Analysis of Unrighteousness



Are the Jews any better off?
For Greeks and Jews are under sin;
Many Gentiles might scoff,
Claiming that you just cannot win.

Not a single one is righteous,
Because no one does understand;
About seeking God for justice,
Regretting they broke a command.

All have turned aside from the way,
Because they have become worthless;
Since everyone has gone astray,
Not a single one did confess.

For their throat is an open grave,
As they use their tongues to deceive;
Venom from their lips will enslave,
Anyone that tends to believe.

Their mouths are cursed with bitterness,
Their feet are swift in shedding blood;
Their paths run through the wilderness,
Misery immersed in a flood.

The way of peace they have known not,
No fear of God before their eyes;
For the power that they have sought,
Comes from Satan in a disguise.

We know that whatever the Law,
Who are under the Law it speaks;
Nonconforming will make them fall,
Into darkness whoever seeks.

So that every mouth may be blocked,
As the world held accountable;
To God whose verdict has been locked,
That will be non-negotiable.

For by the works under the Law,
No human will be justified;
Knowledge of sin causes a flaw,
Unless faith in the crucified.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD ECEX FGFG CHCH XIXI JKXK LMLM JNJN X
Poetic Form
Metre 10110101 11011101 10111 10111101 10101110 0111101 01101110 01011001 11101101 01110110 1101101 10101101 11111101 11111101 10111101 1011101 11111100 11110101 11110100 10001001 01111111 11110111 10101111 11100001 1111001 11100111 11111 01100101 111001111 10110100 11110111 11110100 11011001 1101110 10111001 0110010 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,206
Words 218
Sentences 11
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 37
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 99
Words per stanza (avg) 22

About this poem

The Whole World Guilty before God Romans 3:9-20

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Written on June 17, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on June 16, 2021

Modified on March 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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