Inheritor with Christ



Not to flesh are we debtors,
According to the flesh we live;
Slaves to sin having fetters,
God has a key to forgive.

Live by the flesh and you die,
But His Spirit assures life;
When the darkness you defy,
Coping with tempting strife.

Those as led by His Spirit,
Are also the sons of God;
Assured what they inherit,
If they will honor and laud.

No spirit of slavery,
If you truly do believe;
With spiritual bravery,
From His Spirit you receive.

The Spirit of adoption,
Being sons and daughters;
For receiving salvation,
Through the baptismal waters.

You can cry Abba! Father!
As His Spirit bears witness;
Making Christ as your Brother,
Enables you to confess.

As His children, you are heirs,
Being fellow heirs with Christ;
Glorification He shares,
What Jesus was sacrificed.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer

About this poem

The Holy Spirit’s Ministries Romans 8:12-17

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Written on July 22, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on July 21, 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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  • luisestable1
    The problem with the idea or belief in sin is that many things that are called sin or sinful are just natural for man to desire or do, just like the moth who is attractive to the fire or the light and it would be absurd to guilt it for it as to condemning his body to a hell for all eternity for it was born with that naturality or inborn inclination. 
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