Analysis of Grown Faith



His divine power has granted,
For all things that pertain to life;
That godliness has enchanted,
While we are coping with the strife.

For His glory and excellence,
His precious great assurances;
As His blessings in abundance,
For overcoming all hindrances.

Partakers of divine nature,
To escape sinful desires;
Makes each of us a new creature,
In which His doctrine requires.

Make every effort to append,
Adding to your faith more virtue;
Wisdom and knowledge without end,
That always is remaining true.

For knowledge brings you temperance,
As temperance will bring patience;
And patience will bring tolerance,
Through having godly diligence.

It gives brotherly affection,
Brotherly affection with love;
Having a godly interjection,
From blessings flowing from above.

These things are yours and will increase,
For not becoming infected;
By vain knowledge that does not cease,
Of the stone that was rejected.

Whoever lacks these qualities,
Are so nearsighted to be blind;
They will fill with iniquities,
Finding themselves as misaligned.

So be diligent to confirm,
For your calling and election;
God has made it to be a perm,
From many for the selection.

You will be richly provided,
Upon entering His Kingdom;
An everlasting and united,
Being indulged in His wisdom.  

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABCB DEDE FGFG HIHI DDDD JKJK LALC XXDA MJMJ ANAN F
Poetic Form
Metre 10110110 11110111 111010 11110101 11100100 11010100 11100010 11001100 110110 10110010 11110110 01110010 110010101 10111110 10010011 1110101 11011100 11001110 01011100 11010100 11100010 10001011 10010010 11010101 11110101 11010010 11101111 10111010 01011100 1110111 11111 100111 11100101 11100010 11111101 11010010 11110010 01100110 10100010 10010110 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,318
Words 257
Sentences 11
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 41
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 19

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Confirm Your Calling and Election 2 Peter 1:3-11

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Written on December 14, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on December 13, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:17 min read
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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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