Alive with Christ



See that no one takes you captive,
By philosophy or deceit;
Rather look to remain active,
And be spiritually elite.

Remain in accordance with Christ,
With the fullness of deity;
Dwell in the One who sacrificed,
Life as He kept His purity.

You are filled in Him as complete,
Who rules with the authority;
In Heaven has taken His seat,
To purge out your iniquity.

In Him, you were then circumcised,
Circumcision made without hands;
The same as Christ was sacrificed,
That the sins of the flesh demands.

In baptism with Him buried,
In which you had been also raised;
Through your faith no longer worried,
For whom you have worshipped and praised.

For you were dead in your trespass,
Of your flesh uncircumcision;
And dying like withering grass,
Never having heavenly vision.

Canceling the record of debt,
Standing against legal demands;
By confessing what you regret,
Nails them to the cross with your hands.

He stripped those in authority,
And have put them in open shame;
By them losing their dignity,
Preaching the Word that we proclaim.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer

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Warnings Against False Philosophies Colossians 2:8-15

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Written on May 15, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on May 14, 2022

Modified on March 17, 2023

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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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