Mark Custalow, from the Mattaponi tribe in Virginia, addresses the question of why a person should put their faith and trust in Jesus – using perhaps the most famous verse from the Bible – John 3:16. Mark is a Christian Native American.

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For God loved the world in this way t hat He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him would not perish, but have everlasting life.

I would want you to know that truth, which I’ve tried to express in some of these answers. I’d want you to know that truth and have that seared into your soul. I want you to know that God loves you with a love that’s beyond comprehension, a love that’s beyond measure, and a love that on our part is undeserved.

Yeah, God loved you and me when we were unlovely, when we had nothing of value to give, when we were broken and maimed. God loves us. And He loved us enough not to leave us in that condition. He created us. We became broken. He didn’t want to leave us there. So He gave His one and only Son, Jesus, who took my sins and your sins, and He paid the penalty for my sins that’s required by a righteous and holy God who must judge sin. And He gave His Son to take my sin on Himself, pay my penalty and yours, and He gave me in place His righteousness.

And that’s available for you too. That whoever believes in Him, that that great exchange is made possible by Jesus, if you only believe that you’ll not perish and spend an eternity apart from God in an eternity called hell with no escape. No, that if you believe in God’s one and only Son, that you too, my friend, can have an intimate personal relationship with the God who created you and live in the place that He’s already gone to prepare for you. Will you trust Jesus today? Don’t let anything stop you. Today is the day of your salvation.

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Is Jesus the whiteman’s God? Byron Sarracino (Laguna Pueblo) takes on this popular misconception that Jesus and Christianity are white man’s religion… not Native American religion. It’s a question that he was personally confronted with by a family member and something that he has really thought through.

Byron is speaking from a Christian Native American – First Nations perspective. He points out that people from all over the world share a common faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. For those who have a genuine faith, it’s not religion – whether your Native American, First Nations, Anglo, African, or any other ethnicity. It’s a real relationship with our Creator.

Related: Christianity is not the white man’s religion. It is not the whiteman’s gospel. Pictures of a white Jesus are inaccurate and misleading. Christianity did not have it’s beginnings in Europe. Being a Christian is not tied to or dependent on one’s ethnicity. Jesus came for the Human race. The Gospel is God’s answer for the need of every person no matter their skin color, language, or identity. Jesus came for people from every tribe and nation so that we could have peace with God and be in relationship with Him forever. He said Himself, in the Bible in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

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Is it possible to follow Jesus and the traditional path at the same time? Byron Sarracino (Laguna Pueblo) answers this question from his Christian and Native American point of view.

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There are languages among the tribes that do not have a specific word for sin. Is there a concept within those cultures that can be associated with this word? There are others who are familiar with the word but aren’t sure exactly what it means. Byron Sarracino (Laguna Pueblo) talks about this issue as it relates to a conversation he had with someone who asked him, “What is sin?”. Byron is a Native American / First Nations follower of Jesus Christ.

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Christian and Native – Is it possible? Can you be an Indigenous follower of Jesus? Byron Sarracino (Laguna Pueblo) takes on this question that many Native American / First Nations people have. Many would say it’s not our way. But is that right? Is Christianity for some people but not others?

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