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Craig:
Ray was a teacher like no other I will ever get to know. What I appreciated most about knowing Ray was that as great a teacher he was he was just a man like myself, warts and all.  When you discover the bible truths site you have a tendancy to think of Ray as some Zen master who was head and shoulders above everyone else, but he was not, he was a man just like everyone else with all the same struggles and problems.  That should prove to all of you that if God decides to use you He will.  It doesn't matter what the gift is, if it is given by God you will be used and you don't have to be a saint, just willing.

I will miss his writings and emails but I also know that if I can apply even a little bit of what I learned through Ray it will take the rest of my life and then some. 

Over the last few years I have held back a few emails here and there to post after he is gone so in the next weeks I will post a few of them. Even though you are sad now look toward the future and all the changes you can work in your lives because of what knowledge God has given to you through the teaching that Ray brought out.  Death is not an end it is just another beginning and Ray is pain free now and resting as he awaits the next beginning God uses him for.

Craig

eggi:
Amen dear brother Craig! I can't wait for the emails you will post. I liked very much how you described Ray. This is the way I felt about him since I started studying his material. I'm still amazed at the work he has done. What a man! What a witness for the Lord! Imagine the value of what he has left behind. I take comfort in the fact that Ray sleeps now, but it will take time to get used to the fact that he isn't around.

God bless you,
Eirik

arion:
I knew that soon I would log into the forum and read those words.  It was expected but it's still a shock.  I'm happy for Ray because he is now sleeping the sleep of death and out of pain....but I'm sad for us.  I really didn't think it would impact me so hard, the death of a person I've never met in the flesh but what he has left us goes much deeper than words can express.  Perhaps it's time to re-read Rays short paper called an encouraging word about death.  http://bible-truths.com/death.htm

olasupo jacobs:
with joy and grief in my heart i take the news of Ray's demise...are the dead really dead? yes when God takes our spirit we die....is that the end of all that there is to life? NO....the same God promised He would bring back all to life (Resurrection).....We sorrow not as a people without Hope or Expectation but in sure assurance that God is faithful and He would accomplish His overall purpose.
 To all B-ters and his immediate family...take heart, be comforted that he has finished the race..like we all would do someday....take care ..best regards- olasupo jacobs

chav:
Sorry to hear this sad news. Like many here I can honestly say Ray's ministry changed my life. My thoughts are with his family and closes friends at this time.
Dave

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