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Originally Posted by jfrog
bible quizzing wasn't about getting people closer to God. it was about having them memorize scriptures on the pretense that it was helping them out spiritually. I find nothing spiritual about bible quizzing. Instead of building up each other it builds pride. It's just a way for youth to say look I'm smarter and more spiritual than you. It's a competition and while I understand that friendly competition is one of the best motivators for doing something like memorizing the bible... i think it teaches youth to memorize the bible for the wrong reasons.
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I don't think anyone would deny that entirely. I thought of it as more of a building block and the benfits of quizzing would be manifested later in the more mature mind. My son, who doesn't attend any church at all, has the those scriptures memorized for the rest of his life. Nobody is a finished product.
I did have one pastor say to me once that it "had become our NCAA". LOL.
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