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Mortal Becoming Immortal

The immortal, invisible King dwells in the light to which no man can draw near But by God's grace immense, He did appear as a man to die on the cross that tells of His great love for us. We the mortals will put on immortality. No fear we have of death, as long as we live here. Such infinite love has no parallels. Yet, men try foolishly to reduce God's immortality to mortal likeness of man, birds, beasts and creeping things, in vain; With God, the creature is being at odds, Therefore, God too gave up man to vileness, But, now we're reconciled; Christ's death, our gain. 02/28/17 Rhyme scheme: abbaabba cdecde (10 syllables each line)

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Date: 3/25/2017 6:55:00 AM
EXCEPTIONAL SONNET , WITH GRACE, BEAUTY, TRUTH AND DEPTH. Truth and beauty matching the Light therein shown! A gem, a true gem!a7
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Date: 3/21/2017 8:35:00 PM
Well penned Jo. Congrats.
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Date: 3/20/2017 3:17:00 PM
Jo congratulations on your win in my contest ~
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Date: 3/21/2017 9:42:00 AM
Thank you, Constance:) to God be all glory:)
Date: 3/7/2017 11:15:00 AM
Christ's love and death, together with our faith are guarantees to an immortal afterlife, Jo. Well done with this lovely and meaningful poem... a tricky sonnet which you executed with a capable pen. #7 Regards // paul
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Date: 3/5/2017 12:43:00 PM
Your sonnet--a 7 for sure--tells the truth! Janice
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Date: 3/3/2017 10:15:00 PM
Wow this is really impressive and I love the rhyme scheme as well.
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Date: 3/3/2017 8:14:00 PM
I am impressed and enjoyed it twice. All the best, all the days ... CayCay
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Date: 3/3/2017 3:50:00 AM
Absolutely wonderful Jo. You speak The Truth with great conviction. Loved this. It's a keeper. From 1 to 7 this is a 10 in my book. God Bless, JB
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Date: 3/1/2017 9:13:00 AM
Your poems speak volumes of your spiritual strength Good Luck for the contest, Jo!
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