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rick:
Gena, you know the funny thing is that even though no one cared enuff to contact us, they still send us the tithing envelopes for each and every church quarter. duh!!!! makes you wonder, dont it? We used to go eat lunch with one couple every sunday after church as well as buddy around during the week. never even hear from them now......so sad.......I still love many many folks there and I guess really it is the hurt that disturbs me the most. forgiveness is certainly a fiery trial to say the least....rick

Patrick:

--- Quote from: rick on March 11, 2007, 01:20:32 PM ---I love this board and I love all of you in the Lord. so many different personalities and ideas. some are so funny and some are so profound. maybe this is a good time for all of us to share how we feel about this forum and even maybe offering up a few suggestions on what we would like to see in the future. to me, it is perfect and all of you are wonderful. since I was ousted from church, this has been my refuge because i know whatever i express here will be treated with kindness and love. thank you all for caring..................rick and susan

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Next to the Scriptures and Ray's teachings, the forum is all I have. I love the fact that there is serious discussion regarding Scripture and Ray's teachings. I don't really know how to put it in words, but, the humor helps. I need a good laugh everyday; just like eating an apple everyday. I don't contribute much in the more serious discussions because most of the time they are way more mature than I am at this time in this wonderful journey. Some of you folks use some pretty big words that take some time for this country bumpkin to understand. I love it! Truthfully, my head has not stopped spinning since July 05'. I did not fully understand just how much junk needed purged till after the 06' conference. I wanted to just flush all of it at one time, however, that would be the easy way. I could go on for probably another hour of more, but my testimony is in the works to be posted in the future.

Something I would like to see in the future for the forum (God Willing); LIVE monthly Bible study from Ray's.

  

Kat:
As I was thinking about how much this forum means to me/us.  It began to accur to me just how great a place God has created for the believers here.  This is a place that we have very easy access to, as our computers are right in our own homes.  We can jump on here for a few mins. when time is short, for a little pick me up, or we can stay on here for hours for some really deep study of the scripture, with like minded believers.

We have fellowship with believers from all over the world, as distance is no obstacle.  So we can have friendships with people in other countries readily.

If we are having difficulty understandings something or have a question, there are many here to help, and someone will probably give you an answer you are needing.

The way we have of communicating by posting and waiting for replies, gives us time to think a question or answer through carefully.  Because when you are face to face with someone, things sometimes are said that maybe wouldn't have been if you had time to think about it.  Here you have plenty of time to think about it before you type it out.

We can be caught up in physical appearances when we are actually physical with someone.  What I mean by that is, as we are still in the physical, we can be impress by someone's looks, dress, car, home or all kinds of things, that we do not have here.  We have peoples words mostly, with a few pics.

What I am trying to say is that God has us at this place by careful design.  When we come out of the church, most all of us want to have that same face to face fellowship we had in the church.  But that is not what God wants for us now or He would provide a way that we could have more one on one fellowship.  He has good reason to keep us separated I'm sure.
I'm just saying this forum is very good and I believe it is the best way for us right now.
Just my thoughts  :)

mercy, peace, and love
Kat

Deborah-Leigh:
Kat

I can relate profoundly to what you say! :D

Here I have learnt to discern what is communicated as my main discernment tool even when meeting anyone face to face now!

Matt 12 : 24  Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks

Peace to you

Arcturus :)

LittleBear:
This forum means a lot to me.

Like many here, I don't have any fellowship and don't have any place to be with people who believe as I do. My husband is wonderful. He lets me believe in no hell, but he still believes in it himself. So, I can't really talk about the things that are closest to my heart, the truths of God, with him.

I tend to be a very quiet person. When I left the church, no one missed me. Like you Rick, and Gena, no one called. I'm good with solitude though, so it was harder on my husband. He doesn't go to church anymore, but he can't really say why he doesn't go. He always seemed so intimidated there. For me it was a relief not to attend anymore.

I'm learning a lot through this forum, I'm learning from all of you, from your experiences, and how you deal with various situations in your lives. I learn from the questions that are posed and from differing points of view. I feel that on this journey in God's truth, I have so much to learn, and if this is school, perhaps I'm only in kindergarten. I'm looking forward to grade one, grade two and so on.

Phil. 3:13"but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,"

Ursula

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