Analysis of Christian Consistency



Look carefully at how you walk,
Not as unwise but as wise;
Making the best as you talk,
Days of evil full of lies.

Redeem time days are evil,
Not foolish in what you do;
Heed to avoid the devil,
Understanding what is true.

Perceive the will of the Lord,
And not getting drunk on wine;
For that is debauchery,
But His Spirit is divine.

But be filled with the Spirit,
Address each other a psalm;
With your heart that you merit,
While writing out a poem.

Give thanks through spiritual song,
Making melody to the Lord;
Making your faith sound and strong,
And to be in one accord.

Give thanks for all things to God,
The Father of our Lord;
Respect through honor and laud,
That He is loved and adored.

Submit to one another,
Through God that you revere;
Having Christ as your brother,
Showing that you are sincere.

Copyright © 2024 Richard Newton Sherrer


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Poetic Form
Metre 11001111 1101111 1001111 1110111 0111110 1100111 1101010 010111 0101101 0110111 1110100 1110101 1111010 111001 1111110 1101010 11110001 10100101 1011101 0110101 1111111 0101101 0111001 1111001 0111010 111101 1011110 1011101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 856
Words 192
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) 83
Words per stanza (avg) 20

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Redeeming the Time Ephesians 5:15-21

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Written on May 14, 2024

Submitted by richardnsherrer on May 13, 2024

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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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