Maybe you’re wanting to just learn all the books in the Bible to make finding a book easier, while in church or……memorizing scripture is something that you’ve been putting off and keep saying you’ll do, but then either forget about it or just lack of the motivation….
Well…..Whatever are the reasons, I hope you will join me either each month, or a month when you have time set aside to work on scripture memorization or even, through the whole year, and together, we can work together on memorization scripture for 2012.
From,”Why Memorize Scripture“, the following was poised to contemplate on:
“Is the Bible made up of the very words of God or is it a book of human wisdom?
Your answer to this question will determine your response to its teachings and will significantly influence your world view.“I know of no other single practice in the Christian life more rewarding, practically speaking, than memorizing Scripture. . . . No other single exercise pays greater spiritual dividends! Your prayer life will be strengthened. Your witnessing will be sharper and much more effective. Your attitudes and outlook will begin to change. Your mind will become alert and observant. Your confidence and assurance will be enhanced. Your faith will be solidified” (Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life [Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994], p. 61)
It is the starting point and most important doctrine of the Church and it will be a basis for the beliefs and practices of its members.
All other doctrine of the Church is based on the Bible, so if the Bible is not reliable then neither is the doctrine and neither is our faith and neither is our salvation.”
As a follower of Christ, remembering, understanding and studying Scripture is part of understanding what the Bible is about, why we believe what we believe and like anything else that we seek to develop growth in, memorizing Scripture provides comfort to those who are followers of Christ and believe in our Father in Heaven and because of that, strengthen their faith and personal walk.
Nothing can be said better than as quoted from, “Why Memorize Scripture” the reason’s that a Christian would take the time to not just memorize, but along with memorization, read and study God’s
- We are told to be prepared to answer questions concerning our faith in Christ. (1PE 3:15)
- Paul was able to reason with non-Christians because of a knowledge of the word. (AC 17:1-4)
- Having the word in our hearts allows us to encourage and teach others. (CO 3:16; 2 TI 2:14-17)
- Knowing and using the Word teaches us right from wrong. (HE 5:13-14)
- It can increase our ability to distinguish truth from error in doctrine
- It will help our prayer life (John 15:7)
- Knowing God’s word allows us to study the Bible more effectively
- If we know the scriptures we can meditate on it anytime wherever we are. (Ps 119:97; Ps 16:7)
- It helps us to stand firm against Satan’s attacks.
11 Your word I have hidden in my heart,
That I might not sin against You. (Psalm 119:11, New King James Version)
Learning scripture, for the follower of Christ, enriches one’s life with the words and comfort of the faith.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. (Colossians 3:16, New King James Version)
Remembering scripture helps us in explaining why we believe what we believe.
15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; (1 Peter 3:15, New King James Version)
If you plan or if you are participating either through another blog or for personal reasons, to memorize scripture, I invite you to share, either here in the comments, or grab the participation badge on the right side and on your own blog (would be great if you would link back here to help spread the word too about this), share the following:
- List the verses you plan on memorizing this month
- What resources are you using to help you memorize those verses
For myself, for the month of January 2012, I plan on memorizing the verses, using the memory cards available at,”More to Be“. Right now, Elisa is having an “Immersed Challenge” at her blog and I thought that would be a fitting resource to use and who knows, it could work for you too!
The verses that her memory card covers and I will be memorizing are the following:
- 2 Timothy 3:16
- Romans 10:9-10
- Romans 12:1-2
- Ephesians 1:3-8
- John 14:6
- Hebrews 2:9
- 1 Corinthians 10:31
- Psalm 86:12
Some of the resources that I will be using is an app that is available on the ipod called Bible Memory Verse, that has:
- audio recording as one of its features
- flashcards
- several different versions of the bible to choose from
In addition, it was shared on the post, Scripture Memorization for 2012, an online program, called, Scripture Typer, (that is free and has a widget available for those who use blogger as their blogging platform), to help with memorizing scripture and so far from what I’ve seen, its easy to use and looks to be very helpful. I also love the fact it has an option that you can input the scripture you are memorizing and then print it out on business cards.
If you would like to join me and others in memorizing scripture for January 2012, grab the January 2012 participation badge that is on the right sidebar, post about it on your facebook, twitter or blog to spread the word and more than anything, leave a link to your blog here!
Each Saturday on the Facebook page, we would do a weekly check-in to see how each other are doing, post words of encouragement and prayers and tips and advice to help with memorizing that can be help not only with just scripture, but hopefully, anything you are wanting to memorize!
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