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.
I’ll watch that video later today. What I have been doing is writing the Scriptures on a Post-it note, and then taping them to my left arm. That way I can just raise my arm up and look at it during the day. Once I get one verse memorized, I move onto the next. I think it takes a day or two for each one, but sometimes longer. Then I begin stringing them all together. But I’ll definitely take your advice and look at that video. Specially with the armor of God, it would be a good idea to write the Scriptures out and tape them to the parts of my body that they apply to . Have a great day
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.
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
I’ll watch that video later today. What I have been doing is writing the Scriptures on a Post-it note, and then taping them to my left arm. That way I can just raise my arm up and look at it during the day. Once I get one verse memorized, I move onto the next. I think it takes a day or two for each one, but sometimes longer. Then I begin stringing them all together. But I’ll definitely take your advice and look at that video. Specially with the armor of God, it would be a good idea to write the Scriptures out and tape them to the parts of my body that they apply to . Have a great day
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.