My heart goes out to them but I have the assurance that God will give you the grace to go on. Thank you Ravi! Derek Caldwell wrote in an article posted on rzim.org: “Ravi Zacharias was laid to rest on Thursday, May 21, in a private ceremony in Georgia. Is God Alive? Somehow he was a father to all of us who listened to his teachings! and more). I also interviewed Ravi’s then business partner, Mr. Anurag Sharma, who told me in no uncertain terms that one of the reasons the spa had to be closed was because of Ravi’s treatment of the women. Veritas was underway before she ever heard the name Ravi Zacharias. I am so thankful for all Ravi Zacharias has taught me about apologetics and thinking deeply about the things of God. He leaves a legacy unmatched in Christian Evangelism for its clarity and sound arguments. May God give the Zacharias family peace of mind and a calm heart at this time of sorrow. Our deepest sympathy to the Zacharias Family. I Thank God for you and the precious gift God gave you. This was covered live through Youtube. He received his Master of Divinity from Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois and held the chair of Evangelism and Contemporary Thought at Alliance Theological Seminary for three and a … Rest In Peace Dr. Ravi. I heard him speak on occasion and it was like God himself had read your mind and was giving you words of knowledge to help you. YouTube – Why I’m not an atheist – Ravi Zacharias (Part 1/8) Posted on February 19, 2010 by adsloganville This is a talk at the Harvard “Veritas Forum” By Ravi Zacharias … The world just seems an empty place without you Ravi. Thank you so much for all you did to reach out and bring Christ to fellow brothers and sisters in Christ who are searching for answers through the longings of their heart through your gentleness and grace-filled intellect. Thank you Ravi for your Godly ministry. I so looked forward to all of his teachings and can't think of even once where I wasn't filled overflowing. Ravi Zacharias ALWAYS made me think about my faith in Jesus Christ and His teachings. 1:34:56 I listen to you everyday through out the day. May God comfort you always. Ravi Zacharias was a great speaker, a great Christian and a great man. RIP. "I am the Resurrection and the Life..." Ravi helped me to understand that I could put the full weight of my faith on that Solid Rock! Amen! I wish I had 1% of his faith,vigor, intelligence, and humanistic charm. Praying for all of you, that the Lord will comfort your hearts in the days to come. Ravi Zacharias. {{^isTree}}Send Flowers and Gifts{{/isTree}}. Ravi is a unique man of God .. A man after the heart of God .. A Giant of Faith .. He is Risen. Ravi Zacharias was a popular Christian evangelist who founded the Ravi Zacharias International Ministries in Atlanta. I can hear God saying well done good and faithful servant. Thankful to know he is now fave to face and looking upon our LORDs face! Now in the presence of our King. You will be terribly missed. Published in The Harvard Post on May 20, 2020. My wife and I first heard Ravi on the radio and were awestruck at his brilliant discussions of the Christian message he shared with the world. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. Thank you so much. Rest in the presence and beauty of our Lord and Savior. I interviewed two of these women. Ravi Zacharias is founder of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. Peace Be with You! The third message is a question and answer session where Ravi and a select number of Harvard scholars answer tough and thoughtful questions from the audience about the Christian faith. One year later, Ravi Zacharias began his own ministry, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM). We will love you and miss you always. Sincerely, Daniel and Jean Cole. So many came to the mike to make what he was saying, into something mocking, however, he never answered in anything other than a loving, knowledgeable tone. Thank you Ravi I love you. WE met many years ago in Kenya both stayed at the Stanley Hotel in rooms across the hall chatted in the dining room before catching our flight back to US. Can hardly believe that you are gone from us. Amen. Heaven rejoices as the world mourns - thank you Ravi for letting us share your life. According to Zacharias, before her marriage, Swiss German missionaries had spoken to his Brahmin ancestor about Christianity and she had converted and had been made an outcast by her Brahmin family and community. Amen. Over the many years of listening to Dr. Ravi Zacharias, I have learned more about how to think about my faith in God, and how to walk daily with Christ Jesus while serving Him. My prayers are with the family during the days ahead. I never met him, but like millions of others, have listened to many of his speeches and will continue to learn from him even now that he is with our Savior in heaven. The world is less without you here but better for your having been here. Only eternity will reveal the impact of your labors. Praying for the God of all comfort to continue to show you the love and care during this time. Many thoughts and prayers to all of you!! I was not a Christian until 58 yrs old so tou helped nr grow in grace and love. I am old now too and hope for our Lord to soon rapture. He is listed as a Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford university. I am now a ordained minister teaching others. In November, 2017, Mr. Zacharias dismissed his lawsuit after agreeing to pay money for a vow of silence from the woman and her husband. Dr. Zacharias has spoken all over the world for 43 years in scores of universities, notably Harvard, Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, and Cambridge. You used your gifts wisely and how blessed we are for that. Brilliant and educated Man of Christ. I loved listening to Him. Ravis son Nathan was in my former youth group thru grace church over in nor cross ga. My loving thoughts and prayers are with ravis family at their time of loss. This gets 4M views on YouTube? You are a blessing to to the online community of students and we are forever thankful to God for giving us such a brilliant and explosive apologist like you. Plant a tree to honor the memory of your loved one. My condolences to Ravis family and everyone affected by his death. I would be glued to your talks on the existence of God. Very sorry for your loss. You will never be forgotten. You were a gift to all of us who knew, met, or listened to you, as I did, on the radio, for many years!! Such a sad day for our Christian family here on earth and especially Ravis family. RIP dear brother in Yeshua. God does not need a defender because He is God. At the invitation of Billy Graham, Ravi Zacharias spoke at a conference in Amsterdam in 1983. All of my evangelism, as I heard it then, was geared to the unhappy pagan, as it were. Thanking God for giving us a wonderful servant who shared the truth in love, and humility of mind, striving to bring many to the Kingdom of God. Ravi Zacharias, who died on May 19 th from cancer, will be remembered as an influential Christian apologist. He will be missed but his ministry will go on. We knew he spoke truth I will miss him. The best example to every true minister of Christ and to every believer in Christ. I have told many of my family and friend about him, his careful delivery of God's word, his kind demeanor with which he spoke to the questioners and others as he shared his life and his experiences to help make the word of God so much more practical, and his devotion to sharing God with everyone of all ages, all walks of life in every corner of the globe. In loving memory of a wonderful person. You will be in my, and our hearts forever, and rest in eternal peace with the almighty Lord. And great his wit and humor. Ravi Zacharias, a renowned Christian evangelist and best-selling author, died Tuesday morning at his home in Atlanta after a brief battle with sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, Fox News has confirmed. Respectfully, Linda Smith. I miss him already, but I am and will continue to be his student even though we've never met and I was never fortunate to sit in an audience to hear him speak. In short, I loved Ravi tremendously and though my heart aches I am just so grateful for all he has generously taught and left behind and furthermore rejoice in the fact He is with Jesus the one whom he sought after all these years. For such a time as this I remember he addressed questions to audiences about different beliefs and denominations. As the lectures were delivered extemporaneously, it was not always possible to present the full context of the argument. He did a lot for so many people who didn't know Christ and he spoke from his heart. He was the most outstanding example of a Christian apologist I ever witnessed, emboldened in this verse - "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. Some have heralded this forum as one of the most significant dialogues on truth on the Harvard campus in the past fifty years. Great man of God. May His Mighty Right Hand comfort . To the family, I can only imagine the pain of your loss. Rav Zachariadis. May His Memory live on! Thank you for your present. On July 31, 2017, Mr. Zacharias filed a federal lawsuit against the woman. But I listen and hang on his every word. In his eyes, every man was equally made in the image of God, and every objector to Christianity was not someone with bad values, but simply someone who had values just like anyone else. I will miss his preaching. I am so sorry for our loss -- he was such a teacher, such a defender of Christianity, such an inspiration! My deepest condolences to Ravi's Family. I would often google Ravi on utube. You were so needed here. Mr. Zacharias refuses to discuss the suicide email, but he has privately admitted sending it. I am grateful for RZIM ministries. My sincere condolences to his family. That award is a Ravi Zacharias invention. "For over thirty-five years, Ravi Zacharias has spoken all over the world in great halls and universities, notably Harvard, Princeton, and numerous universities internationally. It was indeed an honour sir to listen to you. Is God alive? Your dedication and love for the Lord was so strong. Yes he was such a wonderful person. God bless. I never had an opportunity to meet Ravi in person but I felt like he was a close friend. May God comfort your family ,here, today, and the days to follow, at this difficult time!! Thank you for such a great man of faith as you certainly helped me be a better Christian. May God comfort you and be near you. His voice was as distinct as his intellect, wisdom and message. I will continue to listen to his messages so that I too can have an answer for my faith in Jesus Christ. Because of my selfish nature I sit here with tears pouring down my face, I want to continue to hear his voice and and learn more about my Lord and Savior through ways only Ravi could teach using love and compassion. In this book I am delighted to include two lectures that were delivered at Harvard University at the invitation of several groups, and one lecture given at Ohio State University. His voice is so desperately needed in our world, but I know that God so gently called him home. I have listened to and watched Ravi Zacharias long before Youtube. May God give peace and comfort to the family and friends. I have listened on YouTube to many messages. Watch this powerful video of Ravi addressing a gathering of evangelists from around the world. I only heard of Ravi last year and instantly became an admirer of his wisdom and passion for the word. There are no words to express the greatness of this humble and kind man. Thank you for showing me what it is to be a true follower of Jesus. I will meet you in heaven someday. He knew WHO God is and wanted everyone else to know the same. My deepest sympathies to hi sfamily. I'll miss him till we meet again face to face. May God bless the Zacharias Family and the ongoing ministry of RZIM. Ravi has helped me find my way many times and I love him. We know you are with the Lord and I know He is happy to welcome you home. I listened to your radio program on Christian radio when at home, walking, jogging or on vacation doing the same. Ravi Zacharias was a popular Christian evangelist who founded the Ravi Zacharias International Ministries in Atlanta. In 1984, he founded Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM), with the mission of “helping the thinker believe and the believer think.” In 1992 Zacharias spoke at the inaugural Veritas forum at Harvard University. Ravi, you will be missed, I always liked listening to you, you always had a good message. We are sure that the Angels are singing while the world weeps at his loss. \"Before RZIM was formed, I was a professor at Nyack, the Alliance seminary, and I had just spoken for Billy Graham in Amsterdam in 1983. {{#isTree}}Plant Memorial Trees{{/isTree}} May his legacy continue .. God we thank you for gifting such people who have spoken your words. Is in the spreading of the wisdom from above as well as the love prayers. 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