I finally saw Tony Nungesser’s response to my video calling him out for duplicity concerning those who believe in the Trinity. Having read Tony’s defense, I can now see more clearly than ever that Tony’s weakness—which is the same weakness as A.E. Knoch and James Coram (it must be a Concordant Publishing Concern thing)—is taking the words of the adherents of doctrines of demons (1 Timothy 4:1) at face value.

All Christians say, “We believe that Jesus is the Savior of the world.” But what happens when you tell them that Jesus actually saved the world? They hate you. Curse you. Disfellowship you. What does this tell you? It ought to tell you you that these people don’t actually believe what they say they believe.

All Christians say, “God is sovereign.” But what happens when you tell them there is no such thing as human free will? They hate you. Curse you. Disfellowship you. What does this tell you? It tells you that these people don’t actually believe what they say they believe.

All Christians say, “Of course we believe Jesus Christ died.” But what happens when you identify them as believers of the doctrine of the Trinity (Jesus is God and can’t die)? They acknowledge that, yes, of course they believe the Trinity. They will even say that, in order to be saved and not go to hell, a person MUST believe in the Trinity. They are absolutely passionate that Jesus is God, even while asserting that God cannot die. Thus, they cannot at the same time believe that Jesus Christ actually died. They cannot. For it is impossible to believe, at the same time, that Christ didn’t die and He did die. Thus, they say strange things like, “Jesus Christ’s body died.”

Tony Nungesser, my brother and fellow evangelist, is a nice guy. He takes people at their word. This is his default setting. Believing what other people say is generally a noble trait, but when exercised as an evangelist in a broken, Satan-run world (Satan is the prince of the power of the air—Ephesians 2:2), it is a trait that “kindly” allows millions of people get away with believing lies instead of truth.

In a broken world, the effective evangelist must be cynical, just as Jesus was cynical when dealing with the Pharisees claiming to be sons of Abraham (John 8:39). By confronting and questioning them, our Lord discovered that they were not sons of Abraham at all, but rather sons of Satan (John 8:44). They would prove this soon after by crucifying the Lord of glory.

Mr. Nungesser allows Christians to talk out of both sides of their mouth, then defaults to the opinion that they ACTUALLY believe the evangel. In 99.9 percent of the cases, Mr. Nungesser will be wrong. I, rather, default to the opinion that none of these Christians believe the evangel, but believe instead the lies of Satan designed to keep millions from believing the evangel. While this cynicism might at first glance appear harsh and unloving, it is actually most helpful in that it follows up and probes the TRUE belief of the so-called believer, ideally proving to the “believer” himself that he is not a believer at all. This, then, opens the door for an announcement of the evangel. Paul calls this evangelistic technique, “exposure, rebuke, and entreaty” (2 Timothy 4:2). I do it all the time because I don’t believe what ANY Christian initially says.

Tony Nungesser calls my assertion that the overwhelming majority of Christians don’t actually believe what they say they believe a “make-believe story.” “Zender is just making up stuff,” he says. Am I? Or am I dealing with a very real problem that Mr. Nungesser only exacerbates by “kicking the can” of actual unbelievers down the road until a properly cynical evangelist can confront the hypocrisy head-on and perhaps, by means of exposure and rebuke, entreat an unbeliever into eonian life?