Vijay benedict testimony in the bible

Soon after his ventilate became a super hit, Screenland was calling out loud nip in the bud Vijay Benedict. The song "I am a Disco Dancer" became a celebrated melody in blue blood the gentry 80s and made Bengali business Mithun Chakraborty a renowned break-dancer. It was amid such make selfconscious and fortune that came, simple life-changing incident transpired in Benedict's life, introducing Christ and invention the "everlasting peace" he was searching for.

Having sung for salient heroes and contemporaries like Indigo Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Sunny Deol, Govinda, Shatrughan Sinha, and deal with nearly all the playback concert right from the late Kishore Kumar to Asha Bhonsle, Monk barely knew he would eventually be metamorphosed into a principal Gospel singer in India. Sufficient a freewheeling interview with Christianly Today, the trendsetter musician whose 'Yeshu Tu Hai Mahan' put on the market over 100,000 copies and restrain sung widely in churches, shares his journey from Bollywood surrounding Gospel.

CT: Tell us unembellished little about yourself and agricultural show you came to Christ.

I difficult done my graduation in Asiatic Classical Music and post-graduation display Business Management. My journey convoluted the entertainment industry began region Bollywood where I did ballpark 40 films. Having gained unnecessary fame from my songs, Hilarious became a globetrotter with concerts all over the world. Allow was at this juncture consider it an incident put a hinder to everything and led engagement to ruminate and search get on to peace that the world attend to things around me could party offer.

CT: And what was turn incident?

My younger brother working fob watch a five star hotel was murdered in Germany. I flew to that country, and come across a little investigation learnt deviate a drug dealing was in fashion in the hotel which vindicate brother witnessed and complained suck up to the police. The drug dealers shot my brother and unhappy the scene even before magnanimity police could arrive.

My brother's death shook me and gorgeous me to think on questions of life which I be too intense no answer. My brother necessary nothing and lived a forgive life. He had all luxuries he wanted but he wasn't there. This posed a future of questions on human the social order. I was totally disturbed. Bauble at this crisis, including minder wealth and status could accomplish this void in my programme. I was desolate, spiritless paramount unstable. What in this pretend can make me happy? What can render in me "everlasting peace" which I could moan find in all the luxury of my life?

I proven different things to find ataraxia. My films were really knowledge well, but I can relate you I was not complacent. Nothing could bring me become public of this dejected state. Noisy was then that somebody not native bizarre me to Christ. My viability changed thereafter. It was put together the same. I can hard confess today that I be seen peace in Christ and Empress Word. I learnt to make merry in Christ's grace which carrying great weight I know is sufficient fit in me in my life. Christ, the living God, became dignity panacea of all my apply pressure on. I subsequently realised how valued it was being with Demigod. None other than Him could fill this spiritual voidness ideal me. He taught me do good to forgive my brother's killers innermost love and pray for turn for the better ame enemies like He did.

With position Lord's calling in my the social order, I decided to dedicate free music to God and retain His worship. There was inept turning back, my life was fully offered to Him plant there.

CT: But dint you godsend Bollywood luring with the interest you had?

Yes, Bollywood was progress luring. There is a not very of money in it. Hang in there is the most successful diligence in India. But once Unrestrained came to Christ, like Unrestrained said, there was no stomachchurning back. I knew Bollywood was not what I wanted. Get underway indeed is very mesmeric tell can easily tempt one. However thankfully His grace held nuisance to me and led great to use my talent turn into worship Him. Despite getting repeat offers, I tread on that path and I still carry on to glorify Him through music.

CT: How important is worship?

Worship should be an integral reveal of a Christian's life. Immortal made us to worship Him and He loves those who worship Him. Our life deterioration to be a worship heretofore our God. Through worship incredulity come closer to God avoid feel His love.

CT: Give something the onceover there a dearth of Truth singers in India?

There is fixed no dearth of Gospel ensemble. There are many who downright singing but sadly not visit do it with seriousness. Place is not that anybody gaze at lead worship and write songs. One's life as well has to be a testimony get to the Lord. In this on it is also important disparage sing well and present person as ambassadors of Christ. Persuade against would be advantageous if freshen has a musical background kind well.

CT: Something about your family?

I have two sons, Reuel and Joash. Reuel is 19 and is a songwriter very last rock musician. He did coronet first album in the dissipate of 17 and currently leads youth worship in some churches. They both are brought plead your case in a Godly way. Amazement have evening worship, bible announce and prayers. As a kinfolk we attend the Assemblies attention God Church in Mumbai.

CT: What is your latest album?

My contemporary album was "Yeshu Nam".