Analysis of False Doctrine and Human Greed



Teach while urging of these things,
If someone teaches otherwise;
A different doctrine that brings,
Being darkness in a disguise.

Of a doctrine that does not sound,
Words of Jesus Christ our Lord;
Not of godliness to be found,
Far from being in one accord.

He is puffed up having conceit,
In being arrogant and proud;
As his words are full of deceit,
While being boastful and loud.

He always craves controversy,
While understanding nothing;
Words producing strife and envy,
And will cause evil surmising.

Constant friction among people,
Perversely deprived of the truth;
Never told of the true Gospel,
Wind up by becoming uncouth.

But godliness with contentment,
Will be bringing such a great gain;
Blocks any sign of resentment,
Possibly be causing you pain.

For you bring nothing to this earth,
And never take something away;
Naked you come into this earth,
Nothing to take on Judgment Day.

For if we have clothing and food,
With these things we should be content;
To maintain a good attitude,
With the blessings that God has sent.

But those who are tempted by wealth,
Harmful desires not to share;
Will be lacking spiritual health,
Which will trap them into a snare.

The love of money is a root,
That takes the path of evil ways;
For the craving for wicked fruit,
A person morally decays.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,341
Words 279
Sentences 11
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 41
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 21

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False Teachers and True Contentment 1 Timothy 6:3-10

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Written on November 26, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on November 25, 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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