Preserving the word: How the faithful deal with battered Bibles and stolen scriptures
By GLENN EVANS
Saturday, December 03, 2005

So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper (in the thing) whereto I sent it. – Isaiah 55:11

The faithful worldwide believe their sacred texts hold eternal truths, but the paper and ink that convey these messages are subject to this corruptible world.

The pages fray and decay, the ink fades and replacements are eventually needed. And – gasp! – people have been known to swipe the Gideon's Bible they find in a motel room.
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