Testimony of God



He who came by water and blood,
The Holy Spirit testified;
Not by the water from a flood,
Rather by being crucified.

For the truth is in the Spirit,
That no one could ever deny;
What Christ Jesus did in merit,
Since there are three that testify.

Three that bear record in Heaven,
The Father, Word, and Holy Ghost;
The Triune God that has given,
Us truth of the heavenly host.

Spirit, water, and blood agree,
That our God is three in one;
And the Father sent a decree,
That the Word is really the Son.

With the testimony of men,
God’s testimony is greater;
And states His Son will come again,
To be our liberator.

Whoever believes in the Son,
And in himself has testified;
As their salvation is won,
Having faith in the crucified.

Unbelief makes God a liar,
No faith in the testimony;
Will die in the lake of fire,
Since they are declared a phony.

Eternal life is what God gave,
Because this life is in the Son;
Salvation is how He did save,
Our victory has been won.

If you have life you have the Son,
Those without the Son have no life;
In the darkness, their work is done,
Death is assured amongst their strife.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer

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Testimony Concerning the Son of God 1 John 5:6-12

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Written on October 28, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on October 27, 2023

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Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GEGE HIHX EBEB IGIG JEJE EKEK I
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,164
Words 261
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 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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