Analysis of Christ My Advocate



I am writing these things to you,
So that you may stop your sinning;
Your transgression will discontinue,
That Jesus Christ helps your winning.

We have an advocate with God,
Jesus Christ who is the righteous;
Purifies you where you are flawed,
Defending you with His justice.

He is the atonement for sin,
For trespasses of the whole earth;
And allowing us to begin,
In experience a new birth.

By this, we have come to know Him,
In His commandments we abide;
Without Christ, life is feeling grim,
Since He is not by our side.

Whoever says that you know Christ,
But does not keep His commandments;
Is deceived and earthly enticed,
And never received His guidance.

The truth has not been in his heart,
For he is nothing but a liar;
The Father will tell him to depart,
Taken to the lake of fire.

But whoever will keep His Word,
The love of God is perfected;
Abides in all that he has heard,
No commandments are rejected.

Whoever abides ought to walk,
Walking the same way that He will;
Also does listen when you talk,
Through the Scriptures that does instill.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


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Poetic Form
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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,103
Words 237
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) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 22

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The Proof of Obedience 1 John 2:1-6

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Written on June 28, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on June 27, 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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