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Ray is gone
onelovedread:
Goodbye, Ray
I never met you in person, but God sent you into my life and your words have transformed me. Surely there is a great reward reserved for you. You have run the race worthily.
Manuela, Dennis and my forum family, I share your grief and express my heartfelt sympathy. May God comfort you and continue to fill you with His peace.
John (One-love-dread)
lynne:
1 Cor 1 :26-29
[26] For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
[27] But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
[28] And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
[29] That no flesh should glory in his presence.
I never had the chance to meet Ray, but these scriptures will always remind me of this funny, kind, bold, WISE roofer. Thank you Lord and thank you Ray for getting me out of the sand and on to the Rock. BT members , my prayers and love to you all as God comforts each and every one of you.
octoberose:
Thank you Father that Ray's suffering has ended. We were hoping for healing, but You have given him sleep instead. Please bring comfort to all those who mourn, and please know how grateful we are for your mercy and your mighty work through your servants.
Samson:
--- Quote from: Craig on May 24, 2012, 05:00:49 AM ---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
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What Craig Posted above sums up my thoughts and feelings on the matter, Ray is pain free and isn't suffering anymore, My prayers go out especially for Manuella, the Marriage Mate usually suffers the most, because She is conscious of these things, including the eventuality of Death. Ray has passed away and We grieve, but His Paper, Death Is An Encouraging Word holds true. One day, Ray will be awake by the power of His and Our Master, Christ Jesus and to Ray it will seem like no time had elapsed, because He's not conscious of being dead or suffering from the prospect of Dying like the Living currently are. I am the Resurrection and the Life, He who believes in Me will not die unto the Age. My prayers go out especially to those who were real close to Him. I only spoke to Ray on the phone once, about three weeks ago and even in that conversation He was trying to give Me pointers about the first three chapters of Genesis relating to the 2008 Conference material, an area I was weak in understanding, the discussion "unexpectedly" went in that direction.
Take Care, Samson.
dogcombat:
Indeed,
Ray suffers no more. May God's Grace that enabled him to endure to the end be sufficient to those of us who have read his papers and communicate on the forum to continue our journey knowing that God's Will has been (and continues to be) done.
Ches
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