God Is Love



We know that we abide in Christ,
Because He gave us His Spirit;
And in us Jesus has enticed,
Through the faith and our merit.

For we have seen and testify,
That the Father has sent His Son;
As a means for to justify,
In believing what He has done.

Whoso concedes Him as the Son,
God will also abide in Him;
And the Father will never shun,
Ensuring them spiritual vim.

We have come to know and believe,
The love that the Father has for us;
Through the blessings that we receive,
His love is flowing down as thus.

God is love and whoso abides,
God abides in us with His love;
Love within perfected and guides,
With the confidence from above.

It gives boldness come Judgment Day,
As He is also are we here;
As long as we trust and obey,
In love there will never be fear.

Fear not since perfect love casts out,
It has to do with punishment;
Because fear will bring on a doubt,
Which causes your strife and torment.

If you fear, love is not perfect,
He first loved us so then we love;
And if you stray then you neglect,
As many doubts will come thereof.

If you say you love the Father,
You are considered a liar;
If you have despised your brother,
His love is not your desire.

This commandment we have from God,
Whoso loves God must love his neighbor;
For the Father honor and laud,
His Spirit will help through your labor.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer

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Knowing God through Love 1 John 4:13-21

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Written on October 16, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on October 15, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABAB CDCD DEDE FGFG HIHI JXJX KXKX LILI MMMM XMXM M
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
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Words 260
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 4, 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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