Analysis of Righteousness Upheld



What advantage has the Jew,
To value circumcision?
How can anyone construe,
Benefits to envision.

So much that in every way,
To begin with to entrust;
That is causing Jews to stray,
For satisfying a lust.

What is some were unfaithful?
To nullify faithfulness;
That would make one deceitful,
Forgetting their humbleness.

God forbid their unbelief,
Let Him be true in each one;
For a liar brings on grief,
Unjustified through the Son.

That you may be justified,
Prevail when you have been judged;
No faith in the crucified,
Having your life being smudged.

Unrighteousness serves to show,
The need of a righteous God;
He inflicts His wrath to flow,
Upon those who refuse to laud.

By no means how God could judge,
All the sinners of the world;
For He never holds a grudge,
Fire and brimstone be hurled.

For if the truth about God,
Would turn out to be a lie;
That would make the Lord a fraud,
Then I am condemned to die.

Abound to His glory in truth,
But condemned as a sinner;
As a child since my youth,
Rebirth as a beginner.

Does good come doing evil?
For their damnation is just;
Forever with the devil,
Because of their sinful lust.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GBGB HIHI JKJL MNMN KOLO PQPQ EDED Q
Poetic Form
Metre 1010101 110010 111001 1001010 11101001 1011101 1110111 110001 1110010 1101 1111010 01011 10111 1111011 1010111 010101 111110 0111111 110010 1011101 1111 0110101 1011111 01110111 1111111 1010101 1110101 1001011 1101011 1111101 1110101 1110111 01111001 1011010 101111 0110010 1111010 1101011 0101010 0111101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,184
Words 262
Sentences 14
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 41
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 84
Words per stanza (avg) 19

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Let God Be True Romans 3:1-8

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Written on December 11, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on December 10, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:18 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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