God's Love



We know that we abide in Him,
For He has given His Spirit;
Building up a spiritual vim,
Safeguarding what we inherit.

For we have seen and testify,
That the Father has sent His Son;
Even though people would deny,
For the reason why it was done.

The Father looked on with favor,
Whosoever that shall confess;
Gave Jesus as our Savior,
Through the Son of God He would bless.

We have come to know and believe,
The love the Father has for us;
To abide with love we receive,
His Spirit dwells within as thus.

By this His love is perfected,
So that we have the confidence;
On Judgment Day not rejected,
If forgiven of an offense.

Because there is no fear in love,
Perfect love casts out any fear;
Fear deals with punishment thereof,
Because their love is not sincere.

We love Him since He love us first,
But you cannot hate another;
You are a liar if you thirst,
Having bad blood for each other.

How can you love who is unseen?
Love God as well as your brother;
Showing your love to who has been,
And all those seeing each other.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer

About this poem

Knowing God through Love 1 John 4:13-21

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Written on November 28, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on November 27, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH XXXX IJIJ KEKE XEXE E
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,073
Words 241
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 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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