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Title: Hello From La
Post by: eirinikos on February 22, 2008, 08:04:39 PM

Hey from Louisiana here. I've been reading this site for a few years.

Anyone else from the south?

Title: Re: Hello From La
Post by: rjsurfs on February 22, 2008, 10:51:28 PM

Glad to have you in the forum... and glad to hear you've been reading Ray's material for awhile.

I'm from Nashville myself... not sure if we have anyone from Louisiana.

Bobby

Title: Re: Hello From La
Post by: Beloved on February 23, 2008, 12:28:55 AM

Hello from Nashville TN too

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Hope you enjoy the gang here at BT forum

Beloved

Title: Re: Hello From La
Post by: Kat on February 23, 2008, 01:18:37 AM

Hi eirinikos,

Glad you decided to introduce yourself  :)
I live on the Miss Gulf Coast, on the east side though.
I hope you will join in the discussions with us.  It's great to have the people here to share this Truth with.

mercy, peace and love
Kat 

Title: Re: Hello From La
Post by: Deborah-Leigh on February 23, 2008, 02:40:13 AM

HI eirinikos

Do I detect some Greek influence in your Avatar name perhaps? :)

I am from South Africa.

Welcome to the Forum!

Peace to you

Arcturus :)

Title: Re: Hello From La
Post by: phazel on February 23, 2008, 02:42:06 AM

Welcome,  Not from the south but have family in Denham Springs

Title: Re: Hello From La
Post by: Patrick on February 23, 2008, 06:10:22 PM

Welcome!
I'm from the West (fromTX, now in AZ).
I have lots of relatives in the "Stick Red"/Gonzales area. My mom was born in Bunkie, LA.

Title: Re: Hello From La
Post by: joyful1 on February 23, 2008, 07:35:05 PM

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Hi Eirinikos-- from Atlantic Canada! btw...what does Eirinikos mean?
:) Joyce

Title: Re: Hello From La
Post by: LittleBear on February 26, 2008, 08:02:31 PM

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From Toronto, Canada

Title: Re: Hello From La
Post by: Matt on February 27, 2008, 02:34:39 AM

Welcome!
  My wife was born in N.O. and raised in Houma, me, from NJ :)

Matt

Title: Re: Hello From La
Post by: Phil3:10 on February 27, 2008, 01:35:03 PM

Welcome Eirinkos,
I am from North Alabama and visited New Orleans at least two times a year. My wife's aunt lived there but thankfully moved here before Katrina. Stay in this forum and you will find many blessings.
Phil3:10

Title: Re: Hello From La
Post by: eirinikos on February 28, 2008, 06:39:08 PM

Eirinikos means peaceful in Greek. Eirini is peace I believe. I don't know how to conjugate greek words, I just found it somehow. I use it for everything.

I live in an area sadly devoid of true scriptural teaching (but then again I guess that's everywhere). I go to a home church usually, and its neat because God told this guy to start it even though at the time it didn't make sense to him, so it's not one of those "we're cool b/c we have a home church" kind of deals. But, they also still believe the old baptist trinity/hell thing that I've come to hate so badly. I've discussed my beliefs with the leader there. He only responds with a smile and says he still believes in Hell, but he sincerely hopes that I'm right.

I've learned the truth through people like Bill Britton, J Preston Eby, Gary Sigler, and Ray here. My dad, however, has learned most of the true teaching by revelation alone.. something I wish I had more of. I guess he's part of the reason I so eagerly believed Britton, Eby, and Ray is because my dad used to talk about things being so wrong with church teaching, even though his talking only made me scratch my head. He is still in the church system, but is rather bitter about the whole thing.

Me personally, I am boxed in where I am. I've been in school 9 years and this is my last semester. I have no desire to start a career. I got a degree in computer science and now Im studying music. My music teacher wants me to go to grad school, but I can't stand staying in the same place any longer. I just can't do it.. I have to move on, but I don't have any idea where to go, and God hasn't spoken anything about it yet. Needless to say, I suppose, I am so dismally depressed. I don't want to live like regular people, drinking and acting stupid, and I also don't want to be around christians much because of the shallowness and sillyness they seem to live in, not to mention the crazy doctrinal issues with me being a heretic and all for not believing in the trinity or hell anymore. Loneliness is like a cancer that eats out your soul, and I feel like I'm terminal.

Title: Re: Hello From La
Post by: LittleBear on February 29, 2008, 10:04:12 AM

Well, I guess you're realizing you're cut from a different cloth altogether. You are a unique individual on a unique path. Lonliness is hard to take, but solitude is a gift from God. Think of it as solitude, a time to reflect in God's presence with eirinikosness. :)

Ursula