Faithful Exhortation



You must remember predictions,
From the apostles of the Lord;
Christ persevered the afflictions,
We must not let them be ignored.

In the end there will be scoffers,
Following ungodly passions;
For they will be truly mockers,
And wearing seductive fashions.

It is these who cause divisions,
Worldly devoid of the Spirit;
Persecution that imprisons,
Those performing godly merit.

Build yourself up in your spirit,
Most holy faith while praying;
Being humbly considerate,
As you continue obeying.

Keep yourself in the love of God,
Waiting for mercy of the Lord;
Continue to honor and laud,
Showing Him that He is adored.

And have mercy on those who doubt,
Compassion does make a difference;
Showing what Christ is all about,
Benefits of obedience.

Save others out of the fire,
Showing others mercy with fear;
Abolish earthly desire,
And the reason why to revere.

Hate garments having fleshy stains,
For Christ lets you not to stumble;
Breaking the bonds of sinful chains,
When you are remaining humble.

The presence of glory and joy,
Presenting you being blameless;
Allows righteousness to deploy,
That never in feeling shameless.

The only God our Savior,
To be glory and majesty;
Looking upon you with favor,
When under His authority.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer

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A Call to Persevere Jude 1:17-25

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Written on December 06, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on December 05, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB AAAA ACAC CDCD XBXB EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL GMGM G
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,283
Words 259
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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