Brahmin in India

Originally posted at: https://www.global-teams.net/blog/general/2018/11/05/brahmin-in-india/

Nov
5

15 Days of Prayer for the Hindu World: Day 9

A young Brahmin man politely asks a low-caste woman for a drink of water. Hesitantly, she pours the water, and he appreciatively takes the glass. For many Brahmins, this would be considered ritually impure. But this particular Brahmin man—his name is Manoj—has been transformed.
Some time before, Manoj had suffered a severe injury and was bleeding profusely. In desperation, he cried out a name he had once heard – “Jesus”. Miraculously, the bleeding stopped. Later, as he drifted in and out of sleep at the hospital, he felt darkness surrounding him, trying to consume him. Suddenly, he saw a man in white reaching down to rescue him. This experience led Manoj to become a Christian.

About six percent of India’s Hindus are Brahmin. They are considered high-caste, and traditionally they serve as priests, custodians, and transmitters of sacred traditions. Their status has made them very influential.

Brahmins maintain ritualistic purity through the observance of many religious rules, many of which relate to diet and avoiding contact with lower castes. Most are strictly vegetarian and do not handle materials such as leather, which are considered impure. Due to their strict observation of religious traditions, Brahmins are largely unreached by efforts to share the gospel.

Peter, when writing to the Church about the state of all believers said, “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light” (1 Peter 2:9).

Ways to Pray

From 15 Days of Prayer for the Hindu World, pray15days.org

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