Lee Strobel

It's not earning your way to heaven, it's receiving a free gift of forgiveness and eternal life. Wow. How old were you when that happened? You know, I'd say maybe 10, 11, sometimes 10, 11, 12, somewhere in there. It was funny, my ordination, when I was being ordained as a pastor years ago, I thought, do I even tell this story? They're going to think I'm nuts.

It's not earning your way to heaven, it's receiving a free gift of forgiveness and eternal life. Wow. How old were you when that happened? You know, I'd say maybe 10, 11, sometimes 10, 11, 12, somewhere in there. It was funny, my ordination, when I was being ordained as a pastor years ago, I thought, do I even tell this story? They're going to think I'm nuts.

It's not earning your way to heaven, it's receiving a free gift of forgiveness and eternal life. Wow. How old were you when that happened? You know, I'd say maybe 10, 11, sometimes 10, 11, 12, somewhere in there. It was funny, my ordination, when I was being ordained as a pastor years ago, I thought, do I even tell this story? They're going to think I'm nuts.

And I told it and they all, yeah, okay. I mean, that's... Par for the course, we all have stories like that. And not exactly, but we all have experiences of God. But yeah, that was my experience with an angel. What did the angel look like? It was male. And by the way, I did read some scholarly articles from Jewish writers saying that angels can be female, but in scripture, they're all male.

And I told it and they all, yeah, okay. I mean, that's... Par for the course, we all have stories like that. And not exactly, but we all have experiences of God. But yeah, that was my experience with an angel. What did the angel look like? It was male. And by the way, I did read some scholarly articles from Jewish writers saying that angels can be female, but in scripture, they're all male.

And I told it and they all, yeah, okay. I mean, that's... Par for the course, we all have stories like that. And not exactly, but we all have experiences of God. But yeah, that was my experience with an angel. What did the angel look like? It was male. And by the way, I did read some scholarly articles from Jewish writers saying that angels can be female, but in scripture, they're all male.

It doesn't mean they couldn't manifest themselves because they're spirits. so they could manifest himself as a male, I assume as a female, but all of them in Scripture are male. He had a soft glow to him. Didn't have wings. Didn't look like a cartoon character, but there was a gentle glow to him that just intuitively I knew, oh, this is an angel. I'm talking to an angel. So looked human.

It doesn't mean they couldn't manifest themselves because they're spirits. so they could manifest himself as a male, I assume as a female, but all of them in Scripture are male. He had a soft glow to him. Didn't have wings. Didn't look like a cartoon character, but there was a gentle glow to him that just intuitively I knew, oh, this is an angel. I'm talking to an angel. So looked human.

It doesn't mean they couldn't manifest themselves because they're spirits. so they could manifest himself as a male, I assume as a female, but all of them in Scripture are male. He had a soft glow to him. Didn't have wings. Didn't look like a cartoon character, but there was a gentle glow to him that just intuitively I knew, oh, this is an angel. I'm talking to an angel. So looked human.

He looked human, exactly. And even the Bible talks about the fact that sometimes when we provide hospitality to someone, we're really providing hospitality to an angel, unbeknownst to us. And so angels can manifest themselves as people. I know you're an angel, I don't know. But they can manifest themselves as human-like.

He looked human, exactly. And even the Bible talks about the fact that sometimes when we provide hospitality to someone, we're really providing hospitality to an angel, unbeknownst to us. And so angels can manifest themselves as people. I know you're an angel, I don't know. But they can manifest themselves as human-like.

He looked human, exactly. And even the Bible talks about the fact that sometimes when we provide hospitality to someone, we're really providing hospitality to an angel, unbeknownst to us. And so angels can manifest themselves as people. I know you're an angel, I don't know. But they can manifest themselves as human-like.

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It could very well be. I mean, now we also have instances where demons will, you know, Bible says Satan can appear as a demon. a counterfeit of light. In other words, he can pass himself off as being from God or whatever. So we have to be careful because that's why we have the Bible, I think, to kind of be a plumb line to test, is this legit or not?

It could very well be. I mean, now we also have instances where demons will, you know, Bible says Satan can appear as a demon. a counterfeit of light. In other words, he can pass himself off as being from God or whatever. So we have to be careful because that's why we have the Bible, I think, to kind of be a plumb line to test, is this legit or not?