Christ in Your Home



Wives, submit to your husband,
As is fitting in the Lord;
Every minute and second,
Never let them be ignored.

Husbands, always love your wife,
Never to be harsh to them;
Showing honor through your life,
And never try to condemn.

Children obey their parents,
This is pleasing to the Lord;
When showing obedience,
It puts them in one accord.

Never provoke your child,
Lest they become discouraged;
And they will be defiled,
And they will become ravaged.

Servants obey your masters,
Sincere hearts will fear the Lord;
Never being down casters,
Let not their words be ignored.

Work heartily what you do,
For the Lord and not for man;
Diligently to pursue,
In following His plan.

From the Lord that you should know,
An inheritance to reward;
Allows the blessings to flow,
For you are serving the Lord.

The wrongdoer will be paid back,
Because the wrong that was done;
Respect for others you lack,
Disrespects also the Son.

Copyright © 2024 Richard Newton Sherrer

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Rules for Christian Households Colossians 3:18-25

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Written on March 29, 2024

Submitted by richardnsherrer on March 28, 2024

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Scheme ABAB CDCD XBXB XXAX EBEB FGFG HBHB IJIJ X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 966
Words 206
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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  • RonaldBunch
    Nice poem, you are a great poet, I like your poems.
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