Analysis of Personally Responsible



The way of the Lord is not just,
You are not just in your own ways;
Consider the fact that you lust,
Desires that a person strays.

When a righteous man turns away,
From righteousness to injustice;
He shall die for going astray,
Doing an immoral practice.

When wicked men turn from evil,
They must do what is just and right;
And renounce acts of the devil,
For starting to walk in the light.

They must turn from their transgression,
No longer shall they cheat or lie,
As they pray make a confession,
Commit their faith so they won’t die.

The way of the Lord is not just,
As with your own ways are unfair;
But if you put your faith and trust,
He answers to honor your prayer.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme Abab cxcx dede fgfg Ahah x
Poetic Form
Metre 01101111 11110111 01001111 01010101 10101101 11001010 11111001 10101010 11011110 11111101 00111010 11011001 11111010 11011111 11110010 01111111 01101111 11111101 11111101 11011011 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 720
Words 159
Sentences 6
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 93
Words per stanza (avg) 22

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The Soul Who Sins Shall Die Ezekiel 18:25-29

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Written on October 06, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on October 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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