The Scripture Cannot Be Broken

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How to Memorize Scripture

Psalm 119:11
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

There laid up in the heart the word has effect. When young men only read the letter of the Book, the word of promise and instruction is deprived of much of its power. Neither will the laying of it up in the mere memory avail. The word must be known and prized, and laid up in the heart; it must occupy the affection as well as the understanding; the whole mind requires to be impregnated with the word of God. The word of God in the heart-- the threatenings, the promises, the excellencies of God's word-- and God himself realized, the young man would be inwardly fortified; the understanding enlightened, conscience quickened -- he would not sin against his God.
J. Stephen

How to memorize

  1. Prayerfully select a verse.
  2. Dissect the verse in such a way where the number of words in each line of the verse are an aid to remembering while memorizing the verse (see below).
  3. Write out the verse with the numbers in the right hand column as an aid.

Examples:

I Timothy 5:3 6 .
Honour Widows . 2
That are widows indeed . 4
. . .
I Timothy 4:12 26 .
Let no man despise thy youth . 6
But be thou an example of the believers . 8
In word . 2
In coversation . 2
In charity . 2
In spirit . 2
In faith . 2
In purity . 2
. . .
I Thessalonians 5:18 17 .
In every thing give thanks . 5
For this is the will . 5
Of God in Christ Jesus . 5
Concerning you . 2
. . .
I Thessalonians 1:10 24 .
And to wait for his Son . 6
From Heaven . 2
Whom He raised from the dead . 6
Even Jesus . 2
Which delivered us from the wrath . 6
To come . 2