I am going to try this bible memorizing technique i found. Hopefully it will help me learn, remember what i learn and stay out of trouble all the the same time. I'll share it below if anyone else may be interested for themselves, i know i could use it myself.
It seems difficult at first but its not when you consider it doesn't take much time and could be used in my regular bible study time anyways. Like the author says, if i stick with it, i will memorize the bible. I think ill just memorize a Gospel, the epistles and the book of Acts though. I i can get through that i may consider other books in the Holy Bible
Memorizing the Bible
Dr. Steve Clinton
November 1, 2004
Memorization - "Writing the Word of God on my heart so that I can repeat it perfectly."
Many of us have memorized a verse here or there, or even completed a series which might have 12 or 24 verses. And that is all good. But some people have memorized whole books of the Bible. I know two who have memorized the whole Bible.
Most people who do memorize use skills based on sheer repetition; that is, they say a verse over and over until they can say it correctly. Then the next day they do that again. Eventually they have it down fairly well - for about six months. I did this for years.
One day, after I had finished university and graduate school, a man who claimed to have memorized the whole Bible came to the campus where I was working. He spoke to our group there and after speaking he was asked about the memorization. He commented, "Well, I am fresh on the New Testament right now. Name a chapter." After ten minutes of people calling out a chapter reference and hearing him
immediately begin giving it to us in King James English, he said, "Would you like to learn how to memorize?" We all said yes.
Being who I am, needing to take things apart to see what makes them work, I have experimented with this system a lot. Eventually I went back to the system pretty much as he taught it to us. I have had the chance to teach this to about 8000 people all over the world.
Here it is for you.
1. What are the benefits of Bible memorization?
a. preparation for spiritual warfare - In Matthew 4 Jesus did not say to Satan, "hold on a minute while I look for a verse on that." We need to have a prior memorization of the Word, have it in our heart - our affective center, so we can face the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.
b. foundation for holy living - as committed Christians we all want to do what God wants us to do. A lot of what He wants us to do is given to us in the Bible. After I memorized Ephesians I saw many ways to apply it to life. I began to see 3-5 applications from specific verses every day. Then I thought: and there are 65 more books! I think God would be seen much more in our daily life, and we would be more ready to obey Him if we knew more scripture.
c. basis for understanding and integrating all truth - the Bible is the main source of truth for Christians. But it is not our only source; we have parents, Christian friends, practical wise non-Christian friends, science, reason, our own experience. All these are sources of learning for all of us. But the Bible gives us a solid foundation and sets the standard for integrating all other truths into a coherent system of knowledge. The Holy Spirit works with all this.
d. increase self-knowledge and self-worth - You can memorize it! You really can! You can also use this same method to memorize anything - recipes, people’s bios, textbooks, to do lists, anniversaries. It can really help you in hundreds of ways.
2. How can I memorize?
a. Pick a topic (telling the truth; being a good husband and father; etc.) and a passage (1 verse to a chapter on that topic) and a version of the Bible you like (how do you want to have this memorized forever?).
For example, you can begin with Ephesians six, verses 10-18, which is one of the three primary passages on spiritual warfare.
b. Memorize five verses daily
1) read the first verse out loud three times
Eph. 6:10 "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might."
Go ahead, right now, and say this verse above out loud three times. Look at it and make sure you are saying it correctly each time.
2) write the verse one time, looking at it in its biblical form and making sure you write
it correctly
　
Go ahead and write it on the line above.
3) read what you wrote above here, out loud, three times
4) say the verse without looking at it
That’s it! You did it!
5) repeat steps 1-4 with each verse [they are listed below]
6) After each step 4, say the accumulated verses together
c. Follow a review pattern Review each set of verses once daily for one week.
Review consists of saying the verse. If you cannot remember some verse, look it up and read it out loud twice. For example, if you are memorizing Eph. 6:1-18 it might look like this:
First week: Eph. 6:1-24
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
am memorize vs. 1-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-24
pm review: vs. 1-5
1-10
1-15
1-20
1-24
Second week Eph. 1:1-23
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
am memorize vs. 1-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-23
pm 6:6-24; 1:1-5
6:10-24; 1:1-10
6:15-24; 1:1-15
6:20-24; 1:1-20
1:1-23
