Analysis of Christian Morals



Bless those who persecute,
Bless but do not curse them;
They possess rotten fruit,
That the Lord will condemn.

Rejoice with who has joy,
Weep with those who do weep;
Compassion you deploy,
Eases their mind when they sleep.

Live within one accord,
The same mind as others;
Just the same as the Lord,
In treating your brothers.

Avoid being haughty,
Never wise with conceit;
Live pure and not naughty,
Never deceive or cheat.

Pay not evil for wrongs,
But to do honest things;
What righteously belongs,
In the sight that it brings.

For it depends on you,
Live peaceably with all;
Make words and deeds be true,
Regardless big or small.

Yourself never avenge,
Let God deliver wrath;
For the Lord takes revenge,
Evil crossing your path.

If your foe has a thirst,
Give nourishment to drink;
And if hunger is worst,
Give food to help him think.

Do not fight with evil,
Defeat evil with good;
Block works of the devil,
Doing just as you should.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL MNMN OPOP QRQR X
Poetic Form
Metre 11110 111111 101101 101101 011111 111111 010101 1011111 101101 011110 101101 010110 011010 101101 110110 100111 111011 111101 110001 001111 110111 110011 110111 010111 011001 110101 101101 101011 111101 110011 011011 111111 111110 011011 111010 101111 10101010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 983
Words 218
Sentences 10
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 37
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 76
Words per stanza (avg) 17

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Marks of the True Christian Romans 12:14-21

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Written on April 04, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on April 03, 2023

Modified on April 03, 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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