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Rene:
Hi All,

You are so right Gina, there are few forum members who attend the conferences.  I didn't join the forum until after I had attended my first conference.  I knew the forum existed, however, joining a forum was something new for me.  I was encouraged to join by Kathy and Carol (Beloved) after meeting them at the conference last year. 

I know several persons who have faithfully attended all the conferences and are not a part of our little fellowship here.  However, that does not mean some of these people are not reading what's being posted. I've been around a while now and I'm still shy about posting here.  It's similar to having a fear of public speaking.  That's the best way I can describe it.

Rene'

Kat:

Well the conference has come to a close.  We had 31 attend the first day, didn't hear the count today.  Yes, there was not many from the forum.  It seems like a good many were really new to BT too. 
It was really good to see some old friends again, and make some new ones.

Ray's discussion on how we got the Bible and it's progression through the centuries was really good.  I think that kind of info is really good for serious students of the scripture.
Ray also gave us some hints of things he is working on for future conferences, very interesting.

Mercy, peace and love
Kat

hebrewroots98:
My goodness do I ever feel like I am behind schedule!!!!  But, everything is in the Lords' timing!!!  It was in my heart to be able to go and be with you all and it saddens me that I have missed another meeting!  (Joe, our families didn't get together this time, but, thank you so much for your hospitality...I am saving that raincheck, ok?)  Again, it is all in HIS timing, not mine.  At least I will have the message right here for when I get a chance to sit down and listen to it.   :)  ...Until next meeting...thanks Ray for all you do...we are praying for you.

Matt:
I am anxiously awaiting!  The topic of how the bible has progressed through out the centuries has always been one of my favorites to study.  I always bump into this period right after Nero though that is so unclear and hard to find accurate info on.  It must have been a difficult time, one day everyone is pagan, the next day, the emperor tells millions to convert.  No wonder the Catholic church took on so many of the pagan ways.  It was almost as if it were, dare I say, planned?!?! ::)
Matt

hillsbororiver:
Yes it is true that many of the attendees are not Forum members but do read, reread and read again the articles on Bible Truths! There are some that I have seen at every Conference I have attended (4) since Nov. '05. They dissect the papers with bible in hand searching both (as the Bereans) for the treasures contained within, in my own experience I have found many more gold nuggets as I earnestly verify (scripturally) what Ray has written and the Lord has opened my eyes to scriptures I never understood before. I have found this can only happen when we actively search and seek His Wisdom, it does not happen while we sit on our hands as we wait for some new "profound" thing to satisfy our itching ears (for a few days).

To be honest here there are many members within the Forum who place less of an emphasis on the wonderful spiritual meat the Spirit has provided us through Ray and more emphasis on feelings, intuition or a desire for some "new thing." I have seen some who act as if this has all become rather stale and so "yesterday."

Please forgive me if I sound a bit harsh or even judgmental but a patient study of the incredible body of work available for free on Bible Truths will unlock many sacred secrets and leads to an inderstanding in how we should study the scriptures.

It said from time to time that too many of us "follow" Ray Smith, I would like to say that is not the least bit true, this statement can (and is) a subtle yet effective way to plant doubt in a guest's or new member's mind before they had the chance to study and verify for themselves the treasure contained in Bible Truths. This may be something some will have to answer to at the White Throne Judgment.   

I have been reading these articles for well over 2 years now and can truthfully tell you that I still learn alot on every reread, how can someone who once read a few or skimmed over the articles judge the merit of what is there? I have yet to see the challenge (to refute with 2 or 3 scriptural witnesses) successfully met, that in itself is quite a feat when you consider the volume of work available.

For most of my life I have been a rebel, rejecting out of hand any submission to authority, this has landed me within a jail cell more than once and almost got me killed a few times as well, I do not subject myself to Ray but I do submit to the Spirit who guides his writing.

His Peace and Wisdom to you,

Joe

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