Sacrificial Food
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
About food offered to idols,
You know we all possess knowledge;
It steers us like bits and bridles,
That we do not fall off the edge.
This knowledge puffs up from the love,
Builds as charity edifies;
That you know something from above,
Which maybe another denies.
They do not know as they ought to,
But if anyone loves the Lord;
Then they will know just what is true,
And know that God has not ignored.
Hence as to the eating of food,
To idols as a sacrifice;
No real existence to elude,
That is conceiving to entice.
For there is only one true God,
Creator of Heaven and earth;
To whom we must honor and laud,
Through Him has given you birth.
Because the Father and the Son,
As well as the Holy Spirit;
The Triune God remains as One,
Eternally reigns to cohabit.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
Food Offered to Idols 1 Corinthians 8:1-6
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Written on December 20, 2022
Submitted by sir_ricky on December 19, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 809 |
Words | 180 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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