Analysis of Sinning and Law



So I find it to be a Law,
Where evil lies close at hand;
That does not be causing a flaw,
As to the goodness that would stand.

I delight in the Law of God,
The inner being as a man;
From convictions that make me flawed,
As contradictions to His plan.

But some are in another law,
Warring against laws in my mind;
Sinful captives that dwell for all,
Causing some others to be blind.

For the wretched man that I am,
Who will deliver me from death?
Making me gentle as a lamb,
After I would breathe my last breath.

Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ,
Showed me to serve the Law of God;
The reasons He was sacrificed,
And why we should honor and laud.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDED AFXF GHGH ICIE X
Poetic Form
Metre 11111101 1101111 11111001 11010111 10100111 01010101 10101111 1010111 11100101 10011011 10101111 10110111 10101111 11010111 10110101 10111111 11111101 11110111 0101110 01111001 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 695
Words 159
Sentences 7
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 89
Words per stanza (avg) 22

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The Problem of Sin in Us Romans 7:21-25

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Written on July 16, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on July 15, 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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