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#60 Should my girlfriend get baptised? What will we remember in heaven?

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#60 Should my girlfriend get baptised? What will we remember in heaven?

April 9, 2021
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Will we keep our memories in heaven? How does the Isaiah 65 prophecy of a new world fit in with Tom’s eschatology? My girlfriend is a Christian but says she doesn’t want to get baptised – what should I do? Plus Tom gets interrupted by a young visitor!  

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