Father will endow,
By affording them a new birth.

All tongues confess Jesus is Lord,
With the glory to God the Father;
Show that He is loved and adored,
Never again blaspheme either.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme XAXA BXBX CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL MNMN N
Poetic Form
Metre 1111110 1010110 10111101 11110010 11011101 11100111 1110010 11010111 1111010 10011010 10110010 01011110 11101011 01010101 10101011 01010101 11010011 10010101 11110111 10101111 11010001 01011101 10011111 11011101 001110111 10101001 11010101 10101011 11011011 101011010 11111001 1001110 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,086
Words 238
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 94
Words per stanza (avg) 22

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Christ's Example of Humility Philippians 2:4-11

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Written on April 10, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on April 09, 2023

Modified on April 10, 2023

1:11 min read
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Richard Newton Sherrer

 · 1951 · Easton

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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