Hello All,
Well, how can I start? I would like to thank god for Ray and his sharing of his knowledge of the scriptures! I stumbled on to his material a couple of years ago, and Wow! What a load off my shoulders. When I was a young child I was taught that god was a god of love and mercy, but as I got older and started attending church, I began to learn that god was frying half my family in hell, and that I was robbing god because I did not give him 10% of my paycheck. Talk about one confused pup. These things caused me to stop attending church at a very young age. I'm 27 now and have spent most of my young adult life wondering why I never seem to fit in with any group, because of this delima. If I socialize with unbelivers I am doing things that greives god's spirit in me, but If I socialize with church folk my age, I am usually looked down upon because I don't attend church or looked at like i'm crazy when I tell them that I don't believe in hell. Because of Ray now everything makes perfect sense to me. It's nice to know there are others out there like me, and I pray that god gives all of you endurance in the trials of your faith.
With love and a sincere heart,