Analysis of Christian Warior



Put on the whole armor of God,
That you are able to withstand;
Standing firm to honor and laud,
Adhering unto His command.

Having fasting the belt of truth,
And the breastplate of righteousness;
Gird up what you learned as a youth,
Guarding your loins of faithfulness.

Wear shoes for your preparation,
Ready for the Gospel of peace;
A symbol of declaration,
When the hostilities will cease.

The shield of faith, take and hold tight,
The evil one has flaming darts;
When you see them within your sight,
Since he is aiming toward your hearts.

Wear the helmet of salvation,
As you think of God and His Word;
His Spirit gives affirmation,
While holding the two-edged sword.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme XAXA BCBC DEDE FGFG DXDX X
Poetic Form
Metre 11011011 11110101 10111001 01010101 10100111 0011100 11111101 101111 1111010 10101011 0101010 10010011 01111011 01011101 11110111 111100111 10101010 11111011 1101010 1100111 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 714
Words 147
Sentences 6
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 94
Words per stanza (avg) 20

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The Whole Armor of God Ephesians 6:13-17

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Written on October 23, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on October 22, 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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