Analysis of Rightly to know God



I am writing these things,
So that you may not sin;
Righteousness that it brings,
To build your discipline.

We have an advocate,
That has been Jesus Christ;
That we communicate,
To the Father as thus.

He propitiates sin,
Not just you but the world;
His Spirit cleans within,
Where corruption unfurled.

By this, we come to know,
If we keep His commands;
And through Christ, He will show,
The right way through His hands.

You will be a liar,
If you say you know Him;
Your tongue is on fire,
Your Law knowledge is dim.

The truth is not in you,
Not keeping in His Law;
As you earthly pursue,
Getting another flaw.

Whoever keeps His Word,
His love has perfected;
Adhered to what you heard,
His Law not neglected.

If you abide in Him,
You walk in the same way;
And never to feel grim,
No urge to go astray.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAX XXXX BCBC DEDE FGFG HIHI JKJK GLGL F
Poetic Form
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Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 848
Words 197
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 72
Words per stanza (avg) 17

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Christ Our Advocate 1 John 2:1-6

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Written on October 01, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on September 30, 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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