> Introductions, Announcements, and More of Ray's Teachings
Dear Brothers and sisters: BOY AM I GLAD TO BE HEAR. WHOA!!!! HURRAY!!
chav:
Hi Paul
I can't add anything to what has already been said by the other postees, great testimony.
welcome to the BT community
Dave
travellarry:
thank you dave
Do you guys remember Huck Finn's story...
back in India...5th grade or something ...it was a required reading...We kids loved Huck Finn, oh we saw ourselves in his image.. FREE...AND CARELESS...Many things touched us about Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn
one of the most moving pieces
Huck is furious with the con men because “after all we’d done for them scoundrels el they could have the heart to serve Jim and make him a slave again all his life.” As Huck ponders his choices, his conscience begins to trouble him again. He cannot help but feel guilty for assisting Jim, despite the fact that his instincts constantly force him into that role. After trying to pray for resolution, Huck writes a letter to Miss Watson detailing where Jim is and signs it “Huck Finn.” After he finishes the letter, he feels momentary relief and is confident that he has saved himself from going to hell for helping a slave.
Instead of being satisfied with his decision, however, Huck begins to replay their trip down the river. He reminisces about the two of them “a-floating along, talking and singing and laughing” and cannot force himself to see Jim as someone disgraceful. Huck trembles as he again picks up Miss Watson’s letter and realizes that the struggle must stop: He must decide forever between two things: heaven and hell. He pauses for a minute, then declares “All right, then, I’ll go to hell” and tears the letter to pieces.
Romans 9:1 1 I am telling the truth in Christ (I am not lying!), for my conscience assures me in the Holy Spirit – 9:2 I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 9:3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed – cut off from Christ – for the sake of my people, my fellow countrymen, 9:4 who are Israelites. (Net Bible)
--- Quote from: Dave UK on January 25, 2008, 06:29:25 PM ---
Hi Paul
I can't add anything to what has already been said by the other postees, great testimony.
welcome to the BT community
Dave
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Samson:
Welcome Paul and glad you have joined us,
Yes, its quite a journey prior to God leading us to this site, so put your seat belt on and get ready to experience, contribute and benefit from the trip. Besides Rays' Free-Will Series being an eye opener, the point that amazed me was that Christ tells us to " Love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us " and yet Christendom and its' Eternal Torment or Eternal Death teaching tells us that God isn't really going to Love his Enemies and eventually save all of them, when meditating on this concept, it really hit a nerve for me. Christendom reduces our Heavenly Father and Christ Jesus to something thats contingent upon Mans' so-called Free Will, ridiculous isn't it.
May the peace of God that excels all thought guard your heart and mental faculties, Your Brother in Christ, Samson(Brad).
gmik:
Welcome to the Family Brother Paul. I sure have enjoyed your testimony. That excerpt from Huck was a great reminder to me. Babylon w/ its crazy teachings puts us in places where to do what is right is wrong! So glad we are all being brought to BT from all over the earth! Amazing but so GOD!!!
I need to get my motor running again like you, when I first found BT and Ray's teaching...you got it....JOY JOY JOY PEACE THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING
HOPE HAPPINESS LOVE....well you get the idea!!
Thank you for sharing Paul.
travellarry:
Hello BT forum and friends.
Gooooood morning from DC, its 9:10 and a glorious morning. (little bit of sunshine would have been the icing on the cake :))
Alright, lets get going....been thinking this weekend on how to start contributing to this forum...and the Lord gave me a good place to start...In Mathematics...applied to Apologetics
What I have discovered has never been used before in the defense of faith. And I want all my peers to review my argument and pick holes in it, so that it can be more robust. I WANT THIS ARGUMENT TO BE TRULY PEER REVIEWED, AND I REQUEST ALL THE THINKERS IN THIS FORUM TO CONTRIBUTE IN THE DEFENSE OF OUR FAITH.
Stay tuned as I write up today…
Weekend was, need less to say, very very happy..,,
It was full of good activity…Saw There will be blood….
Then Went to DOC WATSON’S concert, YES BABY!!!. Good to see the 85 year old play his blue grass magic with David Holt.
And then my bible study mate gets Married.
Oh, the personal vows were phenomenal, and the pastor (a very strong Calvinist of the puritan tradition) shared the message at the wedding.
Wait a minute, Paul, a Calvinistic Pastor shared his message and you agreed!!! You say.
Well, not all, but charity has greatly increased in my being after I started believing in OUR GLORIOUS GOSPEL. Like Brother Ray, I get really angry when I hear lies about our Savior; at the same time I’m happy to hear truth from even those who are deceived.
And it was capped off most wonderfully; Oh I was so happy on Sunday. Yet another strong Presbyterian turned Baptist gave a message on Jn 3:16…AND I WAS PRYING OH LORD, OH LORD DO NOT LET HIM BUTCHER THE MESSAGE, GIVE HIM JUST CLEAR EXPOSITION AND GOOD EXCEGESIS AND NOT QUALIFY THE MESSAGE WITH CALVANISTIC GARBAGE!!
AND LO AND BEHOLD THE 1 HR MESSGE WAS GREAT!!! I WAS PRETTY SURE THAT THERE WOULD BE MANY CONVERSIONS!!! OH I WAS SO GLAD, THE TRUTH HAS A WAY TO COME OUT, EVEN OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF THOSE WHO DO NOT BELIEVE IN IT.
ALRIGHT MORE SHORTLY, STAY TUNED
PRAISE OUR SAVIOR, ALL YOU ANGELS, PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME
AMEN
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