“Mr. Comfort, what are your thoughts on Dan Barker who was a former Christian evangelist, a graduate from a well-known Christian University, and a missionary who served in other countries... Only to announce his new belief in atheism after 19 years in the faith?” Victor Daniel Gonzalez

Dan and I had an email exchange many years ago. When he told me that he had been a Christian for 19 years, I asked him, “How did you manage to fake it for 19 years when Judas only managed 3 ½ years?" He said that if I ever contacted him again, there would be serious repercussions.

By coincidence we were placed together on a talk show some years later, and he was very gracious.

I sent him a gift basket once to let him know I cared about him. However, like Judas, He did fake it for all those years by maintaining he knew the Lord when he didn't. He’s not alone. Our churches are filled with people who are strangers to biblical repentance, because they haven’t seen their sin in its true light.

There are few in this country that have done more to try and hinder people coming to Christ than Dan. It’s my earnest prayer that he is truly converted before he passes into eternity.