Analysis of Triumphant Christ



Thanks be to God, who in Christ,
Leads a prideful procession;
And why He was sacrificed,
Acknowledged through confession.

We are the fragrance of Christ,
Among those who have been saved;
The perished have been enticed,
Because of sin had enslaved.

To one, the odor of death,
For you, a fragrance of life;
Living with heavenly breath,
Blocking the toils and strife.

Who is sufficient for things,
That is not found on this earth;
The good our Savior brings,
Blessing you upon your birth.

We are not like so many,
Which corrupt the Word of God;
Being sincere as any,
Never declared as a fraud.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB ACAC DEDE FGFG HXHX X
Poetic Form
Metre 1111101 101010 011110 0101010 1101011 0111111 0101101 0111101 1101011 1101011 1011001 100101 1101011 1111111 0110101 1010111 1111110 1010111 1001110 1001101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 635
Words 135
Sentences 6
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 83
Words per stanza (avg) 18

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A Life or Death Ministry 2 Corinthians 2:14-17

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Written on July 19, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on July 18, 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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