Conditions of The World Today 12-09-1951

Summary

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Episode: Conditions of The World Today 12-09-1951
Host: Dr. Charles E. Fuller (Old Fashioned Revival Hour, rebroadcast)
Air Date: January 25, 2026 (Originally December 9, 1951)

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Overview

This episode features a classic broadcast of the "Old Fashioned Revival Hour" hosted by Dr. Charles E. Fuller, as recorded on December 9, 1951. The focus of the broadcast is a biblical perspective on the "conditions of the world today," analyzed through the first three verses of Ephesians chapter 2. The episode blends spirited hymns, moving listener letters, and a clear, impassioned sermon about the sinful state of the world and the hope offered through Christian salvation.

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Key Segments & Discussion Points

1. Opening Hymns and Worship

• Opening Choral Numbers provide encouragement and messages of faith and hope through uplifting gospel singing.
  • "If Your Heart Keeps Right" and "Heavenly Sunshine" set a joyful spiritual tone ([01:12]–[05:12]).
  • The congregation is invited to participate in the singing and to "turn around and give everyone a good handshake" ([04:33–04:53]).

2. Listener Letters and Testimonies

• Mrs. Fuller reads listener mail from around the world ([17:21]–[19:51]):
  • Letters come from North Dakota, South Dakota, a college student, a family with a music-loving boy, a missionary in France, and a woman in England.
  • Letters convey gratitude for the radio broadcast, describing it as a spiritual lifeline especially in isolated or challenging circumstances.
  • Notable Quote ([18:48]):
    • "Your program is my church service every week. May God bless you in this great ministry to the salvation of souls and uplifting of many Christians around the world." — Letter from France

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3. Preaching: 'Conditions of the World Today'

Main Sermon ([33:31]–[49:56])

• Text of the Day: Ephesians 2:1–3

  • Dr. Fuller unpacks the cause and effect of the world’s moral decay as rooted in sin.
  • Nine characteristics of “the natural or unregenerated man” are explained.

• Key Teachings:

  • Definition of Death:
    • "Death, according to the word of God, is the separation of a person from the purpose or use for which he was intended... Death does not end all—never ends in annihilation." ([33:54])
    • Three deaths: physical, spiritual, and eternal (second death).
  • Universal Condition of Sin:
    • All unregenerate (unsaved) people are “dead spiritually” and cannot be where Jesus is without regeneration.
    • The believer, upon faith and repentance, becomes “born again and made alive spiritually” ([35:30]).
  • Living in Sin:
    • "All unregenerated men and women walk in sin actively, alive, walking in sin, trespasses and sins... according to the course of this world system." ([38:14])
  • The World System & Satan’s Influence:
    • The current age is described as "marked by great show of the works of the flesh" and controlled by "Satan, the old serpent of Genesis 3... the God of this present evil world system" ([40:10]).

• Modern Application:

  • Dr. Fuller draws parallels between scripture and then-current events, referencing violence and lawlessness reported in the news ([41:31]).
  • Highlights the futility of attributing moral decay to environment or lack of education alone, insisting, "People are not corrupt and immoral because of environment or lack of education. But they are corrupt and immoral because they have bad hearts." ([44:31])
  • Quotes Jeremiah 17:9 ("The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. Who can know it? Only God.")

• Hope and Salvation:

  • Offers a path of hope: "Is there a way back to God on the part of sinful men? Yes. John 14:6—'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man cometh unto the Father, except by and through the Lord Jesus.'" ([50:09])
  • Encourages listeners to seek redemption and transformation: "You become thus a new creation, old things passing away. The things that you once loved, you now hate. The things you once hate, you now love." ([50:45])
  • Concludes with an invitation for listeners to pray for salvation and peace, and to respond if they wish to accept Christ ([50:43–51:34]).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the State of the World:
  • "If that isn't a cross section of your daily newspaper, then I miss my guess." ([39:29])
• On Sin’s Root:
  • "People are not corrupt and immoral because of environment or lack of education. But they are corrupt and immoral because they have bad hearts." ([44:31])
• On Salvation:
  • "God says, I'm not willing that any should perish. He said, whosoever will may come." ([50:45])
• Listener from England:
  • "It seemed as though I was right there in the hall and you came across the miles of land and sea to me." ([19:51])

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Opening Hymns: 01:12–05:12
• Congregational Singing & Greetings: 04:33–05:12
• Listener Letters: 17:21–19:51
• Dramatic Choral Number: 25:37–27:22
• Main Sermon ("Conditions of the World Today"): 33:31–49:56
• Invitation & Closing Prayer: 49:58–51:34

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Tone & Style

The broadcast maintains a reverent, passionate, and urgent tone, blended with warmth and sincere care for the audience. Dr. Fuller speaks plainly and directly, using scripture to anchor every point, and the program is highlighted by traditional gospel music and heartfelt testimonials.

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For Listeners New and Old

This episode is a portrait of mid-20th-century American radio evangelism and is equally moving as a historical artifact and as a spiritual exhortation. The powerful music, honest testimonies, and uncompromising sermon combine to capture both the anxieties and the hopes of its original era—while its message remains relevant for those contemplating faith and society's moral state today.

Transcript

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[Choir or Singer]

There is joy for the taking. It will soon be like every cloud wears a rainbow if your heart keeps right if your heart keeps right if your heart keeps right is a song of gladness in the darkest night if your heart keeps bright if your heart keeps bright Every thought will wear a rainbow if your heart keeps right. There are blossoms of lightness meet the winter snow from the gloom and the darkness comes the morning's glow. Never give up the battle you will win the fight gain the rest of the victory if your heart keeps right if your heart keeps right if your heart keeps right There's a song of gladness in the darkest night if your heart keeps right if your heart keeps bright Every thought will wear a rainbow if your heart keeps Christ.

Some bomb after Christ see the forest light Raise the standard high for the Lord Gird your armor on Stand firm, everyone. Rest your cause upon his holy word. Rose then soldiers rally round the planet Ready, steady, pass the word alone Forward shout about hosanna. Christ is captain of the mighty throng Strong to meet the foe Marching on we go while our cause we know must prevail Shield and banner bright gleaming in the light Battling for the right we dare can fail Rose then soldiers rally round the planet when he said he Pass the word along. Onward, forward Child of hosanna Christ is captain of the mighty throne. O thou God of all, hear us when we call Help us one and all by thy grace. When the battle's done and the victory's won May we wear the crown before thy face Rose, then soldiers rise. Christ is captain of the mighty throne.

[Congregation Leader]

May we stand, please and sing Heavenly Sunshine. And as we usually do from Sunday to Sundays, we sing through the first verse, turn around and give everyone a.

[Dr. Charles E. Fuller]

Good handshake as far as possible.

[Congregation Leader]

Everybody happy? Say amen. That's wonderful. Now come on and sing Heavenly Sunshine.

[Dr. Charles E. Fuller]

All right.

[Congregation Leader]

Lift it right up. Turn around.

[Choir or Singer]

Shake hands.

Hol.

[Congregation Leader]

Write together in unison. Heavenly.

[Choir or Singer]

Hallelujah. Jesus is one. Thank you. From the Fill all my heart while angry still joyful my soul shall be. O may I touch up my hand, dear Lord and all my soul shall see Melody sweet from life broken cold Awaken from silent spe. Only a touch of thy hand Hero Only a word from me Count on my weary troubled soul still at my searching sea. Only o touch from my hand, dear Lord.

And o' er my soul shall.

Sleep Melody sweet from life broken cold Awaken from silent speed.

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[Choir or Singer]

If I never more see you again I'll meet you at the judgment day Climbing up to my mountain chill I Come on, stay if I never more see you again I'll meet you at the judgment day Hebrew chill and in the fire and learn they began to pray Angels come down and plan the fire away and it sure was a mighty day Simon up to mount and chill and I will die for this dumb folks day if I never more see you again I'll meet you at the judgment day Daniel in the lion's Daniel he began to pray Angels come down and locked the lion's jaw and it sure was a mighty day Climbed up the mountains in silence I agree it's come for his day if I never more see you again I'll meet you again at the judgment day Climbing up the mountain chilling I come here for this day if I never more see you again I'll meet you at the judgment day Climbing up the mountain chilling I come before this day if I never must see you again.

[Congregation Leader]

I'll.

[Choir or Singer]

Meet you at the judgment day.

[Soloist or Singer]

Does Jesus care when my heart is pained too deeply for mirth or song as the burdens press and the care's distress and the way grows weary and lone. O yes, he cares his heart is touched with my grief.

[Choir or Singer]

When the days are free. I know my savior.

[Soloist or Singer]

Does Jesus care when my way is dark With a nameless dread and fear as the day. Into deep nightshades does he care enough to be near? O yes, he cares. His heart is touched with my grief.

[Choir or Singer]

When the deep.

[Soloist or Singer]

I know my sa.

[Dr. Charles E. Fuller]

I think it'd be very fitting after that if we just sing one verse of what a Friend we have in Jesus. You don't need your song sheet. That old, old song we could sing every Sunday still be as fresh or fresher than ever before. What a friend we have in Jesus all our sins and griefs to bear.

[Choir or Singer]

Foreign.

[Dr. Charles E. Fuller]

Now Mrs. Fuller with the letters. Go right ahead, honey.

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[Letter Reader or Host]

Greetings, friends. One comes from North Dakota. Dear Mr. Fuller, we look forward to your broadcasts as the radio is our only means of hearing God's word through the long winter months. Dear Reverend Fuller, I'm just a small town telegraph operator up here in the mountains, but we love your program and we want to keep it coming. Dear Mr. And Mrs. Fuller, we are those old folks away up in the mountains in the Black Hills of South Dakota and you just don't know what a comfort it is every Sunday to sit by our radio and listen to the old fashioned revival hours, no matter what the storms are outside. A young college girl writes. Dear Reverend Fuller, one of the first things I remember is sitting with my family on Sunday evenings and listening to the Old Fashioned Revival Hour. It is one of the memories that I treasure most. Now while I am at college I can still listen and I never get tired of it. Isn't that nice? And here's a cute letter. Maybe some of you have that record of Mr. Fuller singing Heavenly Sunshine and Meet me there. This lady writes and she said, I think you might like to know that we have your record of Heavenly Sunshine and Meet Me There. And our four year old boy plays it almost constantly and he knows the whole record by heart and he goes around much of the time singing one of those songs. And here's a good letter from France. Dear Dr. And Mrs. Fuller, I am a missionary here in Europe among the Slavic speaking people. Your program is my church service every week. May God bless you in this great ministry to the salvation of souls and uplifting of many Christians around the world. Then his last letters from England, an interesting one. Dear Mr. Fuller, I have just listened to your broadcast of the Old Fashioned Revival Hour for the first time tonight and I feel at the moment that the years have rolled back and I am once more a girl of 16 years. I have not listened to a sermon like yours since Mr. Nicholson from America conducted a six weeks mission in my hometown in northern England in 1920. Oh, if only we could have revivals nowadays in our churches. If only to make people realize what they are missing. Thank you from the bottom of my heart tonight for your message and for the beautiful music.

[Choir or Singer]

Music.

[Letter Reader or Host]

I loved hearing the singers once more. Let me say thank you to the Lord and may he bless you and all those people with whom I worship tonight. So far away it seemed as though I was right there in the hall and you came across the miles of land and sea to me. That is all I shall have time for today, friend.

[Choir or Singer]

Sometimes it seems of deepest gloom Sometimes where even star. Me oh my.

[Congregation Leader]

Every stand please and sing two verses of number 133.

[Dr. Charles E. Fuller]

How firm a foundation is laid for your faith in his excellent word. And may I read this portion of God's word before we sing this marvelous song? Now faith is the foundation of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen. How firm a foundation ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent word and remain standing for prayer. Two verses, everyone singing heartily. We bow our heads in prayer. Our gracious heavenly Father, we thank thee. Though heaven and earth may pass away Thy word will never, never pass away. Down through the eternal ages everlasting ages Thy word will stand true. And may thousands today on the sandy foundations of their own self righteousness or man's opinions may they be translated now over onto the rock the foundation of thy eternal word and rest upon Jesus the written and living word and become new creations in Christ for we ask it in Jesus name and for his sake.

[Congregation Leader]

Amen.

[Choir or Singer]

I was once a sinner but I came pardon to receive from my Lord this was freely given and thy Father he always kept his word. There's a new name written down in glory and it's mine and it's mine oh yes it's mine yes it's mine. And the white throne angels sing the story Our sinner has come home for there's a new name written down in glory and it's mine and it's mine oh yes it's mine yes it's mine when my sins forgiven I am bound for heaven evermore to go in the book tis written saved by grace all the joy that came to my soul Now I am forgiven and I know by the blood I am made whole There's a new name written written down in Glory and it's mine and it's mine yes, it's mine yes, it's mine and the white rod angels sing the story A sinner has come home has come home for there's a new name written down in glory and it's mine and it's mine yes, it's mine yes, it's mine when my sins forgiven I am bound for heaven Never go to.

[Dr. Charles E. Fuller]

You're listening to the Old Fashioned Revival Hour, brought to you by the Gospel Broadcasting Association. From the Municipal Auditorium at Long Beach, California, this is Charles E. Fuller speaking.

[Radio Announcer]

You are listening to the Old Fashioned revival hour with Dr. Charles E. Fuller. The message for today is titled Conditions of the World Today. I'll provide information after Dr. Fuller's message on how you can contact us for a free copy of today's program or to request a catalog of the gospel music you hear on the broadcast. Open your Bibles to the book of Ephesians, chapter 1, verse 1, while we rejoin the broadcast.

[Soloist or Singer]

Sam. O Jesus, Lord and Savior, I give myself to thee.

[Choir or Singer]

For though in my own strength.

Rosa Melody sweeter than song in celestial I strains with unceasingly O my soul like an infinite calm Peace, peace, wonderful peace Coming down from the Father above Sweep over my spirit forever I pray in Father. When the shadows come and darkness falls he giveth him one peace O his.

Peace.

All will keep him in perfect peace Whose mind is.

Mind.

[Dr. Charles E. Fuller]

And now may we turn to God's holy word. The second chapter of Ephesians, verses one to three. Again, I wish you would read those first three verses of Ephesians 2 over and over. For there you have tucked away in a few words the cause and effect of the conditions in the world today. Sin and the results of sin. In Ephesians 2, 1, 3, the Holy Spirit records nine things which are true of the natural or unregenerated man. These nine items show the desperate need of regeneration. For except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Furthermore, these three verses of Ephesians 2 inform the believers, the new creations in Christ Jesus, what they were and what they have been saved from. In our last broadcast time permitted us to speak upon the first of these nine things which are true of the natural man. That is the subject of death. Not a pleasant subject. And we learned last Lord's day that death is never annihilation, but instead that death, according to the word of God, is the separation of a person. Now notice it carefully. The separation of a person from the purpose or use for which he was intended. Death does not end all never ends in annihilation. And the Scriptures speak of three kinds of death. Physical, spiritual, eternal. In the physical death we find the separation of the soul from the body in spiritual, the separation of the spirit from God, and in the eternal, the separation or banishment from the presence of God throughout the eternal ages to come, that is referred to in Revelation 20 as the second death. All unregenerated man, irrespective of race, color, creed, or social standing, are dead spiritually, for all have sinned, and if and when they should die, physically, unconverted, unrepentant, they cannot go where Jesus is. Thus they will experience eternal death. The second death everyone, or rather whosoever, will, upon hearing the glad tidings, the gospel of salvation, and repents, and believes on the Lord Jesus Christ, and receives Christ as his own personal savior. He becomes born again and made alive spiritually, becoming a branch in the true vine grafted into the body of Christ, and becomes there bona living branch through the resurrection life of Christ. If anyone thus converted dies physically before Jesus comes, he will depart to be with Christ, which is far better. He then will be absent from the body at home with the Lord, and his earthly tabernacle will be laid away to sleep until the morn of the first resurrection, or the out resurrection of all believers from among the dead. I just want to stop and say Hallelujah. Amen. Thank God for the blessed hope. Today may we consider verses one to three for additional teaching and as believers to see what we were in our natural state and from what we have been saved. From these three verses I wish you would memorize them. They are of utmost importance.

[Congregation Leader]

And you being dead, he made alive.

[Dr. Charles E. Fuller]

For he that heareth my word and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation at judgment, but is passed from death unto life. That's God's word. Now, verse two.

[Congregation Leader]

Wherein in time past ye walked according.

[Dr. Charles E. Fuller]

To the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the Spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience, among whom also we all had our conversation in times past, in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by.

[Congregation Leader]

Nature the children of wrath, even as others.

[Dr. Charles E. Fuller]

Verse 2.

[Congregation Leader]

In which ye formerly walked, that is.

[Dr. Charles E. Fuller]

In trespasses and sin and the Bible sets forth that the unsaved are dead to God, and dead to all real spiritual life.

[Congregation Leader]

And you who are outside of Christ.

[Dr. Charles E. Fuller]

Haven'T even a spark of divinity in you, you.

[Congregation Leader]

Yet God's Word says that you who are outside of Christ, unsaved and dead to God, are alive and lively in sin, as the word walked implies. To walk means or implies action, activity, and all unregenerated men and women walk in sin actively, alive, walking in sin, trespasses and sins. And they walk, and you walk if you're not converted according to the course of this world system. This present world system, God's Word reveals, is an evil age. Galatians 1:4 Christ gave Himself for our sins that he might deliver us from this present evil world according to the will of God and our Father. And we are now living in an evil age, an age marked by great show of the works of the flesh, according to the fifth of Galatians, adultery, fornication, uncleanness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, jealousies, wrath, strife, seditions or divisions, heresies, envyings, murderers, drunkenness, reveling. If that isn't a cross section of your daily newspaper, then I miss my guess. As it was in the days of Noah, so shall it also be in the days of the Son of man. As it was in the days of Lot, so shall it be in the days of the coming of the Son of man. Noah, his days were marked by violence, but in the days of Lot, by the sins of the flesh. And hence you have, coming to the front in these closing days, a manifestation.

[Dr. Charles E. Fuller]

Of the sins of the flesh.

[Congregation Leader]

It's thrown at you from all sides. And Satan, the old serpent of Genesis 3, the devil, the father of lies, is the God of this present evil world system. For second Corinthians 4:4, in whom the God of this age hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. And all unsaved persons are walking according to this present world system, but the believers are delivered from it. For According to Colossians 1:13, God hath delivered us from the powers of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son. And when you pick up your daily newspaper and read of the drunken brawls and murders and rapings and robberies and shootings and suicides and graft and corruption and cheating, and income tax evasions and fraud in high places, bear in mind you are reading about the natural man who walks according to the course of this age, an evil age, an age ruled over by none other than Satan, the prince of the power of the air, the ruler over the powers of darkness. I'M giving it to you straight and not mincing words. Now notice, according to that second verse, the unsaved was according to the prince of the power of the air, that is walks in sin in obedience to the commands of the devil, who is the ruler of the authority of the air and of the spirits, who now in work energize the children of disobedience on behalf of every unregenerated man. Child of disobedience is the power, the in working, the energizing power of Satan, the God of this present evil world system. That explains the diabolical matters that are taking place under the ruthless, godless, Christ hating dictator. That explains a lot of things. You have the cause and the effect. And the prince of the power of the air is Satan.

[Letter Reader or Host]

Satan.

[Congregation Leader]

He is a real person, a person of great power and wisdom and might and beauty. One who is called in the Scriptures the angel of light, to imitate and to counterfeit the work of Christ, the light of the world, be not deceived. And his work is to deceive the very elect, if possible. And the word power in this verse that is authority speaks of rulership over demons, over principalities, over powers, over rulers of darkness of this world, over the rulers of spiritual wickedness in heavenly places. Now listen. The haunts and the spheres of activity of these evil spirits are in the air. Let me explain the region above the earth where the unregenerated have their spiritual abode. Now follow carefully. I want to give you some basic foundational teaching. Here it is. There are three heavens, the atmospheric heavens above us, and then the heavenlies, and then the third heaven. Now follow me carefully. The believers have their citizenship in the third heaven from whence we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. We're citizens of the highest heaven. Now, in between the atmospheric and the third heaven is the place called Heavenlies. And this place is ruled over by Satan, the prince of the power of the air. And in that rulership he is ruler over principalities, over powers, over rulers of the darkness of this world system, over the rulers of spiritual wickedness in heavenly places. Now I turn for just a brief moment to the 12th chapter of Revelation. And I find history written beforehand. Here it is. And there was war in the heavenlies or in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. Dragon and the dragon fought, and his angels and prevailed not. Neither was their place found anymore in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent called the devil and Satan which deceiveth the whole world. He was cast out into the earth and his angels were cast out with him in experience, in actual point of time that event has not yet taken place. But when the saints are gathered home, the first resurrection of the dead and the living, there will be a war in heaven and Satan and his hosts will be cast out upon this earth in person. And then immediately you follow the 13th chapter of the Revelation and you have the mark of the peace when no man will be able to buy or sell save you have that mark and then you have the heading up of the apostate religious system and the overthrow of Babylon in the 17th great tribulation such as the world has never seen. All right, now the spirit who is now in working in the sons of disobedience. Notice that wordy sons of disobedience and that word means lawlessness is the keynote of the hour. The doing of that which seems right in one eyes because there is no king in Israel. The throwing off of all restraint, saying to God in so many words, it's none of your business God, what I do, I'll lead my own life and do as I please. That's lawlessness. You are a child of disobedience. Obedient to Satan, but disobedient to God. And that's the cry and that's the order of the hour. Disobedience on all sides and lawlessness. Now notice, people are not corrupt and immoral because of environment or lack of education. But they are corrupt and immoral because they have bad hearts. Listen, Jeremiah 17:9. The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. Who can know it? Only God. Mark 7:21 23 for from within, out of the heart of men proceed evil thoughts or reasonings, adulteries, fornication, murderers, theft, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, and licentiousness. All these evil things come from within and defile the man. And According to Romans 3, 10, 18, there is none righteous. No, not one. And you read that third chapter of Romans, beginning at the tenth verse, you'll see that there's none that understandeth, there's none that seeketh saith after God. Their throat is an open sepulchre. With their tongues they have used deceit, whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness. Their feet are swift to shed blood, destruction and misery. In their ways and the way of peace have they not known there is no fear of God before their eyes? And when a man becomes converted after receiving Christ as his personal savior, the fear of God, reverence for God comes into his heart and the Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. That's the trouble. Sin and among whom now notice verse three. And I must close of Ephesians 2, among whom we all formerly behaved ourselves. We once children of disobedience, disobedient towards God, but obedient to Satan, lived in the lusts of the flesh. And the word conversation means manner of living in the lusts of our flesh. Desires and longings of the flesh and of the human nature ruined by the fall. Oh, I wish we had a few more minutes. But listen, in that third verse of the second chapter, it speaks of fulfilling of the desires of the flesh and of the mind. And there are desires of the mind that are on a higher level, yet unregenerated. There are those that seek out pleasure. There are those that love the beauty of things and the knowledge fine. They love the things, all for a selfish, sinful purpose, if you analyze it good in themselves, but they leave out the best. And God says, you're a child of wrath upon whom the wrath of God abides.

[Dr. Charles E. Fuller]

And in closing, may I say, is.

[Congregation Leader]

There any way out? Let's be quiet before God.

[Dr. Charles E. Fuller]

I know this has been cutting pretty hard.

[Congregation Leader]

Is there any way out? Is there a way back to God on the part of sinful men? Yes.

[Dr. Charles E. Fuller]

John 14:6.

[Congregation Leader]

Him or I am the way, the truth and the life. No man cometh unto the Father, except.

[Dr. Charles E. Fuller]

By and through the Lord Jesus.

[Congregation Leader]

And him that cometh unto me, God says, I'll in no wise cast out. And when you come God's way, being reconciled by the blood of Christ, and present your body a living sacrifice, you.

[Dr. Charles E. Fuller]

Are transformed by the renewing of your mind.

[Congregation Leader]

And then that mind and heart desires.

[Dr. Charles E. Fuller]

To be obedient to the eternal ever living God.

[Congregation Leader]

And you have the mind of Christ.

[Dr. Charles E. Fuller]

You become thus a new creation, old things passing away. The things that you once loved, you now hate. The things you once hate, you now love. Don't you want to become a new creation in him? God says, I'm not willing that any should perish. He said, whosoever will may come. Let's bow our heads in prayer. Just before the chorus choir sings the invitation number to you out in the radio audience. Outside of Christ, no peace in your heart. You're like the troubled sea casting up mire and dirt. There is no peace to the wicked, saith the Lord. But he says, come now, let us reason together. Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Come now, all ye labor and heavy laden. I'll give you a rest. I'LL give you peace the peace that passes all understand? Will you drop to your knees if it's at all possible and look up into the Father's face and say, God be merciful to me, a sinner. Save me for Christ's sake. Otherwise, if you die physically, being dead spiritually already, you'll go out into eternal separation and experience eternal death or the second death. While our heads are bowed in this audience here in Long beach and God is speaking, speaking to you, how many will put their hands up and say, pray for me, Brother Fuller, I want to receive Christ as my personal savior. Like to be remembered in a word of prayer before we close will you put your hand up? God bless you. I've pressed for time Anyone else? Any place, put your hand up and say, pray for me. I need Christ as my personal savior. I must close Continue in prayer this is Charles bidding you goodbye and God's richest blessing upon you.