Analysis of Know Christ



I might have some confidence,
In the flesh for a reason;
My faith in Christ is my defense,
For everything He has done.

Circumcised on the eighth day,
Righteousness under the Law;
Persecuted as to stray,
Unaware of any flaw.

I thought that I was blameless,
But whatever I could gain;
For the sake of Christ was less,
Who had to endure the pain.

Everything counts as a loss,
Through knowledge of knowing Christ;
In seeing Him on the cross,
Nothing on earth has enticed.

I may gain in Christ to find,
A righteousness of my own;
Giving me a humbled mind,
Confess and God would atone.

Through faith in Christ does depend,
How strongly that you believe;
Proclaiming that you defend,
Salvation that you receive.

I know Him and His power,
Resurrection after death;
Suffering the last hour,
When He did take His last breath.

By any means possible,
I attain resurrection;
After death it’s probable.
An eternal direction.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme XAXA BCBC XDXD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL MAMA K
Poetic Form
Metre 1111100 0011010 11011101 110111 101011 1001001 100111 011101 1111110 110111 1011111 1110101 101101 1101101 0101101 1011101 1110111 0100111 1010101 0101101 1101101 1101101 0101101 0101101 1110110 010101 1000110 1111111 1101100 101010 1011100 1010010 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 960
Words 205
Sentences 10
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 83
Words per stanza (avg) 18

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Righteousness Through Faith in Christ Philippians 3:4-11

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Written on October 17, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on October 16, 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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