The New Man Life



Put to death the earthly in you,
The passionate idolatry;
Evil desires that you construe,
The hatred and the bigotry.

On account of these comes the wrath,
From God who is disobedient;
For He will be blocking your path,
Because you have been defiant.

For in which you walk for some time,
Living a lifestyle in them;
Rest assured you pay for your crime,
On Judgment Day He will condemn.

Put away the wrath and slander,
All the obscene talk that you speak;
No more let your mind meander,
Rather only to the Lord seek.

Do not lie to one another,
Put off the old man with his deeds;
Always be kind to each other,
Remembering all of their needs.

Renew knowledge as a new man,
Thinking just like your creator;
While following His command,
Let Christ be your mediator.

Where there is neither Greek nor Jew,
Circumcised nor uncircumcised;
In all Jesus Christ remains true,
Let Him always be emphasized.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer

About this poem

A New Viewpoint Colossians 3:5-11

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Written on August 16, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on August 15, 2022

Modified on March 05, 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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