Greetings to everyone

[repottinger]

Hello all,
I'm writing to introduce myself to the other members of the forum. This being the first forum that I've ever posted on, I'm not really certain about exactly how the process works, so I hope that I'll be able to figure out how to post and keep up with other recent posts. Regarding my history, influenced by my father's interest in them, I began reading about the beliefs of the Seventh-Day Adventists and especially the Worldwide Church of God and its offshoots in the mid- to late 1980's (attending services of the United Church of God for a short time) before eventually becoming quite secular and skeptical (partially due, I think, to the influence of my college education and experience) and later developing a great interest in Eastern philosophy and religion (with the doctrine of universal reconciliation as taught by Ray strongly influencing my return to a Christian belief system by helping to convince me of the superiority of Christianity to such faiths as Hinduism and Buddhism). I became acquainted with the teaching of universal salvation about five or so years ago, mainly through your site and a few others.
I look forward to fellowshipping with and learning from all of the other members and hopefully making a contribution to the discussion.
Your brother in Christ,
Randy
Latrobe, PA

[Dave in Tenn]

Good to meet you, Randy.

[repottinger]

Thank you, Dave--good to meet you, too.
Randy

[Dennis Vogel]

Many ex WWCG'ers here Randy. Welcome.

[lilitalienboi16]

Now I could have sworn I've seen this name before... no, even this thread! Ah! its a bad case of the Deja Vu's!   

Welcome Randy!

God bless,
Alex

[Rhys 🕊]

Welcome Randy

This is my first forum too 

Rhys

[Rene]

Welcome to the forum Randy.  Happy to have you as a new member.

René

[octoberose]

Hi Randy-
How great your searching led you here. Welcome.

[Kat]

Hi Randy,
I glad you have joined us 
You may find your background study of religions will be helpful to give you a broader perspective on things. Just come here and join in the discussions and if you have a question then start your on discussion.

Here are the boards and info we have here at the forum you may want to check out.
Forum Rules- General info
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,3.0.html
Topic- Questions and Truth 
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,4558.0.html
Topic- How this Forum is Moderated
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,3614.0.html

General discussion board- to ask questions and discuss what is presented at the Bible-truths.com site.
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/board,3.0.html

Child board- FAQ (most frequently asked questions)- above General discussion board
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/board,23.0.html

Forum Indexes & Info.
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/board,14.0.html

Ray's Videos
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,8227.0.html

Ray's Audios 
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,2641.0.html

Ray's 2008 Audios
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,8256.0.html

Transcripts of Audios
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/board,12.0.html

Off Topic board- to discuss things that may not directly relate to BT, you will find a good bit of humor
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/board,4.0.html

child board- Inspirationals, Writings, Poems, Etc.- above Off Topic board
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/board,15.0.html

Testimonies / Prayer Requests / Fellowship board- mostly for personal posts
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/board,5.0.html

Child boards- Who Am I? (only available to members)- above Testimonies board, members pics and other stuff
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/board,16.0.html

Members Recipes- for sharing recipes and food tips
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/board,22.0.html

mercy, peace and love
Kat

[repottinger]

Okay, now I think that my lack of knowledge about posting in forums is about to show itself here, because I'd like to respond to each greeting individually, but don't know how to (so I guess I'll just do them consecutively, but the order will be kind of messed up--I'm sorry about that):
Thank you, Dennis; I know that Ray was associated with the WWCG, too.
Randy

[repottinger]

Yeah, I know, Alex, but thank you again!
Randy

[repottinger]

So I'm not the only one!
Thank you, Rhys.
Randy

[repottinger]

Thank you, Rene'; I'm happy to be here, too.
Randy

[repottinger]

Thank you, Rose; I have no doubt that there is more of God's truth here than at any of my previous groups/areas of interest.
Randy

[repottinger]

Thank you very much, Kat; I'm glad that I have, too. I really agree with you that my experiences have given me a broader perspective; it seems that that can be a hindrance as well as an advantage at times.
Thank you for all of your help.
Randy

[virginiabm]

  So glad you are with us Randy, may God Bless you on your journey.

        Virginia Miller

[repottinger]

Thank you very much, Virginia; I really appreciate it.
Randy