Analysis of Outside Church Conduct



Remind them to be submissive,
To rulers and authorities;
Obedient and submissive,
Working with their priorities.

Speak no evil and be gentle,
By showing perfect courtesy;
Never being detrimental,
Working towards legitimacy.

We were foolish and led astray,
Slaves to the passions and pleasures;
Malice and envy will convey,
As a lover of your treasures.

The kindness and love of the Lord,
Our gracious Savior appears;
We need to be in one accord,
With praise as each of us reveres.

He saved us not of the works done,
Rather by His mercy and grace;
Because He is God’s only Son,
Compassionate love to embrace.

Through the renewal of His Spirit,
Through Jesus Christ the blood He shed;
Poured for our faith and merit,
His righteousness that He had bled.

By His grace being justified,
To the hope of eternal life;
Made us heirs with the crucified,
He endured the toils and strife.

Faithful and trustworthy to say,
I want you to plead on these things;
Devote to good works and obey,
Abundant blessings that it brings.

Copyright © 2024 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL MNMN EOEO X
Poetic Form
Metre 01111010 11000100 01000010 10110100 11100110 11001100 1010010 100101000 10100101 11010010 10010101 10101110 01001101 10101001 11110101 11111101 11111011 10111001 01111101 01001101 100101110 11010111 11101010 11001111 1111010 10110101 1111010 1010101 1001011 11111111 01111001 01010111 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,063
Words 222
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 93
Words per stanza (avg) 20

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Be Ready for Every Good Work Titus 3:1–8

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Written on March 15, 2024

Submitted by richardnsherrer on March 14, 2024

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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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