Analysis of Deceptive Truth



I rejoice that you walk in truth,
As commanded by the Father;
You have been walking since your youth,
Walking in love with your brother.

Not that I write a new command,
But one we have had since the start;
As to love others as we stand,
Nestled deeply within the heart.

Because this is love that we walk,
According to His commandments;
And that it is love as we talk,
As we confess for atonements.

For many deceivers have gone,
Confessing not in Jesus Christ;
They are out until morning dawn,
Convince others to be enticed.

The antichrist and deceiver,
Attempts you to lose your reward
No longer be a believer.
Of Jesus Christ being your Lord.

Everyone who goes on ahead,
Abides not by what they were taught;
For the darkness that they are fed,
With the wickedness, they have sought.

Whoever abides in the light,
Have both the Father and the Son;
And will be doing what is right,
Given blessings what has been done.

If anyone coming to preach,
That would be trying to deceive;
Without Holy doctrine to teach,
Do not accept what they believe.

Neither should you bid them Godspeed,
Whoever greets are in the dark;
They take part in an evil deed,
Avoids the light where they embark.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH BIBI JKJK LMLM NONO PQPQ B
Poetic Form
Metre 10111101 10101010 11110111 10011110 11110101 11111101 11110111 10100101 01111111 01011010 01111111 110111 110111 01010101 11101101 01101101 0101 01111101 11010010 11011011 1011101 01111101 10101111 10100111 01001001 11010001 01110111 10101111 1101011 11110101 01101011 11011101 10111110 01011001 11101101 01011101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,228
Words 264
Sentences 11
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 37
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 22

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Walking in Truth and Love 2 John 1:4-11

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Written on August 18, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on August 17, 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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