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Someone is baptized, but they deny what Scripture teaches about baptism.

The baptism now saves you. The baptism delivers forgiveness, life, and salvation.

Are they then consequently denying the Holy Spirit?

That's one of the questions from our listeners on this Monday, August 28th.

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I'm Todd Wilkins. This is issues etc.

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And then a little bit later in this our Dr. Carl Beckwith will join us.

He's Professor of Historical Theology at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

We'll be remembering Monica and her son, more famous of course, the North African Bishop Augustin.

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Let's begin with Jerry in Southern Ohio. Jerry writes,

can the denial of your baptism be the denial of the Holy Spirit?

I see so many being baptized, but only believing that it is an outward sign of faith towards God,

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