Fictional Stories But Could Be True- Mohandas

When Mohandas started attending the worship services at Mahanaim Gospel Centre, a few believers frowned because the young man had a bad history of relationships with several women. The pastor was of the opinion that he should be given a chance to reform himself and become a child of God. The fact was that he now lived with his wife and 2 year old child, but was also maintaining relationship with his divorced wife whom he was supporting financially and there was another woman involved about whom not many knew about.

From the time he attended the services at Mahanaim Gospel Centre, Mohandas was regular at the Wednesday Bible Study and the Sunday Worship. He seemed fervent in his approach to his spiritual life. When asked by the pastor regarding whether he had accepted Christ as Savior, he said he had done so a couple of years back. 2 months after joining the present church, he asked that the Pastor baptize him. The Pastor told him that he needed to clean up his life regarding his relationships and then it could be arranged. Though the Pastor did not publicly admonish him, over the next several months, through the Word and also privately, he told him of how a New Testament believer's life should be.

Mohandas always nodded in agreement, but did not take any steps to change his ways. Over the next several months, Mohandas often hinted the Pastor regarding the baptism, but the Pastor always said, "Wait". It was almost a year now since he first came to church, and many of the believers were unhappy that the Pastor was still keeping him in spite of all the bad name he was bringing to the Church. The Pastor, being a humble man of God, waited upon the Lord in prayer regarding the matter. Finally, after giving him warnings and also asking the elders to speak to him, the Pastor told Mohandas to stop attending the services. He showed no grief and did not come back.

A couple of weeks later, the Pastor met Mohandas while shopping. He was all smiles and had news for the Pastor. He had joined a church just close by and had been baptized last week. “But don’t they know about your relationships?” the Pastor asked. “Oh! That’s not a problem with the new Pastor”, he said, and added a “Praise the Lord” as they parted.