Gospel Advance
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
I want you to know what happened,
Has served to advance the Gospel;
Knowledge and wisdom are widened,
While speaking to the people.
That it has become known throughout,
My bonds in Christ are manifest;
No longer having any doubt,
Allowing their faith to be blest.
Most of the sisters and brothers,
Became confident in the Lord;
More bolder to speak to others,
Less fear to be in one accord.
Some preach of Christ from rivalry,
Others teach in faith from good will;
Strife develops from an envy,
In how they may try to instill.
The one preach Christ of contention,
The latter does it out of love;
In defense with good intention,
Convictions of bonds from above.
Some out of selfish ambition,
In proclaiming the Word of Christ;
But others with the condition,
That the love of Christ is enticed.
Whether in pretense or in truth,
Christ is proclaimed that we rejoice;
To the elder also the youth,
Convincing to make the right choice.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
The Furtherance of the Gospel Philippians 1:12-18
Font size:
Written on June 20, 2022
Submitted by richards.77936 on June 19, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 1:01 min read
- 3 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ IKIK LMLM X |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 976 |
Words | 205 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Gospel Advance" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 30 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/130293/gospel-advance>.
Discuss the poem Gospel Advance with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In