Analysis of Revealed Mystery



You have heard of sharing the grace,
That God has given unto you;
For the blessings it will embrace,
With wisdom for helping construe.

How the mystery was made known,
By revelation as written;
Afore in a few words alone,
That some have thought were forbidden.

When you read this, you can perceive,
Seen in the mystery of Christ;
That you be able to believe,
How earthly pleasures have enticed.

Which was not made known to your son,
That to others will be revealed;
What the Holy Spirit has done,
The apostles and prophets kneeled.

The secret that non-Jews are heirs,
As partakers of the promise;
Through Jesus that everyone shares,
Having a spiritual justice.

Of this Gospel that I was made,
Through a poetic gift of grace;
Power given through the price paid,
Working towards to feel His embrace.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF DXDF GHGH IAIA X
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 11111001 11110101 10101101 11011001 10100111 1010110 1001101 11110100 11111101 10010011 11110101 11010101 11111111 11101101 10101011 00100101 01011111 111010 1101101 100100010 11101111 10010111 10101011 100111101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 813
Words 146
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 95
Words per stanza (avg) 21

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The Dispensation of Grace Ephesians 3:2-7

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Written on November 06, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on November 05, 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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