The Nature of the Resurrection



What is sown is perishable,
So is awakened of the dead;
What is raised is cherishable,
That has been asleep in their bed.

It has been sown with dishonor,
And raised in glory from weakness;
With the power of a fawner,
Having an outlook of bleakness.

Body sowed as a natural one,
But one raised up as spiritual;
In being a daughter or son,
Living a life that is noble.

Adam was the first living man,
The new Adam living spirit;
Since the first Adam had no plan,
And had a downfall in merit.

The spiritual does not come first,
For the first man comes from the earth;
From the dust the desires thirst,
Ever since God had given him birth.

The second man came from Heaven,
Who is Jesus Christ our Lord;
Eternal life He has given,
To everyone in one accord.

As was the man who came from dust,
As to from death he will return;
For being controlled by his lust,
Eternal life he did not earn.

Just as in his image are born,
The image of the man of dust;
A spiritual mind to sojourn,
That in Heaven puts our trust.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer

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The Resurrection Body 1 Corinthians 15:42-49

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Written on January 21, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on January 20, 2023

Modified on March 29, 2023

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Scheme ABAB CDCD EAEA FGFG HIHI EJEJ KLKL XKLK C
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
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Words 240
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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