Analysis of Warning against Regression



Though we speak in this way,
Swayed to have better things;
In order to obey,
For salvation it brings.

God is not unrighteous,
To block labor of love;
But remaining conscious,
From on His throne above.

I desire each one,
For showing diligence;
Of certainty is done,
For building confidence.

Do not be hesitant,
But followers of saints;
Always be competent,
Patience without restraints.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB BCXC DEDE XFXF X
Poetic Form
Metre 111011 111101 010101 101011 1111 111011 101010 111101 101011 110100 110011 110100 111100 110011 11100 100101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 428
Words 89
Sentences 5
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 68
Words per stanza (avg) 14

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To be Steadfast Hebrews 6:9–12

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Written on March 10, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on March 09, 2022

Modified on March 05, 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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