Analysis of The Love Law



Pass not judgment on each other,
And avoid any stumbling block;
In trying to trip your brother,
On the pathway where he would walk.

I am persuaded in the Lord,
In itself nothing is unclean;
For by walking in one accord,
He is building my self-esteem.

If your brother grieves what you eat,
No longer do you walk in love;
Destroy not others that you meet,
Reason why Christ had died thereof.

Let not what you regard as good,
Ever be spoken of as evil;
Always doing the way you should,
Avoiding works of the devil.

It is not what you eat or drink,
But joy in the Holy Spirit;
For the righteousness as you think,
On blessings that you inherit.

So whoever is serving Christ,
Is acceptable unto God;
Approved by men who sacrificed,
That worship to honor and laud.

Make every effort making peace,
For mutual edification;
Any hostilities to cease,
For righteous sanctification.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme AXAX BXBX CDCD EFEF GHGH IXIX JKJK A
Poetic Form
Metre 11101110 001101001 01011110 1011111 11010001 00110101 11100101 11101101 11101111 11011101 01110111 1011111 11110111 101101110 1100111 01011010 11111111 11001010 10100111 11011010 10101101 10100101 0111110 11011001 110010101 11000010 10010011 1100010 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 917
Words 196
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) 90
Words per stanza (avg) 20

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Do Not Cause Another to Stumble Romans 14:13–19

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Written on May 13, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on May 12, 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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