Pastor Ogatt,
There is great need for your wisdom and guidance, as witnessed by these letters that were sent to me when folks learned I was in touch with you.
Here is the first letter:
Dear Pastor Ogatt,
After several years of dedicated prayer and effort, one of my best friends was baptized and filled with the Holy Ghost. He had been learning our doctrines quickly, but is now froze up with fear. We've talked and explained and showed him but none of it helps. We've told him he's justified by faith, and that God honors his own Word, and that we aren't given a spirit of fear. Nevertheless, after last weeks bible study on
I Corinthians 6:9, he's like a man in a trance. He's somehow convinced himself that he's doomed to hell irredeemably. It's just not so. I was there when he was baptized, I heard him speakin' in tongues, and he's given up chewin', drinkin, alligator wrestlin, and lawnmower racin. There simply cain't be no doubt.
We'd be grateful if you had any advice for us, or at the very least pray for my friend. His name is Kenny Idolator. Yep, that's his real name.
Yours,
Buzz and Lattie Mae Hinkel
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