Tuesday, September 09, 2003

CNN LARRY KING LIVE
Do You Believe In Angels: A Panel Discussion.
Aired August 8, 2003 - 21:00 ET


I saw part of this discussion. I was most interested in how Max Lucado, a Christian minister widely accepted as doctrinally sound, would interact with non-Christians (at least some not considered doctrinally sound) on a spiritual subject. Here are Lucado's first words on the show.

KING: What is an angel Max?

MAX LUCADO, CHRISTIAN AUTHOR: Well there a verse in the bible that says that angels are ministering spirits sent out by God to render aid to those who will inherit salvation. So, like Sylvia said, they're part of God's ambassador team sent out to encourage and to bring strength and to bring comfort. And they are spiritual beings. They are created by God. They are not made of flesh, though in scripture, they did appear as humans, but they are by and large spiritual and...


He made a statement from the Bible, then linked his statement to agreement with Sylvia Browne's previous statements.

I haven't read the whole transcript but he used this basic method for all of what I saw and never made a statement of disagreement.

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