Analysis of The Approved Workers



I remind you of these things,
Charging you before the Lord;
Quarrel not words that it brings,
So that hearers are not ignored.

Present yourself to the Lord,
As a worker not ashamed;
Speaking truth in one accord,
Whenever it is proclaimed.

Shun profane and vain babble,
It incites ungodliness;
Turns into utter gabble,
Leading them to false witness.

Their talk will spread like gangrene,
And eating as does cancer;
Possibly turning obscene,
To become a renouncer.

For they would swerve from the truth,
Upsetting the faith of most;
And becoming so uncouth,
Which would block the Holy Ghost.

The firm foundation of God,
Always stands bearing a seal;
The Lord knows those who will laud,
He graces with His appeal.

To name the name of the Lord,
Departs from iniquity;
Remaining in one accord,
With the Holy Trinity.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB BCBC DADX EFEF GHGH XIXI BJBJ F
Poetic Form
Metre 1011111 1010101 1011111 11101101 1001101 1010101 1010101 0101101 1010110 1011 101101 1011110 1111110 0101110 1001001 10101 1111101 0100111 0010111 1110101 0101011 111001 0111111 1101101 1101101 0110100 0100101 1010100 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 857
Words 179
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 85
Words per stanza (avg) 18

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A Worker Approved by God 2 Timothy 2:14-19

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Written on August 07, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on August 06, 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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