Analysis of Christian Humility



If you are encouraged in Christ,
With any comfort from His love;
The Holy Spirit has enticed,
With the affection from above.

Fulfill your joy in the same mind,
With the same love in full accord;
Having your thoughts fully aligned,
In your heart and mind with the Lord.

Detour from possible conceit,
And any selfish ambition;
Never showing any deceit,
Rather esteem as a Christian.

Let each of you on your own things,
Not being as your main concern;
Rather for another that brings,
Increasing the trust you will earn.

Let this mind to be within you,
Which is also in Jesus Christ;
That you spiritually construe,
Think of why He was sacrificed.

Though He was in the form of God,
He did not count equality;
Although He had been never flawed,
With the Father as equally.

But He had no reputation,
Taking the form as a servant;
Offered others salutation,
An inspiration so fervent.

He had been found in human form,
Humbled Himself as to obey;
Attitude as friendly and warm,
While preaching throughout each day.

Therefore God has exalted Him,
Bestowed the name above all names;
No longer believers feel grim,
While each one of us proclaims.

Hearing His name your knee shall bow,
Each and every tongue will confess;
That Jesus is the Lord to vow,
As the glory of God will bless.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IAIA XJXJ FKFK LMLM NONO PQPQ X
Poetic Form
Metre 11101001 11010111 01010101 10010101 01110011 10110101 10111001 01101101 01110001 01010010 10101001 10011010 11111111 11011101 10101011 01001111 11111011 11100101 111000001 1111110 11100111 11110100 1111101 10101100 1111010 10011010 10101 1010110 11110101 10011101 1011001 1100111 1110101 01010111 11001011 1111101 10111111 101001101 11010111 10101111 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,272
Words 233
Sentences 11
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 41
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 94
Words per stanza (avg) 21

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Christian Humility by Richard Sherrer 06/28/21 Christ's Example of Humility Philippians 2:1-11

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Written on June 28, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on June 27, 2021

Modified on April 24, 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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