Analysis of Christ Alive



As you received Jesus as Lord,
Walk rooted and built up in Him;
Established and in one accord,
For building your spiritual vim.

Just the same as you have been taught,
Abound therein with thanksgiving;
See to it that no one has sought,
To take captive of your living.

Philosophy with vain deceit,
Regarding to your transition;
Spirits in trying to defeat,
Jesus Christ in opposition.

The whole fullness of deity,
Of the Godhead that dwells bravely;
By fulfilling your purity,
To counteract what is gravely.

You are comprehensive in Christ,
Who has all the authority;
Rule over who become enticed,
For defeating iniquity.

In Him you have been circumcised,
Circumcision made without hands;
Putting off flesh when crucified,
For the sins against His commands.

Through baptism they are buried,
Through faith you are raised from the dead;
On the cross they had been carried,
His flesh and blood you have been fed.

You were dead in your trespasses,
Uncircumcised flesh in your sin;
God forgave of such practices,
As His Spirit cleanses within.

By cancelling records of debt,
That stood against legal demands;
So, you no longer need to fret,
Infractions of any commands.

He disarmed the authorities,
And have put them to open shame;
Triumph over iniquities,
Strengthening when you do proclaim.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GGGG HGHG XIXI JKJK ILXL MIMI XNIN X
Poetic Form
Metre 11011011 11001101 01000101 110110001 10111111 0101110 11111111 11101110 01001101 01011010 10010101 1010010 01101100 1011110 10101100 1101110 1101001 11100100 11010101 10100100 0111110 0101011 1011110 10101101 11001110 11111101 10111110 11011111 101011 11011 10111100 1110101 11000111 11011001 11110111 01011001 10100100 01111101 10101 10011101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,286
Words 220
Sentences 11
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 41
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 97
Words per stanza (avg) 20

About this poem

Complete in Christ Colossians 2:6–15

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Written on September 28, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on September 27, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:06 min read
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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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