Analysis of Godly Command



I am writing these things to you,
That you are not tempted by sin;
An understanding that is true,
Avoiding corruption within.

But if someone who would transgress,
The Father gave an advocate;
A counsel who acquits to bless,
For Christ Jesus will mediate.

He is the propitiation,
Not just our sin but for all;
Penance shows appreciation,
By saving us from our fall.

And by this we will also know,
Knowing Him to keep His commandments;
To the Father that we will show,
In having righteous commitments.

Those who do not keep His precept,
Does not know Him and a liar;
They cannot righteously accept,
The truth on eternal fire.

But whoever will keep His Word,
Has in him the true love of God;
And has perfected what is heard,
Showing Him to honor and laud.

Whoever says He abides in Him,
Ought to be walking the same way;
Joy will keep him from feeling grim,
And to avoid going astray.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CXCX BDXD EFEF GHGH IXIX JKJK H
Poetic Form
Metre 11101111 11111011 1010111 01001001 1111101 01011100 01010111 1110110 1101 11101111 1010010 11011101 01111101 101111010 10101111 01010010 1111111 11110010 11010001 01101010 10101111 10101111 01010111 10111001 010110101 11110011 11111101 01011001 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 928
Words 202
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) 21

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Christ Our Advocate 1 John 2:1-6

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Written on October 14, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on October 13, 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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