Body of Christ, anyone? If you appreciate the sentiment espoused here, but are unfamiliar with the Body of Christ, check out the Book of Romans, the Book of 1st Corinthians, and the Book of Ephesians.
Memorization is considerably underrated these days, and especially scripture. Good for you. You will be blessed.
"So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it."
I understand completely. Principles of memory to consider: chunk the info into discrete units. I'd recommend two verses at a time with distributed practice. Memory palace technique or physical mapping would be helpful for this as well. In other words, assign verses to the part of the body the verses reference. Then you will remember based on your body, which you should always have 'with' you. Regardless, repetition/rote learning, is the most effective means of memorization.
There are a lot of military references in those verses, yet St. Paul wasn't that kind of leader. We shouldn't be appeased by being told to just talk tough. We should fight, not preach.
Without spiritual strength - physical strength is in vain. The Old Testament speaks to that repetitively! Many times they went to battle in their own strength- and lost.
Here is a novel idea… as we strengthen ourselves spiritually, we can also strengthen ourselves physically! We CAN DO BOTH!
Just because a specific topic is mentioned in the Bible - doesn’t mean is excludes other ways of being prepared for life.
Body of Christ, anyone? If you appreciate the sentiment espoused here, but are unfamiliar with the Body of Christ, check out the Book of Romans, the Book of 1st Corinthians, and the Book of Ephesians.
All great books! Right now I’m trying to memorize Ephesians 6: 10-20
The whole armor of God.
Memorization is considerably underrated these days, and especially scripture. Good for you. You will be blessed.
"So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it."
"For the word of God is living and active.."
Thank you. I’m trying. This one is especially difficult because it’s 10 verses, but I will get it.
I understand completely. Principles of memory to consider: chunk the info into discrete units. I'd recommend two verses at a time with distributed practice. Memory palace technique or physical mapping would be helpful for this as well. In other words, assign verses to the part of the body the verses reference. Then you will remember based on your body, which you should always have 'with' you. Regardless, repetition/rote learning, is the most effective means of memorization.
This is a really cool Ted Talk you might enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6PoUg7jXsA
Cowards' Crusade
There are a lot of military references in those verses, yet St. Paul wasn't that kind of leader. We shouldn't be appeased by being told to just talk tough. We should fight, not preach.
We DO - spiritually!
That’s the whole point.
Without spiritual strength - physical strength is in vain. The Old Testament speaks to that repetitively! Many times they went to battle in their own strength- and lost.
Here is a novel idea… as we strengthen ourselves spiritually, we can also strengthen ourselves physically! We CAN DO BOTH!
Just because a specific topic is mentioned in the Bible - doesn’t mean is excludes other ways of being prepared for life.