Analysis of Personal Responsibility



What do you mean by repeating,
A proverb concerning the land;
For the sour grapes you are seeding,
Are on the edge of sinking sand.

This proverb shall no more be used,
For all the souls belong to God;
The soul that sins will be refused,
Because that soul has become flawed.

If one does what is just and right,
Because that person is righteous;
Doing what is lawful in the light,
God will see favor in His justice.

If he eats not on the mountain,
Nor lift eyes to false idols;
Defiles a girl with his fountain,
God ensures his spirit kindles.

He does not oppress anyone,
Restores to the debtor his pledge;
Not shooting another with a gun,
Nor pushing another off a ledge.

He gives bread to those who hunger,
Covers nakedness with some clothes;
Never tries to be a whoremonger,
As a righteous person, he chose,

He never lends to get interest,
Withholds his hand from injustice;
Always is an evangelist,
Because he is always righteous.

He walks as taught by the rules,
Faithfully acting the statutes;
Avoiding death like all the fools.
Persists in biblical pursuits.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CXCX DEDE FXFE FGFG HXHX XXXE IJIJ H
Poetic Form
Metre 11111010 01001001 101011110 11011101 11011111 11010111 01111101 01111011 11111101 01110110 101110001 111100110 11111010 1111110 1011110 1011101 1110110 01101011 110010101 110010101 11111110 101111 1011101 10101011 11011110 1111010 1110100 0111110 1111101 10010010 01011101 01010001 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,111
Words 236
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 97
Words per stanza (avg) 22

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The Soul Who Sins Shall Die Ezekiel 18:2-9

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Written on March 30, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on March 29, 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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