The Christ Centrality



He delivered us from darkness,
Transferred us unto His Kingdom;
And power over the starkness,
By clothing us in His wisdom.

The Kingdom of His beloved Son,
In whom we now have salvation;
Forgiveness the Father has done,
Redeems us through a confession.

Through the blood forgives our sins,
By Jesus the image of God;
For through His Spirit, He begins,
By cleansing us where we were flawed.

The firstborn of all creation,
By Him all things were created;
Formed by His enunciation,
Each creature officiated.

In the Heavens and on the earth,
Visible and invisible;
All the creatures were given birth,
Vegetation made edible.

He is being before all things,
In Him all things hold together;
And the consistency He brings,
In gratitude when they gather.

Jesus is the head of the church,
And the beginning and the end;
For the salvation that we search,
He has given to us as a friend.

He might have the preeminence,
And was the firstborn from the dead;
The right hand of God in essence,
A sacrificial lamb that bled.

And through Him to reconcile,
Made peace by the blood of His cross;
Promotes a righteous lifestyle,
Being our gain for His loss.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer

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The Preeminence of Christ Colossians 1:13-20

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Written on November 27, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on November 26, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Stanzas 10
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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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