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References:

(1) 2017 Gallup Survey.

(2) 1937 Gallup Poll.

(3) “Christian Apologetics” by Douglas Groothuis.

(4) 2008 Religious Landscape Report by the Pew Reform.

(5) Note that pluralism is ENTIRELY CONTRARY to what Jesus says in John 14:6 that “I am the way, the truth, and the life; NO ONE comes to the Father but through Me.”

(6) “Oxford American Dictionary of Current English.”

(7) Groothuis quotes Keith Yandell who in “Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Religion” describes religion as offering a cure for a spiritual disease.

(8) CENTRAL CORE of the Christian faith — what C. S. Lewis calls “mere” Christianity. All Christians should adopt the biblical evidence for the central core; it is overwhelming and CANNOT BE COMPROMISED.

This is Episode 218.

Our special guest is Pastor Omar Ellison, and you can find out more about the church here:

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I’m Doug Apple...and my heart is on fire. (Luke 24:32)

Psalm 145:18 says, “The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him…”

Well…I’M calling upon Him! Are you?

I am calling upon the Lord every day and this is great news! When I call upon Him, He is near to me.

I want the Lord to ALWAYS be near to me because I need Him. I need His presence, His love, His light, His direction, His guidance. I want Him to lead me, to teach me, to mentor me. I want to hear Him say, “This is the way, walk ye in it.”

I want Him near to me for more reasons than I can count, so with this in mind, I call upon Him, almost continuously.

Looking back at Psalm 145:18, I didn’t give you the whole verse. Here is what the whole things says, “The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth.”

So that’s an extra layer, “in truth.” What does it mean to call upon the Lord “in truth”?

Well…just be honest. Come to Him as you are. Tell Him all the truth. Don’t try to hide anything, and certainly don’t try to control your image when talking to God. This is calling upon Him in truth.

It also means having true ideas about God. Often, we want to fashion God in our image, but if we want to call upon Him in truth, we have to have true thoughts about Him.

He is the King. He is the Creator. He is Father God. He is the Lord of all. He is just and holy and righteous. He is also merciful and loving and kind.

So, to call upon the Lord in truth, we have to have clear, true ideas about who we are, and about who He is.

And the good news is, in spite of the giant gulf between us and Him, He invites us to call upon Him, and He says that when we do, He will be near to us.

James 4:8 says, “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.”

Hebrews 11:6 says that God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Psalm 63:1 says, “O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty land…”

Psalm 42 says as the deer pants for the water so my soul longs after Thee.

That’s me.

Yes, as one of God’s redeemed, His Holy Spirit lives inside of me. I don’t need to cry out to heaven to get Him to come down. He is already here. He is already as near as He can be.

The problem is me. As the old song says, “Prone to wander, Lord I feel it.”

So, when I call upon the Lord, I’m wanting to connect more closely with Him. I want to fully live out what He has already promised, which is Him abiding in me, and me abiding in Him.

I do that by daily calling upon the Lord, and I’m so glad for this promise in Psalm 145:18, “The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth.”

May God bless you today.

I’m Doug Apple.

God Bless You - Welcome to this edition of the Wonderful Words of Life Radio Broadcast. In this session we will be looking into 1 Corinthians Chapter 16. There some vital things Paul alludes to in this chapter, things will help us on our faith journey.

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Let's begin by opening our Bibles to Hebrews chapter eight.

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We take a look at what was happening in the days of Noah and compare it to what is happening in our world today.