Comments on: A personal testimony by Chris Goswami

By: Chris Goswami

Chris Goswami — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 20:50:40 +0000

In reply to MR IAN MASON. Thanks Ian - you just quoted one of my favorite all-time lines from any hymn! I always feel like putting my hand up when we get to that line - that's ME :-)

By: MR IAN MASON

MR IAN MASON — Sun, 06 Mar 2022 12:33:26 +0000

Chris Thank you for your testimony. When it comes to grace and God's grace it is truly astonishing. It is sometimes something that we cannot comprehend. There is a Christian hymn, To God be the glory and one of the lines is and churches sing this with great gusto "The vilest offender who truly believes, that moment from Jesus, a pardon receives. I found this as well. The touching words say, “The vilest offender who truly believes, That moment from Jesus a pardon receives.” If that man cried out to God and asked for forgiveness, he was free from his sin. Regardless of the magnitude of his sins, all he has to do is simply believe in the Son of God and ask for forgiveness and he will receive a pardon from Jesus. When that hymn is sung, I feel like shouting sometimes, STOP! The vilest offender Yes, The vilest offender. And you could think of names who would fit into the category of the "vilest offender" from a human viewpoint, we start to ask, How can that person be forgiven when they have done XYZ. But God says in his word, that his ways are higher than our ways and His thoughts are higher than our thoughts. We in our humaneness are looking at grace from OUR own perspective, and not from God's perspective. That is Grace - it is outrageous it is astonishing

By: Chris Goswami

Chris Goswami — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 18:29:20 +0000

In reply to Charles Parker. You're welcome - and thanks for commenting

By: Paul Lawler

Paul Lawler — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:45:49 +0000

In reply to Chris Goswami. You are welcome Chris Thank you for lifting up Christ through your story - inspiring!

By: Chris Goswami

Chris Goswami — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:44:24 +0000

In reply to Paul Lawler. Thank you for your kind words Paul

By: Chris Goswami

Chris Goswami — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:44:03 +0000

In reply to Dan Hugger. Hi. I think grace as in peace and living in harmony ..... certainly exists within Hinduism. However, the Christian notion of grace as forgiveness extended to one who does not deserve to be forgiven does not

By: Paul Lawler

Paul Lawler — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:43:13 +0000

As one who has seen many Hindus come to know Jesus Christ; and as one who has been heavily influenced by E. Stanley Jones who led many Hindu intellectuals to Christ, this article is greatly inspiring

By: Dan Hugger

Dan Hugger — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:42:32 +0000

/ Is seems strange to me that Chris Goswami never encountered the concept of grace in Hinduism:

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2021/july-web-only/chris-goswami-experiment-christianity-hindu-india-grace.html …

This has come up before in other pieces in @CTmagazine about Hinduism.

“When people properly glorify the Supreme Personality of Godhead or simply hear about His power, the Lord personally enters their hearts and cleanses away every trace of misfortune, just as the sun removes the darkness or as a powerful wind drives away the clouds.”

By: Mart

Mart — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:40:50 +0000

Wow So moving Thanks for sharing Chris
I know you better now mate!

By: Chris Goswami

Chris Goswami — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:39:00 +0000

In reply to Christina Barton. Hi Christina - you have nailed an important point. In fact my church Leadership jhas been wrestling with the whole idea of "dunking V sprinkling" for months I think, I hope, we have finally arrived at a place where we maintain the Baptist tradition of full immersion wherever possible (it isn't always possible), but we recognise other, non-immersion, trinitarian, forms of baptism. In other words, immersion is great, but ultimately God cares about our hearts, not quantities of water!