The Slave's Bible - Black Church (John 3:16)
In 1807, a British missionary society published a Bible for Caribbean slaves—but they cut out the Exodus, most of the prophets, and Revelation. They removed...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on John 3:16.
In 1807, a British missionary society published a Bible for Caribbean slaves—but they cut out the Exodus, most of the prophets, and Revelation. They removed any passage that might inspire hope for freedom. But they couldn't cut John 3:16. "God so loved THE WORLD." Enslaved people heard it and knew: if God loved the world, He loved THEM. They weren't property; they were beloved.…
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