Analysis of Faithful incitement



You must remember predictions,
From the apostles of the Lord;
Not forgetting the afflictions,
Never letting them be ignored.

The last time there will be scoffers,
Who walk in their ungodly lust;
For the passions of the mockers,
Christ considers not to be just.

It is these who cause division,
People devoid of the Spirit;
Conceive to be an illusion,
In having a godly merit.

Build yourself up to be holy,
Through faith pray to the Holy Ghost;
Faith in the triune God solely,
Reigns over the heavenly host.

Keep yourself in the love of God,
Wait for the mercy of the Lord;
Eternally honor and laud,
As you remain in one accord.

Have mercy on all those who doubt,
Adapt by showing compassion;
Teach others what Christ is about,
So that He will be their passion.

Snatch others out of the fire,
By showing them mercy with fear;
Hating their fleshy desire,
While guiding them to revere.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB ACAC DEDE FGFG XBXB HDHD IJIJ I
Poetic Form
Metre 11010010 10010101 10100010 10101101 0111111 11010101 1010101 10101111 11111010 10011010 01111010 01001010 10111110 11110101 10011100 11001001 10100111 11010101 01001001 11010101 11011111 01110010 11011101 11111110 11011010 11011011 10110010 1101101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 928
Words 198
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 91
Words per stanza (avg) 20

About this poem

A Call to Persevere Jude 1:17–23

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Written on January 18, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on January 17, 2022

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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