The Identity Journal - Kendall Laughlin, Jr.

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Is Reading the Bible Worth It?
Understand the Bible

Is Reading the Bible Worth It?

[Ch 9 - Understand the Bible]

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Kendall Laughlin
Oct 31, 2022
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If you have gotten ahold of this book, it’s probably because you live somewhere where it is legal and easy to study the Bible. Did you know it is not legal to study the Bible everywhere on earth?

Many oppressive dictatorships control the holy books that their citizens may read. Still more people, most in remote areas, do not have a Bible in their language.

We have read during the course of this book about the history of the Bible, the book’s uniqueness, and also its power to transform lives. Did you know that in North Korea, people are so desperate to get the Bible that the Bible is smuggled across the DMZ using balloons?

“On the nights when the winds are light and the skies are dark, hundreds of helium-filled balloons are sent up and away from multiple points in South Korea, destined a few miles away and into North Korea. Only these are no ordinary balloons — they are considered “Bible Balloons,” adorned with the Words of God printed in Korean or flash drives featuring the entire texts …

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