Reconciliation Message



For the love of Christ controls,
Because we justly conclude;
One that died for our souls,
For faith given attitude.

He died so that we might live,
No more living in conceit;
But for Him for our sake,
That we can be made complete.

No one grants the flesh thereof,
Though we once regarded Christ;
Now flows the blessings of love,
And spiritually enticed.

If anyone is in Christ,
He is a new creation;
For the old is sacrificed,
Giving our salvation.

Because all things are from God,
Who through Christ reconciled;
For submission as we laud,
Purging what is defiled.

That God was in Christ to wit,
To reconcile in this place;
Making spiritually fit,
Who are willing to embrace.

We are His ambassadors,
As through us God did beseech;
That each one of us implores,
Proclaiming through our speech.

God had made Christ to be sin,
Although had known of sin not;
So that our lives begin,
For righteousness to be sought.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer

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The Ministry of Reconciliation 2 Corinthians 5:14–21

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Written on October 02, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on October 01, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABAB XCXC DEDE EFEF XXXB GHGH XIXI JXJX X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 919
Words 170
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1

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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