Analysis of Mature Faith



His divine power has granted,
All things that do pertain to life;
And through Him has been enchanted,
In combatting toils and strife.

He has granted great promises,
Through knowledge and glory of Him;
And always fair in the justices,
So have no fear of feeling grim.

You may share the divine nature,
Fleeing from sinful desire;
By becoming a new creature,
You spiritually acquire.

Supplement your faith with virtue,
As knowledge and wisdom is derived;
Which will help your mind to construe,
That the results will be contrived.

For the knowledge will bring patience,
And patience will you godliness;
As love enters in your conscience,
As brotherly kindness will bless.

These qualities are increasing,
Being fruitful through Jesus Christ;
Through the knowledge is unceasing,
Avoiding you to be enticed.

If you lack these you become blind,
Forgotten cleansing of your sin;
Because of a corrupted mind.
Holding unto of what has been.

Be more diligent to confirm,
Your calling in your election;
Spiritually for the long term,
To have a divine connection.

You will be richly provided,
To reach the eternal kingdom;
The Holy Spirit has guided,
To the Savior with His wisdom.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


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Poetic Form
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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,216
Words 244
Sentences 11
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 37
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 97
Words per stanza (avg) 20

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

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Written on March 25, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on March 24, 2023

Modified on March 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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