are egyptian hieroglyphs considered witchcraft, idolatry or pagan symbolism ??
Was drawing the holier-than-thou cohort out of the woodwork to pass judgement on people that “aren’t like them” your intent when you posted this article?
How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?
1Co 6:19
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
Jhn 2:21
But he spake of the temple of his body.
Lev 19:28
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
Lev 19:1
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/lev/19/28/s_109028
Should people be turned away from the church if they have tattoos? I’ve got a half sleeve with portraits of both of my daughters on it. Does that make me any less of a father? I’m a civil engineer, does that make me any less knowledgeable in my craft or any less of a professional? Does it prevent me from paying my bills and taking care of my family and treating people a certain way? I’m not hurting anybody, and I’m not some evil being that practices paganism or witchcraft. I don’t have anything against religion, but this type of judgemental stuff is exactly why younger people are turned off from it. Just saying.
One of my sons just got one on his leg. It’s a graphic representation of a Bible verse that’s the staff theme verse at a Christian camp he volunteers at.
He and another staff guy got them to honour the memory of one of the staff guys who died at camp over the summer.
He had a seizure while swimming and drowned. My son was on the rescue team and tried to resuscitate him.
I’m not a tattoo fan but this one is loaded with meaning. It also gives him an opportunity to share the gospel with anyone who asks about it.
Bible nerd here on a sorta related post. I think the 6-6-6 and 7-7-7 marks on the forehead and wrist in Revelation aren’t some kind of stamp like we think of. I think it’s more symbolic of your creed.
God, through Moses, told the Jews to write His laws on their foreheads and tie them to their wrists (Deuteronomy 6:8). And in other places the forehead and wrists were used to place symbols of what’s important to you or who you represent (Exodus 13:19, 28:38; Jeremiah 48:45; Ezekiel 9:4,6).
If I’m right, then instead of arguing so much about tattoos (which I don’t have one) or trying to look for the latest technology to see if it’ll be how the mark of the beast is implemented, we should instead look to see how various laws are put in place based on people’s creed. For example, in much of the middle east you can’t engage in commerce unless you’re a Muslim (a creed that’s not about Christ). I believe us American Christians tend to be too Western centric in our eschatology (the study of the end times) and should quit expecting the signs to happen in the U.S. I say it’s already been going on for a while in the land Revelation was written.
But even then, I say we can learn lessons to apply here in the U.S. Such as when the liberal city councils threaten to fine your business daily for not helping people celebrate their poop sex vows, don’t give in and put on the mark of the beast. Stay with Christ no matter what, no matter who.
I don’t know about the Bible, but the Book of Iron Jack says “Cover thyself not in ink nor ugly pictures nor stupid symbols the meaning of which thou knowest not, for it is a hideous practice and a waste of money and thou be-ist an idiot.”
Getting a tatoo is the second stupidest thing one can do behind starting to smoke.
It also said we shouldn’t eat lobster or pork ribs.
You have to look for the larger context of God’s principles to answer a question like this. How do we live our lives in response to the grace of God in giving us salvation through his son? Galatians and other places give us this summary: “For the whole law is fulfilled in one command, love your neighbor as yourself.”
So when the Christian gets dressed in the morning and considers his/her personal appearance, his first thought should not be self-centered... such as how can I emphasize my sexiness or my muscles or otherwise call attention to myself? How can I be edgy and offend the right people and impress the right people?
So, yes, I can be clean and well groomed and fashionable, but my priority in my appearance should not be to call attention, but rather to serve and give.
Each individual will have to decide on how to apply this.
We are no longer under the law but grace
Nothing says individualism, like getting a tattoo like every other idiot!
Lydia the tattooed lady
Oh Lydia oh Lydia, say have you met Lydia?
Lydia, the Tattooed Lady
She has eyes that folks adore so
And a torso even more so
Lydia oh Lydia, that encyclopydia
Oh Lydia the Queen of Tattoo
On her back is the Battle of Waterloo
Beside it the wreck of the Hesperus, too
And proudly above waves the red, white, and blue
You can learn a lot from Lydia
When her robe is unfurled, she will show you the world
If you step up and tell her where
For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paris
Or Washington crossing the Delaware
Oh Lydia oh Lydia, say have you met Lydia?
Oh Lydia the Tattooed Lady
When her muscles start relaxin’
Up the hill comes Andrew Jackson
Lydia oh Lydia, that encyclopydia
Oh Lydia the queen of them all
For two bits she will do a mazurka in jazz
With a view of Niagara that nobody has
And on a clear day you can see Alcatraz
You can learn a lot from Lydia
Come along and see Buff’lo Bill with his lasso
Just a little classic by Mendel Picasso
Here is Captain Spaulding exploring the Amazon
Here’s Godiva but with her pajamas on
Here is Grover Whalen unveilin’ the Trilon
Over on the West Coast we have Treasure Island
Here’s Najinsky a-doin’ the rhumba
Here’s her social security numba
Oh Lydia, oh Lydia that encyclopydia
Oh Lydia the champ of them all
She once swept an Admiral clear off his feet
The ships on her hips made his heart skip a beat
And now the old boy’s in command of the fleet
For he went and married Lydia
I said Lydia (He said Lydia)
They said said Lydia (We said Lydia)
La La!
I must be narrow minded and not into today’s culture (thank you Lord).......my opinion of someone with a tattoo changes immediately. When our out of the mainstream granddaughter got a tattoo on the back of her neck I seethed but didn’t let her know I knew. When she was putting her hair up, I asked her what that was on the back of her neck, she jerked away in shame. Do I still love her? Of course I do but I want to break our son’s knees for ever allowing her to do this........sigh
Can someone with a tattoo be forgiven? .. Of course.
Does that mean God gave us permission to tattoo ourselves? ... ABSOLUTELY NOT!
Holy Land pilgrimage tattoos - world’s oldest tattoo parlor for 700 years, using ancient wood block templates to transfer ink to the skin.
https://www.larskrutak.com/the-razzouks-tattooing-for-700-years/
I’d get one.