Favoritism Sin



Show no partiality,
Of the faith that you do hold;
Glory for the Deity,
Respecting what you are told.

If a man with fine clothing,
Comes to worship into church;
Who is wearing a gold ring,
Do you help him with his search.

A poor man looking ratty,
Also comes in to attend;
Appearance such a pity,
Told to sit in the back end.

Are you not being partial,
Judging with an evil thought;
Thinking of one more special,
The same thing of what two sought.

For God chose those who are poor,
Having a faith of much wealth;
Promised to open the door,
Because of spiritual health.

But you have despised the poor.
And the rich you do not oppress;
For the prestige you adore,
As the poor you will depress.

Who blasphemes the worthy name,
By which you are being called;
The Scripture that does proclaim,
That the Father is appalled.

As yourself love your neighbor,
Be impartial in respect;
For if you would show favor,
It is sin that you reject.

Whosoever keeps the Law,
But failing to keep one part;
Becomes guilty to it all,
Is corrupted in the heart.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer

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The Sin of Partiality James 2:1-10

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Written on September 23, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on September 22, 2021

Modified on April 22, 2023

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Scheme ABAB CDCD AEAE FGFG HIJI HKJK LMLM NONO XPXP N
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,043
Words 200
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1

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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