EssentialResurrection



If preached Christ is raised from the dead,
Then there is a resurrection;
And not lying in a death bed,
With a biblical connection.

If was not preaching is in vain,
So is your faith if not risen;
Eternal life could not attain,
And our grave as a prison.

We would then misrepresent God,
Because what was then testified;
And be considered as a fraud,
The reason Christ was crucified.

For if the dead are risen not,
Then neither would have Jesus Christ;
No salvation that you had sought,
Eternal life to be enticed.

Your faith would then be futile,
And you still would be in your sin;
Living a shameful lifestyle,
With being corrupted within.

Then those who have fallen asleep,
As in Christ would also perish;
Death would then be like slaughtered sheep,
No longer a faith to cherish.

But in Jesus we have the hope,
Life after death is possible;
And that we are able to cope,
When life does seem miserable.

Copyright © 2024 Richard Newton Sherrer

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The Resurrection of the Dead 1 Corinthians 15:12-19

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Written on September 22, 2024

Submitted by richardnsherrer_1 on September 21, 2024

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Scheme ABAB CBCB XDXD XEXE FGXG HIHI JFJF X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 950
Words 206
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 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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