its hard being an indigenous Christian

[Mike Mclees]

3 hours ago, Ghostdog said:

im talking about the residential schools which happened long after the reformation

Please forgive me. I never saw anything in you opening statement concerning    school children in our country or any other country. Thanks for setting me straight After re reading I  still do not see where you identified to that. Guess you are joking with me  

Edited October 18, 2021 by Mike Mclees

[teddyv]

23 hours ago, Ghostdog said:

i get comments like "how can you be a Christian after what they did to us?, do you know they forced their religion on our people?" i replied "that was the past thats not how things are now" then i see a video of a group of Christians trying to not let a group of people onto one of their sacred sites and i cringe. when will it end?

A former teacher in my kids' school, who has a real heart for First Nations, stated (paraphrased), "First Nations/indigenous peoples don't have a real problem with Christianity, but are unsure of Christians". I can understand that attitude - even more these days after the discovery of the unmarked graves of children who died at residential schools.

[ayin jade]

As some of you know, and I think Ghostdog does, my husband is 100% Navajo, born and raised on the reservation. I have lived for awhile on the rez too, and spent a lot of time on different reservations before I met my husband. 

It seems to me that in areas where traditional indigenous beliefs are strong and Christians a minority, that Christians are often under attack. Including in spiritual ways. It isnt surprising that you encounter those criticisms from nonChristians. 

Unfortunately misguided Christians seem to think spreading the gospel is a blood sport, the blood not being His blood. They get heavyhanded in their views. Which does no good whatsoever. As Paul said, 

1 Corinthians 13
1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I have become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal.

Pray for those who are lost. Show them Christ. 

[kwikphilly]

Blessings Ghostdag

    When will it end,you ask..,.,..it won't Brother,not until Jesus Comes in all His Glory & sets things straight!  It'll be just fine for 1000 yrs & then they'll get crazy again(for a little while) and then after that,the New Heaven and the New  Earth there will be NONE OF THAT!!! Anyway,is it really difficult being an indigenous Christian? Sounds like the hard part is with the unbelieving peoples of your people,is that true or just unbelievers in general?

   I think we are all aliens here & not indigenous to any part of this planet but to Gods Kingdom.....There are but 2 peoples ,Believers & unbelievers,right?  Yes, my friend-people can be mean  because of the color of our skin ,our hair is different,an accent ,beliefs or anything they want to use as an excuse to simply be haters.....ignore the ignorance & just love em to life!!!

                                                                                                                         With love-in Christ,Kwik

[Ghostdog]

22 hours ago, pinacled said:

Are you native american?

If so what branch tribe?

I'm Cherokee blood and relative to chocktah, Apache, and comanche.

sorry i didnt see this til now. 

yes i am indigenous im ojibway but i was adopted into a mi'kmaq family at infancy

[Omegaman 3.0]

On 10/16/2021 at 9:25 PM, Ghostdog said:

i get comments like "how can you be a Christian after what they did to us?,

It is hard being a Christian of any part of the world. It is supposed to be. 

"How can you me a Christian after what they did to us?"

How can you NOT be a Christian, after what Christ did for you?

27And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them, 28saying, “We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.” 29But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men. 

 40and when they had called in the apostles, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. 41Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name. 

We do not look to Christians, do gauge what their religion is about, it is not about them and what they do or what they did. We look to Jesus, because it is about what He did. I do not identify as white, or male, or American, etc. I am an alien here, we are not of this world. With that mindset, it is not as hard as we somethings think.