Spiritual Testing

November 12, 2015 by Richard Newton Sherrer Leave a Comment

Do not believe everyone,
Who say that they have the spirit;
Test them to see what they have done,
And if they truly do merit.

See if the spirit is from God,
Since there are many false prophets;
And see by chance it is a fraud,
Looking to make some fast profits.

This is how you can recognize,
Depends how each person declares;
If Christ was human in disguise,
Has the Spirit from God that shares.

But the ones who do not declare,
That Jesus had come as human;
The antichrist might try to dare,
Or of Satan within his plan.

Remember you belong to God,
So then you have won victory;
And you need to honor and laud,
As you conform to His decree.

Because the one who is in you,
Is the greatest of all around;
So you are able to construe,
In making a ecstatic sound.

These people belong to this earth,
And so they have just worldly thoughts;
Which do not hold so little worth,
With evil and unholy plots.

The world always listens to them,
All that we say has been ignored;
But the day comes God will condemn,
At the next coming of the Lord.

The one who knows God will adhere,
The Spirit of truth is within;
The spirit of lies is not sincere,
Because of error from its sin.

C Copyright © 2015 Richard Newton Sherrer

About Richard Newton Sherrer

Richard Sherrer is actually retired from the United States Air Force about 14 years ago. He had lived in Korea while in the Air Force in 1972 and 1973. You might be asking yourself what brought him back to Korea. I guess you could say that it was a lot of love here, for the country, the people and especially for a Christian woman that he met on the Internet. She convinced him to return to be with her. So he came originally to teach English in July of 2000. They were married July of 2001. Now turned poet which is subject that is near and dear to his heart. His love for Christ and God is an inspiration to all who read his poetry.

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