Analysis of Apostleship Defended



For I would have to know,
And I can certify;
Of the Gospel to show,
To preach and not deny.

I receive not from man,
Nor was it ever taught;
But in Christ and the plan,
A revelation sought.

For in a former life,
I persecuted the church;
But the toils and strife,
Tormented in my search.

To gain in religion,
Far beyond my own age;
I want a tradition,
To stop the jealous stage.

Christ had set me apart,
Long before I was born;
Filled grace within my heart,
In life that I sojourn.

God had revealed His Son,
In order I might preach;
Through flesh and blood was done,
And be able to teach.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IXIX GJGJ X
Poetic Form Tetractys  (24%)
Metre 111111 01110 101011 110101 101111 111101 101001 00101 100101 110001 10101 10011 110010 101111 110010 110101 111101 101111 110111 011110 110111 010111 110111 011011 10101010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 632
Words 151
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 69
Words per stanza (avg) 17

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Called by God Galatians 1:11-16

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Written on December 04, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on December 03, 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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