Have You Ever Written Out Scripture?

[DerSchweik]

i'm convinced that God blesses each stroke of that pen, and is pleased with the very fact that you even have a desire to write the verses out.

This is a way to bless God and to honor Him, by delving into His Word. Thank you for the reminder, the encouragement, and the inspiration.

Thank you. It's certainly been a blessing thus far.

Just finished Mark and am now halfway through Hebrews, with only James and Revelation left. The benefits have been more than a tad discernible - yet difficult to describe too. If anything, a greater sense of His word accompanying me throughout the day.

My wife asked me if when I finish the NT if I will move on to the OT. Don't know about that, honestly. This was quite the effort in and of itself. The OT would easily be several years, but I'm not sure if it'd be as rewarding as the New, if that makes sense.

 

[John Owen]

I was chatting with one of our elder's wives a number of months ago and she mentioned she liked to write out Scriptures sometimes as part of her bible study / quiet times; she said doing so really helped her in various ways appreciate what she was reading / studying. I'd never really done that before, short of writing out verses here and there for the purpose of memorization and that sort of thing - but never whole chapters or even entire books.

I decided to try it. I started with the gospel of John about a year ago, and have been doing it almost daily ever since, to the point where I'm currently finishing the gospel of Mark with only Hebrews, James, and Revelation to go before I've completely written out the entire New Testament (I've jumped around the NT books, back and forth, not going start to finish...)

It has been an amazing blessing, unlike anything I imagined. I feel I'm getting insights into His Word unlike any I've ever received before. It's as if time slows down (to as fast as I my cursive allows), enabling me to see and appreciate subtleties in His Word I've never seen before. Sometimes, it's as if I were actually there, if that makes sense.

Has anyone else tried this? What were / are your experiences?

Yes, many times. It is very profitable.

 

[DerSchweik]

Yes, many times. It is very profitable.

How so for you?

 

[John Owen]

How so for you?

Makes me slow down. As does reading it in the original languages.

 

[DerSchweik]

Makes me slow down. As does reading it in the original languages.

And in the slowing down, for me, it can be as if I'm in the scene, hearing the din of the crowds, feeling the dust and heat, etc. - stuff it can be very difficult to experience at the higher speed of reading.

 

[John Owen]

And in the slowing down, for me, it can be as if I'm in the scene, hearing the din of the crowds, feeling the dust and heat, etc. - stuff it can be very difficult to experience at the higher speed of reading.

In John, when he was in the Garden of Gethsemane, reading it in Greek made me see it so clearly. I wept.