Max Lucado on How He and His Elders Have Navigated Him Changing His Mind on Theological Issues

“I was blessed with good elders who were open to studying the Lord’s Word and opening Scripture.”

“I would never stay at a church that told me I couldn’t teach about Jesus.”

“What you need to do, though, is disarm this whole thing of, I’ve got it figured out. I’m dogmatic. That’s what turns people off. People love to be stimulated, to be challenged, to be led into a tough Scripture like Daniel 9 or Revelation 20. And they appreciate the pastor at least trying.”

“I think we are [in the end times].”

“I do think we’re doing our church a favor when we at least raise these questions. And I think we don’t have to be dogmatic, but we do have to be deliberate.”

“That’s my appeal to the church in this day and age…let’s just keep the big thing the big thing.”

“I became pro-Israel as a result of studying end times.”

“I think it’s helpful for pastors to try to land the plane in a very reverential way, always saying, ‘This is what I think. This is where I land. And here are the four very valid viewpoints of these very tough topics.’”

“We can study end times and land on wonderful things without really getting tangled up in the controversial things, right? We can all explore the ultimate victory of Christ. We can all imagine what it’s going to be like when every knee shall bow and every tongue confess.”