What Do I Memorize?
Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart. Psalm 119:2
Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart. Psalm 119:2
More Tips and Tools for Better Scriptural Memory
Be persistent, and set goals in your endeavors to memorize God's Word. Once you have a good plan and discipline, stick to it, and do not give up. At the same time, be realistic and do not set goals that you cannot accomplish.
Be persistent, and set goals in your endeavors to memorize God's Word. Once you have a good plan and discipline, stick to it, and do not give up. At the same time, be realistic and do not set goals that you cannot accomplish.
The Basic Plan for Bible Memorization
The "nitty-gritty" for ease in memorizing is to simply select a short passage-a verse or two. Pray, read it, and then read the chapter in an easy-to-understand translation to see it in context. Then...
The "nitty-gritty" for ease in memorizing is to simply select a short passage-a verse or two. Pray, read it, and then read the chapter in an easy-to-understand translation to see it in context. Then...
God calls us to have His Words and promises written in our hearts! The way to spiritual maturity and the glory of our reward is not in finding shortcuts, but exercising temperance and commitment through learning, experience, and overcoming adversities. The question is, How can you make memorizing Scripture a reality in your life?
The effort to memorize Scripture is something all Christians should be doing. It takes time and hard work, but we are to do this with our best efforts and our obedience out of love and gratitude for Who He is and what He has done for us. But, this is not to be a labor of pain or a work of strife that we dread; rather, it is a wondrous and glorious journey because we are getting to know Him more deeply!
CHARTING YOUR PATH "Learning to use the Chart"
This is the step where you keep track of what you learn.
This is the step where you keep track of what you learn.
KNOW IT!
Just as the Customs Officer asks you with a deep stern and convicting look when you enter a country, "do you have anything to declare," so must we declare Christ with even more passion and conviction! And we can only do it with knowing it, knowing Him and His Word. This is the step that helps us "internalize" what we are learning.
Just as the Customs Officer asks you with a deep stern and convicting look when you enter a country, "do you have anything to declare," so must we declare Christ with even more passion and conviction! And we can only do it with knowing it, knowing Him and His Word. This is the step that helps us "internalize" what we are learning.
Inductive Bible Study is a method for learning how to exegete the Bible for all its worth by our best efforts. We do this through learning the tools and skills to help us observe the text, dig out the meaning, and then apply it to our lives.
What Stops you from being a Doer of the Word!
God's Word is the seed that is implanted in us to grow our faith and make our life impacting and worthwhile.
God's Word is the seed that is implanted in us to grow our faith and make our life impacting and worthwhile.
Are you a Doer of the Word!
God's Word gives us our spiritual birth and reason in life: Who am I? What am I here for? What is the meaning of life? It is all wrapped up in who we are in Christ, and...
God's Word gives us our spiritual birth and reason in life: Who am I? What am I here for? What is the meaning of life? It is all wrapped up in who we are in Christ, and...