Grace Bible Presbyterian Church - Defenders of the Faith

Our Scripture & Catechism Memory Program

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 14:53:21 -0600

What is the Defenders of The Faith Program?

The Defenders of Faith is a church-wide memorization program to help the members and friends of Grace Bible Presbyterian Church hide the Word of God and the truths of Scripture in their hearts. Everyone from children to adults can memorize the same Scripture verses and catechism questions each month and repeat them together whenever we gather for worship and/or teaching.

Our goal is not just to memorize, but to understand and apply the truths of God that we commit to memory. Doing this together as a church family allows us to help one another with this important task.

[Please read "Why Creeds are Useful?" to understand why we also memorize the Westminster Shorter Catechism]

January 2007 Defender of the Faith Verses

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 07:30:01 -0600

"The Lord our God is one Lord; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength." Mark 12:29,30

Can you keep the Ten Commandments perfectly? No, since the fall of Adam, the only One who has been able to do this is Jesus.

December 2006 Verses

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 12:05:08 -0600

"But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all conduct." 1 Peter 1:15

"The LORD will give strength to His people; the LORD will bless His people with peace." Psalm 29:11

November 2006 Verses

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 09:55:03 -0600

What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were first created? The sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were first created was their eating the forbidden fruit. (Shorter Catechism Question #15)

"You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trust in You." Isaiah 26:3

October 2006 Verses

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:54:07 -0500

"The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble, and He knows those who trust in Him?" Nahum 1:7

"These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." John 16:33

September 2006 Verses

Sun, 03 Sep 2006 16:38:03 -0500

Shorter Catechism Question 14: What is Sin? Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of the law of God.

"Great peace have those who love Your law, and nothing causes them to stumble." Psalm 119:165

August 2006 Verses

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 06:48:52 -0500

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6

"I will hear what God the Lord will speak; for He will speak peace to His people and to His saints." Psalm 85:8

July 2006 Verses

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 07:31:48 -0500

"Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Romans 5:1

Did our first parents continue in the estate wherein they were created? "Our first parents, being left to the freedom of their own will, fell from the estate wherein they were created by sinning against God." Shorter Catechism Question 13

June 2006 Verses

Wed, 24 May 2006 09:14:46 -0500

"So then, my beloved brethern, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath." James 1:19

"As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him." Psalm 18:30

May 2006 Verses

Tue, 02 May 2006 10:14:49 -0500

"In God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid." Psalm 56:11

"If we are faithless, he remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself." 2 Timothy 2:13

April 2006 Verses

Sat, 08 Apr 2006 08:58:50 -0500

"He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy." Proverbs 28:13

"The Lord is righteous in all His ways and gracious in all His works." Psalm 145:17

March 2006 Verses

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 10:14:48 -0600

"Therefore, do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey its lusts." Romans 6:12

"Who is like You among the gods, Oh Lord? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?" Exodus 15:11

February 2006 Verses

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 15:53:13 -0600

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.” Philippians 4:6

“Oh, how great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for those who fear You.” Psalm 31:19