Analysis of Christian Ethics



Let love be genuine,
Without dissimulation;
Hold fast to anyone,
With good reputation.

Abhor what is evil,
Cleaving to what is good;
Avoiding the devil,
Of the things that he would.

Be kind to each other,
By giving them honor;
Treating like a brother,
Display as a fawner.

Be not slothful in zeal,
Be fervent in spirit;
Serve the Lord to appeal,
In all that you merit.

Be constantly in prayer,
Rejoicing in the hope;
To God in what you share,
The trials that you cope.

Contribute to the needs,
Hospitable to saints;
Blessing of their good deeds,
Without having complaints.

Bless those who persecute,
Bless and do not curse them;
Argue not or dispute,
God will judge and condemn.

Rejoice with who is glad,
And live in harmony;
Weep with those who are sad,
Soothe if in agony.

Avoid who is naughty,
Stay with who is lowly;
And never be haughty,
Rather to be holy.

Pay no one with evil,
Giving honor in thought;
Work not for the devil,
Only what Christ has sought.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


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Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 962
Words 181
Sentences 11
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 41
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 71
Words per stanza (avg) 16

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Marks of the True Christian Romans 12:9–18

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Written on June 24, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on June 23, 2021

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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