Aludlam Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 (edited) A few Sundays ago our preacher was talking about this older woman that he knew who had several entire BOOKS of the Bible memorized. I have to say that I only know a handful of passages. I'm just curious how much of the Bible you have memorized? Also, if you were going to undertake a major bible memorization project ... what would you memorize? Edited June 14, 2011 by Aludlam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeschoolingMy4 Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 I'm the same as you.. just a few key passages/verses.. wish I knew more. My son did a TBQ (teen bible quiz) at our church on John and has almost the entire book memorized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 John 3:16 and I am not even a Christian. I also know the first few words of Genesis 1, a couple other random verses and the ten commandments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 I don't know whole books, or even whole chapters, except Psalm 23 & Psalm 100. I do know many random verses, however, and I can immediately think of one or more of them when the need arises. I might not be able to quote it in its entirety, but I can remember enough of it that I can look it up in a concordance and find the exact wording. I heard David Platt speak a few years ago, and was amazed when he quoted most of the book of Romans in his sermon. This was at a youth conference, and he certainly had everyone's attention! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Hebrews 13, 1 Corinthians 13, Colossians 1, Philippians 1, Revelation 1, Philemon, 1 Peter 1, Psalm 1, assorted verses. Here's a great resource: His Word in My Heart by Janet Pope http://www.christianbook.com/heart-memorizing-scripture-closer-walk-with/janet-pope/9780802411426/pd/411428?item_code=WW&netp_id=271421&event=ESRCN&view=details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 A few Sunday's ago our preacher was talking about this older woman that he knew who had several entire BOOKS of the Bible memorized. I have to say that I only know a handful of passages. I'm just curious how much of the Bible you have memorized? Also, if you were going to undertake a major bible memorization project ... what would you memorize? James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGin Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 A few Sundays ago our preacher was talking about this older woman that he knew who had several entire BOOKS of the Bible memorized. I have to say that I only know a handful of passages. I'm just curious how much of the Bible you have memorized? Also, if you were going to undertake a major bible memorization project ... what would you memorize? I have quite a bit memorized. I memorize easily and love the Bible, so it's been somewhat of a hobby of mine over the years. I'm slowly working my way through Psalms. Over the course of 6 months I memorized Psalms 119 but that was several years ago and I've lost or "shelved" much of it so I don't have total recall on it as I did then. I have many, many verses and passages that I'm so familiar with I can paraphrase them and in many cases directly quote them but I never set out to learn them. They are just part of my faith life. If I was going to undertake a major project for the first time, I would start with some Psalms or key passages like I Cor 13, or James 3 or the he whole of Ephesians, Philippians or Colossians. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Only a few key verses. I am terrible at memorizing scripture (or poetry for that matter) and especially bad at remembering the verse numbers, so even with really major things like "Faith, hope and charity" I only kind of know where it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 like others, i have many individual verses memorized and can tell you the exact place it is. other verses, i know them by heart but can only reference the book and context behind it - but not the exact chapter and verse. then other verses i can quote, but would have to look up where that verse is exactly if asked about it. the only whole passages i can say from memory are 1 john chapters 1 & 2. i worked really hard on memorizing that though...it didn't just come to me easily. i'd like to memorize the whole book, as it's my favorite - but we'll see if that ever happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I am with danger mom. I don't remember hardly any verses nor verse numbers. OUr hotel room in Pittsburgh was 316 and I did get that. That would be about it for remembering verse numbers. There are only a few verses that I can quote. One was the A verse for Sonlight some year- All have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God. I remember at least one more since it is part of a reggae song I remember. But I am usually not good at remembering exact words of anything since I am a global thinker. It is strange since I have a excellent memory in many other respects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ester Maria Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I think I know most of major psalms and a few beginning chapters of Ecclesiastes. I could start reciting Genesis to you, but I doubt I would get far. I still know large chunks of Song of Songs too that I had learnt in my youth, a part from Job, and odd verses picked from various places. Overall, not very laudable LOL. Oh yes, and from the New Testament, 1 Corinthians 13. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 A lot less than I used to. When I was in school, I had several books memorized and many selections/verses. I would now say I am very familiar with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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