Love of God



Let us love one another,
Because love is from the Lord;
Love as sister and brother,
Knowing that God is adored.

Not loving Him knows not God,
You must know God as to love;
If not then you are a fraud,
Since not loving Him thereof.

Love from God made manifest,
That He sent His only Son;
For setting out on a quest,
Winning over sin was won.

When we love God we know love,
For His Son as atonement;
That His glory from above,
Gives a path to alignment.

If God loves, love each other,
Showing your love unto Him;
And love for one another,
Your love will never grow dim.

No one has ever seen God,
But faith wills us to abide;
Perfects His love from above,
To laud who was crucified.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer

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Knowing God through Love 1 John 4:7-12

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Written on February 20, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on February 19, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABAB CDXD EFEF DGDG AHAH CIDI A
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 725
Words 169
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1

Richard Newton Sherrer

 · 1951 · Easton

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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