Analysis of The Gentile World Guilt



The wrath of God has been revealed,
From Heaven against all ungodliness;
As they keep their feelings concealed,
Subdues their true unrighteousness.

What can be known of God is plain,
Since God has shown it unto them;
Invisible attributes reign,
Divine power that will condemn.

Divine nature clearly perceived,
Since the creation of this world;
Through your faith, that one has believed,
As the plan of God is unfurled.

For in the things that have been made,
They do not have any excuse;
For the reasons they disobeyed,
Allowing this world to seduce.

Even though they had known the Lord,
They refused to honor and laud;
Foolish hearts constantly ignored,
Considered not the one true God.

They claimed to be wise but were fools,
Made their glory of mortal man;
And has made its own set of rules,
Directs with no definite plan.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GBGB HXHX BIBI X
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 870
Words 178
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 99
Words per stanza (avg) 21

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God's Wrath on Unrighteousness Romans 1:18-23

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Written on August 09, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on August 08, 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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