Analysis of Christian Warfare



Be secure in the Lord,
In the strength of His might;
And be in one accord,
Remaining in His light.

Wear the armor of God,
And be able to stand;
As not to become flawed,
That Satan would command.

We wrestle against earth,
Against the flesh and blood;
The rulers it gives birth,
That inundates a flood.

The powers of darkness,
And forces of evil;
Filling with the starkness,
Controlled by the devil.

Wear the armor of God,
Withstand the evil day;
Stand firm as you laud,
And you trust and obey.

Fasten the belt of truth,
And the righteous breastplate;
Never to be uncouth,
That is sealing your fate.

Put on shoes for your feet,
From the Gospel of peace;
That will never retreat,
Giving faith not to cease.

The shield of faith will guard,
Against the flaming darts;
That Satan would bombard,
Shot from his fervid carts.

The sword of the Spirit,
Helmet of salvation;
As the Word gives merit,
As a new creation.

Pray with supplication,
All times in the Spirit;
With glorification,
For what you inherit.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme abab Cded fgfg xhxh Ciei jkjk lmlm nono pqpq qpqp x
Poetic Form
Metre 101001 001111 010101 010011 101011 011011 111011 110101 110011 010101 010111 1101 010110 010110 101010 011010 101011 010101 11111 011001 100111 00101 101111 111011 111111 101011 111001 101111 011111 010101 110101 111101 011010 101010 101110 101010 111 110010 10010 111010 10101010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,048
Words 235
Sentences 11
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 41
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 74
Words per stanza (avg) 17

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The Whole Armor of God Ephesians 6:10–20

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Written on June 07, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on June 06, 2022

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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