Christain Tattoos?

That is an option I have never considered. It is on my list now.

 

Do you mean earrings? </font>[/QUOTE]Earrings if it is my ear where the peircing is. If it my belly button I am not sure what it is called. Or, the other places......

 

Tattoos?

I managed to spend an entire career in the military without one....never particularly liked them.....

Having said that though, are we under Grace or under the Law?

I think that if it is a situation wherein we might cause a brother to stumble, we shouldn't; but by the same token I know a certain minister to Bikers who is covered in tattoos....they give him a certain credibility along with his Harley.

It IMHO is a matter of personal conviction...As Paul stated, although all things are lawful, not all things are profitable.

Just my opinion.

 

I believe we are the 'Levites' of the New Testament. The Book of Levitus states that we should have 'CLEAN LIVING'. Clean food, clean body, clean contacts, clean environment, etc. What will be our distinctions among unbelievers if we have tattoo even it says 'God loves you'? Do I really need to put it as a tattoo on my body than I should manifest it in my life?

If you acquired tattoos before you got saved, then it is a different issue. But if you got tattoos now you are a believer of Christ, then think again what have you done. And consult the Word of God 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. (KJV)

As it is always says 'Cleanliness is next to Godliness.'

 

A very reasonable opinion, I might add.

God bless.

 

Interesting comment from the Old Testament:

Leviticus 19:27, 28
27 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.
28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.

 

I don't think that anyone with a tatoo is going to be judged for it. If that is the case, then someone that eats poorly would be judged. Wouldn't you consider that not taking care of your temple?

 

Being cool is not a subset of being wise.

WISDOM,

1. The right use or exercise of knowledge; the choice of laudable ends, and of the best means to accomplish them. This is wisdom in act, effect, or practice. If wisdom is to be considered as a faculty of the mind, it is the faculty of discerning or judging what is most just, proper and useful, and if it is to be considered as an acquirement, it is the knowledge and use of what is best, most just, most proper, most conducive to prosperity or happiness. Wisdom in the first sense, or practical wisdom, is nearly synonymous with discretion. I differs somewhat from prudence, in this respect; prudence is the exercise of sound judgment in avoiding evils; wisdom is the exercise of sound judgment either in avoiding evils or attempting good. Prudence then is a species, of which wisdom is the genus.

Wisdom gained by experience, is of inestimable value.

It is hoped that our rulers will act with dignity and wisdom; that they will yield every thing to reason, and refuse every thing to force.

2. In Scripture, human learning; erudition; knowledge of arts and sciences.

Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians. Acts 7.

3. Quickness of intellect; readiness of apprehension; dexterity in execution; as the wisdom of Bezaleel and Aholiab. Exo 31.

4. Natural instinct and sagacity. Job 39.

5. In Scripture theology, wisdom is true religion; godliness; piety; the knowledge and fear of God, and sincere and uniform obedience to his commands. This is the wisdom which is from above. Psa 90. Job 28.

6. Profitable words or doctrine. Psa 37.

The wisdom of this world, mere human erudition; or the carnal policy of men, their craft and artifices in promoting their temporal interests; called also fleshly wisdom. 1 Cor 2. 2 Cor 1.

The wisdom of words, artificial or affected eloquence; or learning displayed in teaching. 1 Cor 1 and 2.

 

I am a 17 year old girl and I want a tattoo my mom told me she would be upset if I got one but not mad. My 18th birthday is coming up and I am going to wait until I move out of her house. But I do not understand what the big deal is can anyone tell me
Kristen

 

I have a 29 year old friend who has a tattoo that she got at 18 and she really regrets it but uses it as a story testimony for our youth. Her's is just a big flower on her ankle.

Think long and hard because this 'mark' will still be on your body when you're MY age.

 

Lev 19:28 NKJV: You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord.

I know plenty of folks, male and female, with 'christian' tatoos, but, I believe that all the precepts in the Law are there for a reason. Even though we are not bound by the Law any longer, it illustrates God's likes and dislikes.

 

I wonder how many of us that quote this verse are over weight.
I for one

 

Not putting holes in me or pictures on me.
Only stuff that washes off.

 

Interesting idea . . . Did God like it when he said Samson would never cut his hair? Probably . . . I guess. And at the same time the NT tells us that it's a shame for a man to have long hair.

Hmmmm. Interesting.

 

Interesting question. Samson was to fulfill the vow of a Nazarite (Judges 13:5, Numbers 6). Man and women who took that vow were forbidden to cut their hair or drink wine or strong drink. The Nazarite, was separated unto the Lord (Numb 6:6). In a way, the Nazarite was a ‘type’ of Christian. Since we are commanded to be holy, separated to God’s will, the vow of the Nazarite is no longer required (as evidenced in the long hair).

 

Then what about having pierced ears?
I wouldn't mind having a tatoo, one that doesnt show. And if tastefully done, really what is the difference in having pierced ears or a tatoo?

 

Yeah, I agree, there's not much difference, Purple.

I don't condemn people who have either, but I personally don't want pierced ears (or pierced anything) or a tattoo. I think if God wanted us to have holes in our body, he would have put them there. But that's just my opinion.

 

Pierced ears for men or women?

What the Bible says about ear piercing:

Psalm 40:6-8 – Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine
ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not
required.
Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book [it is] written of me,
I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law [is] within my heart.

"Mine ears hast thou opened" may be translated "mine ears hast thou
pierced". This seems to be a reference to the Hebrew slave in Exodus
21. Exodus 21, you may recognize, is the chapter that follows Exodus
20 – the ten commandments. God gave the 10 commandments, directions
for the alter, then the laws concerning Hebrew slaves. If the [male]
slave was not married when he started his service, but was given a
wife (and the wife gives him children), at the end of 7 years of
service, he has the option to go free (leaving behind his master, wife
and children). But if he says he `loves his master', wife and
children, he would stay with them. As a sign of devotion, an ear
piercing ceremony took place. His ear is pierced against the doorpost
(which also happened to be where the blood of the Passover lamb was
applied). The piercing was an outward sign, a symbol to all that saw
him, that he was devoted to his master and his wife.

This slave is a picture of Christ. He did the will of His Father (as
slaves do the will of their masters). He was given a wife (the
church). He loved His master (the Father), and His wife (the church)
so much, that He was pierced (hands and feet). His piercing IS an
outward symbol of His love and devotion to the Father and to us.

 

OK, I can't resist. I was going to leave this thread alone. If I get a great Christian tatoo at the age of twenty, and use it as a witnessing tool to reach the unsaved, how will I use it when I am 60 and it no longer resembles what it originally did? Have any of you seen those 40 - 50 year old tatoos on people? I always have to ask what is it.

 

All of this has to do with the modern issue of piercing one's ears in what way?