God Has Answered Many Prayers Over The Years, While Leaving Many Others Unanswered. We Have Endured Our Share Of Family Crises, But In Christ I Have An Anchor In Those Storms That Centres Me Back To Where I Need To Be. If You’re Looking For An Easy Ticket Through Life, The Christian Faith Isn’t It. But If You Want Purpose, Meaning, And Direction, Here Is A Narrative, A Grand Story, In Which You Have Your Own Essential Part To Play. And Most Importantly, You Get The Incomparable Privilege Of Intimately Knowing The Author.
How The Son Of A Hindu Priest Made His Peace With The Unfairness Of The Cross | My Story | Chris Goswami
God Has Answered Many Prayers Over The Years, While Leaving Many Others Unanswered. We Have Endured Our Share Of Family Crises, But In Christ I Have An Anchor In Those Storms That Centres Me Back To Where I Need To Be. If You’re Looking For An Easy Ticket Through Life, The Christian Faith Isn’t It. But If You Want Purpose, Meaning, And Direction, Here Is A Narrative, A Grand Story, In Which You Have Your Own Essential Part To Play. And Most Importantly, You Get The Incomparable Privilege Of Intimately Knowing The Author.
When I Made Up My Heart And Mind To Accept Jesus As My Savior And LORD, Pastor Mathew Asked Me, "Your Husband Is A Hindu Brahmin, Will He Accept You When You Accept Jesus As Your Savior And Lord?" My Answer To Him Was This; "My God Will Save Me And Will Take Care Of Me." There And Then, I Accepted Jesus As My Personal Savior. This Is My Personal Story.
In A Family Of Twelve, I Am The Youngest Born In Ipoh, Malaysia. While My Father Is From Punjab, My Mother Is A Malaysian Catholic Eurasian. Because Of His Love For My Mother, My Father Allowed His Children To Remain Catholics And Follow Christ. I Visited Gurudwaras, Churches, And Hindu Temples Throughout My Childhood. Despite The Fact That We Were Poor, I Was A Really Happy And A Cheerful Child. This Is My Personal Story.
I Was Born In The UK, The Last Of 4 Children, To A Brahmin Hindu Couple Who Had Emigrated From Kerala In 1955. My Father Was Not Religious In Any Way; In Fact, He Was Very Political, Seemingly An Atheist And Had Been A Journalist For A Communist Newspaper In The 1940s During Turbulent Times In India. He Had Been In Jail For Some Time For His Political Beliefs And Fighting For Independence. He Married My Mother Immediately After India’s Independence In 1947 When He Was 29 Years Old And She Was Just 15 Years Old.
The Scripture Teaches Us That All Humanity (At Least Subconsciously) Knows God, Which Is Why No One Will Have An Excuse Before The Judgment Seat Of Christ (Romans 1:20). God Has Also Set An Intuited Sense Of Eternity In Every Human Being’s Heart (Ecclesiastes 3:11). In Light Of This Intuitive Knowledge Of The Creator, Scripture Describes Various Emotional And Spiritual Conditions Humankind Has In Regard To Their Attitude And Relationship With God.