Essay On Native American Religion
Native American Religion
When meeting a Native American and you want to introduce them to Christianity, you must consider their beliefs also and teach them how to incorporate Christian values too. This may be a very hard thing to do, depending on the person and how headstrong they are in their own beliefs. Because of the genocidal actions in the nineteenth century by the Europeans, many Native Americans feel we are trying to take everything away from them. They have lost land and many loved ones during this fight. It's not that we are trying to change them to something they're not; we are simply trying to convert them to Christ. Bringing people to Jesus Christ is the ultimate goal. It secures …show more content…
By showing the love and honor that God places in our lives, the security of a fantastic future, the abilities and miracles that can be proven in the Bible are all good places to start. One can also give their own personal story or testimony of victory since giving their life to Christ. By witnessing to people, regardless of their background, God works through us to get His work done. The teaching of faith is very important in Christianity. One can describe faith as “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 NKJV. The Bible has all the answers to life's …show more content…
The Native American Church of North America combines parts of their native religion, Christian beliefs, and traditional practices using the peyote cactus. Many tribes throughout North America have adopted and practice this. The United States government ruled that peyote ceremonies could only be held and used by people of Native American descent and that the use of it can be shown to be a legal sacrament within this group. There have been restrictions placed on the peyote ceremonies because peyote is known to be a hallucinogenic drug. The Native Americans received a favored ruling under the First Amendment right of freedom and religion to hold these types of
When meeting a Native American and you want to introduce them to Christianity, you must consider their beliefs also and teach them how to incorporate Christian values too. This may be a very hard thing to do, depending on the person and how headstrong they are in their own beliefs. Because of the genocidal actions in the nineteenth century by the Europeans, many Native Americans feel we are trying to take everything away from them. They have lost land and many loved ones during this fight. It's not that we are trying to change them to something they're not; we are simply trying to convert them to Christ. Bringing people to Jesus Christ is the ultimate goal. It secures …show more content…
By showing the love and honor that God places in our lives, the security of a fantastic future, the abilities and miracles that can be proven in the Bible are all good places to start. One can also give their own personal story or testimony of victory since giving their life to Christ. By witnessing to people, regardless of their background, God works through us to get His work done. The teaching of faith is very important in Christianity. One can describe faith as “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 NKJV. The Bible has all the answers to life's …show more content…
The Native American Church of North America combines parts of their native religion, Christian beliefs, and traditional practices using the peyote cactus. Many tribes throughout North America have adopted and practice this. The United States government ruled that peyote ceremonies could only be held and used by people of Native American descent and that the use of it can be shown to be a legal sacrament within this group. There have been restrictions placed on the peyote ceremonies because peyote is known to be a hallucinogenic drug. The Native Americans received a favored ruling under the First Amendment right of freedom and religion to hold these types of