Analysis of Works and Faith
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
You have the faith as well as works,
My faith and works I will show you;
Needing both because evil lurks,
Unto the Lord remaining true.
Even so, only faith alone,
Without your works then faith is dead;
The Father then cannot condone,
Less being spiritually fed.
You believe that the Lord is One,
Though demons believe and shudder;
The Father, His Spirit, and Son,
Only God steers with a rudder.
Do you desire to be shown,
That faith without works is useless?
Only a fool would not have known,
The Lord your God can never bless.
Would you have sacrificed your son,
As to lie him on an altar;
For a forfeiture that has begun,
In Spirit cleansing of a scar.
You can see that faith was active,
Along with your works is complete;
Allowing the Lord to forgive,
Gives Satan another defeat.
Defeated being friends with God,
Allows Scripture to be fulfilled;
Cleansing you where you have been flawed,
Inspiration that has instilled.
You see that one is justified,
By works and not just faith alone;
And chosen by the crucified,
Who in Heaven sits on His throne.
Branches without the trunk are dead,
So the body less the spirit;
Faith to be spiritually fed,
Your works will display your merit.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,233 |
Words | 263 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 37 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 97 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
About this poem
Faith Without Works Is Dead James 2:18-26
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Written on June 02, 2022
Submitted by richards.77936 on June 01, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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