An Ex-Hindu Comes to Christ...and What it Cost Him 

I come from a Sikh background and one day I was praying and heard the voice of the Lord and fell in love. I’m a Christian now and the Lord has done so much for me and my family! My family does not understand!

I've met at least two Christians who began reading the Bible to prove Christianity to be untrue. Both ended up finding a life changing relationship with Jesus Christ and are strong Christians today!

Yes, Brother, I too from Hindu, okkaliga, now I am Believer of Lord Jesus. He is the only way to Heaven.

ex hindu here!! gave my life to christ last year, it has been the best descision i've ever made!!

Loved this interview! I came to faith at 18. Like Nijay, I was messed up and knew it. I don't think it has to be that dramatic for everyone. But I do think individuals must come to a recognition of their sinfulness and the need for God's forgiveness in Christ.

Beautiful story. Thank you for sharing. I was loved into Christian fellowship in a Methodist youth meeting.

God Bless you and your ministry Nijay 🙏🏼. I am a convert to The Catholic Faith from the Sikh religion. He is The Way , The Trurh and The Life . Amen 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Thanks for sharing your experience. I love hearing about others' journeys. I am an X Mormon, I finally broke free in my 40's. My walk with the lord has been and is a continuous process. Hearing others helps strengthen my own testimony.

Coming to Christ is the best thing one can do, regardless of previous beliefs!

I have struggled with depression since age 10 and have fought to stay alive by clinging to Jesus and scripture. I thank God for all the blessings and what I have been taught through suffering. I have had moments of joy. I don’t think you were trying to hurt anyone by saying a joyless Christian isn’t a Christian, I know I am saved. In the future will you add a little more clarity to that statement? That statement may be enough for someone to take their life thinking they aren’t truly saved.

Shalom from India 🇮🇳 ✝️

Love hearing Nijay speak. He was honest, vulnerable, articulate, thoughtful, and more. In my opinion he is a very intelligent well spoken person, contrary to maybe his feelings early on. Nijay, so happy you found your resting place. Thank you for sharing.

I think once missionaries came from the US to India. Now we Indians have to go to the US to preach the gospel.

This is probably a strange thing to say but I am fairly into conservative politics and had become very interested in Vivek Ramaswamy (probably would have voted for him if he hadn't already dropped out). He is a 1st gen American from India and a Hindu. Its been really interesting to hear his experiences with Christianity and to hear him defend why Christians should vote for him. Anyway, last night I had a dream (and I don't dream often at all). Don't remember all of the specifics but he was under attack in my dream. All day I have had the urge to pray for him. That Jesus would rescue him from attack and that he would see the love of Jesus and realise that Jesus is the one who created him. Not sure if seeing this video about a "Hindu's" conversion to Christianity in my feed on same day is coincidence or not, but I appreciate this interview and urge people to pray for those who don't know Jesus.

Inspiring and uplifting interview! Praise God for Nijay's conversion and calling!

Congratulations, brother. Welcome home God bless you

God bless you abundantly Nijay🙏

I love this conversation of Vijay and Sean. This is so encouraging and inspiring. Thank for sharing your story Vijay. I’m Kenyan American and with a very big community of Indians in my country. A lot of them are falling in love with Jesus The Christ.

very good testimony thanks for sharing

Really great interview and a really wonderful guest!! Thank you both.

Wonderful testimony! Glory to the Lord Jesus for you brother!!!

I am a Hindu as well from India. I want to also know more about Christianity. Idk how and from where?

You ask really good questions, Sean and listen well. Great interview

Welcome to our family 👪 of Jesus Christ 🙏. God bless you 🙏 ❤️🙌.

Thank you for your encouraging testimony Nijay ❤

Good to see you back. And great discussion. So helpful with ladies in prison I visit.

I could listen to Nijay for hours. This was wonderful.

Augustine and switchfoot…he got me at switchfoot! Refreshing and hopeful interview. So good to hear an approach for Hindu evangelism in America-do you know how few talk about approach? Guys, somebody write a book about how these cultures think and how we ask hard questions in each. That would be a worldview book I’d want to read!

I also went from Hinduism to Christian and im Mexican living here in America

Love this 🙏🏼. I am challenged thank you !

As an Indian Christian this was really nice. This was my first time listening to nijay.

Sean is one of the best interviewers. All his interviews I’ve watched shows a critic thinker and he isn’t afraid to ask questions if he has skepticism. I can see the wheels of his mind ticking over.

Love the talk, his description of a hindu family is very common in a metropolitan city life family. Most are culturally hindu rather than spiritual

Thank you! Loved this. Bless you for your testimony.

Praying for everyone on these comments. Thank you for these incredible insights.

God is saving the lost, HALLELUJAH!!!

A person cannot abandon something they never had. A misfit loner child, despondent, fearful and vulnerable accepts a different belief system that his family never practiced in depth. Young Hindus talk to your parents and not religious sales people. Make your decision based on full knowledge and not fear mongering.

Jesus is the way., the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father but through Him. It is not easy to walk the narrow path to Christ but its worth the walk!!! Because you find that great love!!! ❤

Loved this interview!

I am an upper cast(bhramhin) ex hindu who came to Christ few years ago. But recently I have been battling with doubts.

I'm Mexican and was raised Catholic. God saved me about 6 yrs ago. Praise Jesus for saving us from deception.

So insipiring, thank you for sharing brother. God Bless you

Great questions presented to guest!

I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation! Christians are often blamed for being too pushy. My only explanation is the fact that when you become a believer, you are filled with so much joy, that you want others to feel that same Joy! You want to tell the story how the spirit entered your life and made you feel so complete and so full of happiness! You simply want to share the tremendous love and caring that has come into your life. I can't apologize about it, I just want you to be filled with joy and happiness as well!

The joy of Christ. Yes indeed! 😊

Wooow... You Pastor Pastors.... Oooh LOVELY Nijay .. +.. Inject them with Gospel.... 🎉🎉, 👌🏾👍🏾🙌🏾👏🏾 Praise the, Lord 🎉....

Beautiful discourses Sean….God bless your good ministry.

Thank you for sharing this with us.

"Doubt is not the opposite of faith. Unbelief is." Thank you for this amazing interview ♥✝

Very good interview.. Praise God for you and the ministry. Your experiences are very much encouraging as today we have gone to see a Hindu friend who is going thru so many problems. We shared the gospel and prayed with him. Hope the Lord touches many in the coming days.

Resting place!! I love this!! 💕🙌🏽💕

I WENT TO YOUR WEB PAGE TOO AND DIDN'T SEE A CONTACT LINK. OH WELL, IF GOD WANTS IT, HE'LL MAKE A WAY. I'LL LEAVE IT IN HIS HANDS. LOVE TO YOU, BROTHER! ✝💟

Sean you do these stories so beautifully with much care, tenderness and a listening ear. Thank you Nijay for coming on. ❤

That was very interesting Mr K.

Sean Macdowel and Nijay Gupta. Congrstulation Youre new person now,you have accepted Jesus Kingdom. It's a huge blessing to you and yr family.

Glory to God and acknowledging Jesus Christ. Amen.

From India, I can understand that Hindus will resist this message, but if you truly seek God you will find Jesus Christ who awaits you to return to him, i also seeked God in my life now i have find him, yeshua Masiah my king! ❤

When I read the Upanishads, which are part of Vedanta, I found a profundity of worldview that made my Christianity seem like third grade. ~ Huston Smith

Great interview ✝️♥️

This morning we watched your RU-vid with my bestie who is Jewish He really enjoyed the conversation. He asks me questions because he doesn't understand certain terms like "what is the gospel". I am privileged to be able to explain. We will see my hematologist this week whose last name is Gupta. That's why I said Thank you. I was blessed to listen with my Bestie.

I thanks the Almighty GOD for what He is doing by bringing people to Himself through our Lord Jesus Christ Amen to Him alone be all the glory in the name of Jesus Christ Amen 💖🙏🙌

EXCELLENT TESTIMONY - THANK YOU ❤

From 37:50 to 38:19... wow! That was spectacular 😄 Thank you for an amazing interview, Sean and Nijay. God bless you both! (Edit) PS there is a neon sign in Sean's room... it says Biola 🤣

Great story. The Gupta family is a big one in India. The majority of them are intellectuals and very successful, Your Dad is not the only one who admired and respected Jesus. I remember I went to a Staples store to make copies of the famous Shroud of Turin the attendant that helped me was Hindu with a red dot on his forehead, after the copies were made he looked at the picture put both his hands together and bowed to the Holy Face of Jesus and told me no charge for the copies (20 copies total). I was a bit shocked as I tried to understand his reaction. This shows how respected and powerful our Lord is.

Love this interview, love both if you! As a Christian i lernt a lot about hinduists vs Christians, ive had a lot of questions lately. And still have. Buddhism, hinduism, yoga, new age, mix of all this, and i need to learn more. Honestly, these two religions scare me the most conscerning many issues. Bless you!

Dear Sean - could you please post how we could get in touch with your guests please - their social media links perhaps?

Very good and quite accurate

God bless you guys!🙏💐🕊️😇

Lezgo! Nijay Gupta and Mike Bird are both some of my favorite scholars

a deeply spiritual and deeply educated Hindu rooted in Vedic knowledge, when he studies the Gospels and the life of Christ (not Paul), will realize that Hinduism and Christ (not Christianity) are NOT in opposition with each other, and he will gladly embrace Christ and His Gospel without having to abandon his culture and spiritual roots. too bad Nijay Gupta did not have such background, so he does not realize this truth.

Always love watching Sean on these webinars, but he really dropped the ball this time when he wore a San Antonio Spurs shirt instead of a Denver Nuggets shirt...)

Ok, this video had me at Tecmo Bowl and chicken wings! 🤣 I'm in! And "God's sheep bite." Wow, so true. And something about phrasing it that way instantly reminds me/us to see the people who have hurt us from a genuine immediate state of love. I enjoyed hearing Nijay's story - may God bless his life and ministry in the months and years ahead.

I am from India , ifind your Testimony so touching & blessed , my prayer unto God to Bless &guide you ,be firm ,be strong Our Good GOD will stand with You & shield you all the time AMEN !

You are on the right path, sir!! May God bless you abundantly as you walk with Him in your journey!!

Thank you!thank you! THANK YOU!🇨🇦🙏🙏🙏🙏😘😘

Jesus is there with His arms wide open for everyone to come. I pray all people can find Jesus. I pray Islam finds Christanity. I pray that Israel finds Christ. Hindus, Budhists. I pray all people find Him!!! Jesus carries us through our troubled times if we have faith in Him.❤❤❤

Praise be to God! Awesome testimony. It’s a real miracle, it’s hard to get to Hindus about God, they’re really stubborn.

Christ is the way,truth& life.

Brother Nijay, thanks so much for your transparency in sharing. Your faith journey has God’s grace and love all over it. Keep leaping in Faithfulness to God’s Word

Thank you for this beautiful testimony ,Jesus still open blind eyes,,my family n i were staunch hindus ,through God's divine intervention,have no regrets, watching here from Guyana in South America,very powerful message,will be praying for your parents ,never give up on them ,i was saved when i was 16 ,my brother was saved n influenced us for the King dom ,my parents were saved when they were in their seventies my dad's eldest brother gave his heart to Jesus at 88. God still work miracles,Jesus still saves,love u guys ,stay strong in the Lord ,God bless

Great interview and insight into Nijay and his coming to Christ! Love these type of discussions!

Bob Roman's summary: Here is a summary and outline of the key points from the article: Summary: The article is an interview with Nijay Gupta, a New Testament scholar who converted from Hinduism to Christianity as a teenager. Key points: - Nij grew up in a Hindu family in Ohio, but Hinduism was more cultural than devout for his family. As a kid, Nij struggled with feelings of not belonging and sadness. - In high school, Nij's older brother Neil converted to Christianity after being drawn to the love and community he saw in a local youth group. Neil invited Nij to attend the youth group too. - Nij quickly felt welcomed and loved by the Christian community. At a youth group retreat, he heard the gospel message of unconditional acceptance into God's family through Christ and felt he had found his place. - Telling his parents he was no longer Hindu was very difficult for Nij. It went against his family's culture to reject their heritage. His relationship with his parents was strained for some time. - As a new believer, Nij felt called to vocational ministry but ended up discovering a passion for scholarship. He now teaches at a seminary, helping prepare future pastors and ministers. - Nij continues to occasionally dialogue about faith with his father but he and his brother Neil remain the only Christians in the family. Nij has never regretted becoming a follower of Jesus. Outline: I. Nij's Hindu upbringing A. Parents immigrated from India B. Hinduism more cultural than devout for his family C. Struggled with loneliness and sadness as a child II. Neil, Nij's brother, converts to Christianity A. Drawn to love/community of a youth group B. Invites Nij to attend the youth group III. Nij converts after experiencing welcome and acceptance A. Youth group retreat - hears gospel message B. Finds place he belongs in God's family IV. Difficulty telling parents he's no longer Hindu A. Rejecting family's heritage very hard in their culture B. Strained relationship for some time V. Becomes New Testament professor rather than pastor A. Discovers passion for scholarship in college B. Now helps prepare future ministers VI. Remains committed believer decades later A. Occasional faith dialogues with father B. Only he and Neil are Christians in family

I ❤ Nijay! Ty!

Campus Crusade For Christ. Bill. Bright. ❤

Unfortunately,he will now be called as Rice bag by the locals.

Thankyou Lord Jesus.❤❤welcome brother.

HI SEAN, WELL, I REALLY TRIED TO EMAIL YOU IN RESPONSE. DIDN'T WORK. RIGHT NOW I'M SLOWLY RECOVERING MY VOICE ANYWAY. SO CAN'T TALK MUCH. I'M PRETTY OLD AND BEHIND THE TECHNOLOGICAL CURVE, JUST ABOUT HOPELESSLY AT THIS POINT. SO I ONLY HAVE AN OLD LAND LINE - NO TEXT . I'VE GOT 2 CELL PHONES AND CAN'T FIGURE OUT EITHER. SIGH. THANK GOODNESS GOD'S GOT A SENSE OF HUMOR !

I moved to this country from a Caribbean island the amount of racism I faced from American christians is insane.

It always amazes me to hear that most people on earth are not even aware of WHO GOD ALMIGHTY IS when the signs of a God that is ALIVE is all around us to see. God -Yahweh cannot be shared with other "gods"

I really appreciate this guy's relatable demeanor.

What a similarity? My family & I reconverted back to Hinduism and never thought our church members & friends boycotted us. Sad reality for converts all around the World. Hope people grow up.

I find it a little Ironic that all of these kids that he went to school with didn't Bother with him when he was at school but they did as soon as he walked into their church. They welcomed him with open arms. Why weren't they kind to him at school?? Why are christians only kind in their own atmosphere??

St Thomas, one of the 12 disciples went to India to evangelize and was martyred there...check out St Thomas Hill...hence Christianity has been in India since the beginning ...long before it reached the western world

Dear Dr. Gupta, Thank you for sharing your story of faith in The Lord Jesus Christ! I know a couple of Dr. GuptaS but now I have a Dear Brother in The Lord who is Dr. Gupta! O Glory HALLELUJAH! You said that you grew up in Ohio and your Dear Dad is a Surgeon. I lived in Bowling Green, OH, for about 18 months. In 1994, I met an Indian Medical Doctor (Surgeon?) in the Public Library and we talked a little bit. Soon after that I left Bowling Green. I wonder if you grew up in or around Bowling Green and if I may have met your Dear Dad in the library. By the way, I was born in and grew up in PAKISTAN as a CHRISTIAN in a CHRISTIAN family. Currently I live in New Jersey. The Lord Jesus Christ bless you, your family, and your ministry (witness)! He is ALWAYS with you!

Amen Brother

WONDERFUL POWERFUL DIALOGUE❤❤❤ TESTIMONY ❤❤❤ TRUTH❤❤❤ POWER OF GOD❤❤❤ BROTHERS ❤❤❤ IN CHRIST JESUS ❤❤❤ HALLELUJAH ❤❤❤ THANK YOU FATHER ❤❤❤

Hi do you believe in the baptism of the holy spirit, praying in tongues, healing etc. The Holy Spirit should be your guide.

Book of Kings :8:26 and 2nd Chronicles:22:2 2nd Kings:24:8 and 2nd Chronicles :36:9 Deutronomy:24:61 and Book of Exodus:20:5 2nd Samuel:6:23 and 2nd Samuel:21:8 Gospel of Mathew:1:16 and Gospel of Luke:3:23

Hindus used to be accepting of all religions. There's no one single Hindu way of connecting with the divine and most Hindus, like Christians and Muslims, etc, don't really know much or enough about their respective religions. All these pathways lead to the divine. Choose the one that suits you most.

Yes being in Christ means living like Christ