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Bakht Singh Chabra (1903 - 2000). Indian evangelist, church planter, and Bible teacher born in Joiya, Punjab (now Pakistan), to a devout Sikh family. Educated at Punjab University, he studied agricultural engineering in England (1926-1928) and Canada (1929-1932), embracing a Western lifestyle, including smoking and drinking, while rejecting his Sikh roots by shaving his hair. Initially hostile to Christianity—once tearing a Bible apart—he converted in 1929 in Winnipeg after reading the New Testament, influenced by Christian friends John and Edith Hayward. Returning to India in 1933, he began preaching as an Anglican evangelist, later becoming independent, sparking the 1937 Martinpur revival, a pivotal movement in Indian Christianity. In 1941, after a night of prayer in Chennai, he founded Hebron Ministries, establishing over 10,000 indigenous churches modeled on New Testament principles across India and South Asia. Singh authored books like How I Got Joy Unspeakable and Full of Glory and held annual “Holy Convocations” in Madras, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Kalimpong, drawing thousands. Married to Rama Bai at age 12 in 1915, little is recorded of their personal life. His contextualized gospel, blending Indian spirituality with biblical truth, earned him the title “Elijah of the 21st Century” in Indian Christendom. Singh’s words, “I have never asked any man for anything, but the Lord is richly supplying all my needs,” reflect his faith-driven ministry. Despite Parkinson’s disease in his final decade, his legacy endures through Hebron’s global network and writings, praised by figures like Ravi Zacharias.
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Bakht Singh emphasizes the significance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, stating that it is what sets Christianity apart from other religions and proves Jesus' divinity. The resurrection demonstrates that Jesus is not merely a religious leader but the Son of God, sinless and capable of forgiving sins and granting eternal life to believers. Through Christ's victory over death, believers find assurance that their sins are forgiven and that Jesus is the Savior of the world, making Sunday a day of celebration and fellowship for Christians.
The Resurrection of Christ
I praise God for this yet another day of resurrection. The Christian Church celebrates Sunday, as it is the day of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Resurrection is the cause of pride for every Christian. It is the resurrection of the Christ that makes Christians stand apart from and far above other religions of the world. Only if there were no resurrection in Christian faith, only if Christ were not resurrected, Christianity would be an ordinary religion, as good as any other religion. Christ was resurrected - this is an undeniable fact of history. The resurrection of Christ proves that He is no ordinary Philosopher, Master or Guru. He was not just a founder of another religion. Resurrection proves that Jesus is far above any other person in human race. Resurrection of Christ proves that faith and hope of the Christian are not futile. A Christian believes that Christ can forgive the sins of those who believe in Him and Christ can give him everlasting life. If Christ Himself would not have conquered death and comeback to life, there is no basis for us to believe that He can give us eternal life. If Christ had remained dead in the grave, it would also prove that He was a sinner and an ordinary son of Adam. But, Praise the Lord, it was impossible for death to keep Christ in prison. It was not possible for death to hold Him forever (Acts 2:24). The fact that the death could not hold Christ as its prisoner, proves that Christ was the Son of God and not a son of Adam. It also proves that there is no sin in Him. The Bible says that the wages of sin is death. Everyone who is a sinner will have to become a prisoner of death. The resurrection of Christ proves that death had no legitimate claim over Christ, because He was a sinless person. This truth further strengthened our faith, because it is most lawful for the sinless One to forgive the sinners. When we consider and remember the fact that our Lord has proven Himself to be sinless by means of His resurrection, we have all the more boldness to testify that our sins are forgiven by Jesus. The resurrection actually qualifies Jesus to be the Saviour of this world. Blessed are the people who understand this very important truth. Because the event of resurrection took place on a Sunday morning, Christians have every reason to celebrate Sunday. Sunday is the time for the saints to gather together and fellowship with each other. And Sunday is the time we eat the body of Christ and drink His blood. Sunday is the day when we see Jesus walking in the midst of the congregation. Sunday is the day when the Holy Spirit speaks to the Church of Jesus Christ in a special way. Of course for the Jews Saturday was the day of the Lord, but for us Christians undoubtedly Sunday is the Lord’s Day. Come my dear brothers and sisters, let us celebrate the fact of the resurrection of the Jesus Christ! Hallelujah and Amen.
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Bakht Singh Chabra (1903 - 2000). Indian evangelist, church planter, and Bible teacher born in Joiya, Punjab (now Pakistan), to a devout Sikh family. Educated at Punjab University, he studied agricultural engineering in England (1926-1928) and Canada (1929-1932), embracing a Western lifestyle, including smoking and drinking, while rejecting his Sikh roots by shaving his hair. Initially hostile to Christianity—once tearing a Bible apart—he converted in 1929 in Winnipeg after reading the New Testament, influenced by Christian friends John and Edith Hayward. Returning to India in 1933, he began preaching as an Anglican evangelist, later becoming independent, sparking the 1937 Martinpur revival, a pivotal movement in Indian Christianity. In 1941, after a night of prayer in Chennai, he founded Hebron Ministries, establishing over 10,000 indigenous churches modeled on New Testament principles across India and South Asia. Singh authored books like How I Got Joy Unspeakable and Full of Glory and held annual “Holy Convocations” in Madras, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Kalimpong, drawing thousands. Married to Rama Bai at age 12 in 1915, little is recorded of their personal life. His contextualized gospel, blending Indian spirituality with biblical truth, earned him the title “Elijah of the 21st Century” in Indian Christendom. Singh’s words, “I have never asked any man for anything, but the Lord is richly supplying all my needs,” reflect his faith-driven ministry. Despite Parkinson’s disease in his final decade, his legacy endures through Hebron’s global network and writings, praised by figures like Ravi Zacharias.