Analysis of Sin and Law



That which is good, bring death to me,
Sin produced death through what is good;
In order that sin what you see,
Beyond measure of what you should.

The Law is holy just and good,
Because the Law is spiritual;
But since carnal as sinful could,
And temptation is sensual.

That which I do I allow not,
Actions I do not understand;
Things I hate to do but are sought,
Adverse to what God does command.

If I do what not desired,
Then would I agree with the Law;
Which is good what God required,
Which prevents me having a fall.

It is no longer I who do,
Rather the sin that dwells within;
Being unable to construe,
Why I continue with this sin.

I know nothing good dwells within,
But wanting to do what is right;
The ability negates sin,
Causing me an internal fight.

I do not do the good I want,
Rather evil that I do not;
Because sin continues to taunt,
Guiding what the darkness has sought.

If I do what I do not want,
It is no longer I who do;
Since sin that dwells within will haunt,
For doing what God wants me to.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme abab bcbc defe gxgx Hihi ijij kdlf kHlh x
Poetic Form
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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,023
Words 206
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 91
Words per stanza (avg) 23

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The Problem of Sin in Us Romans 7:13-20

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Written on August 13, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on August 12, 2021

Modified by richards.77936 on August 12, 2021

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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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