Background
Chakkarai was born to a Hindu Chettiar family.
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Vengal Chakkarai
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He was educated at the Scottish Mission School, Madras Christian College, graduating in 1901 after majoring in philosophy. He then studied at Madras Law College, and practiced for some time as a lawyer
Career
In 1913, Chakkarai joined the Danish Mission Room as a Christian preacher and worked as a missionary for twenty years. During these years, he also became a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi and participated in the Indian independence movement. He served as mayor of Madras from 1941 to 1942.
Jesus is truly human (sat purusa).
Holy Spirit is Christ himself who continues to exist and work until now. God can not be seen as the creator of sin.
Human themself are responsible for the sins that they do. Knowledge of God is not something that is intellectually (jnana), but a personal experience with God(anubhava).
Sin is seen as a handcuffs (pasa), which prevents the human soul (pasu) to reach God.
The essence of sin is the desire to find "the mystery of the forbidden".
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Nationality
Indian -
Religion
Hinduism Christianity