Analysis of Power and Wisdom



The Word of the Cross is folly,
To those who might be perishing;
But to us who would be holy,
Within Jesus Christ are cherishing.

For it is the power of God,
Destroys the wisdom of the wise;
Since they do not revere to laud,
Discerning to thwart sight from eyes.

Where are the wise ones and the scribe?
Of the debater of this age;
Foolish wisdom not to abide,
Evil lifestyle is the rage.

For since in the wisdom of God,
The world did not know the Lord;
The folly that we preach is flawed,
Disbelief makes it be ignored.

For Jews demand to see signs,
And the Greeks are seeking wisdom;
They cannot read between the lines,
For access unto His Kingdom.

But we preach of Christ crucified,
Which is a stumbling block for Jews;
And Gentiles have criticized,
That is foolishness to pay dues.

But those who are both Jew and Greek,
Christ is the wisdom and power;
And they have the knowledge to seek,
For the blessings that will shower.

The folly of God is wiser,
Than the wisest of any man;
While God is never weaker,
Than massive strength of any clan.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDED XFGF CHEH IJIJ GKXK LMLM MNMN M
Poetic Form
Metre 01101110 11111100 11111110 011011100 11101011 01010101 11110111 01011111 11011001 10010111 10101101 101101 11001011 0111101 01011111 0111101 1101111 00111010 11010101 1110110 1111110 110100111 01110 11100111 11111101 11010010 01101011 10101110 01011110 10101101 1111010 11011101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,092
Words 242
Sentences 10
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 94
Words per stanza (avg) 22

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Christ the Wisdom and Power of God 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

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Written on January 29, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on January 28, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:12 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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