@LTJMP14 Oh the way you expressed that seems like because of the evident maturity of your Christian experience you have quite an eloquent way of expressing Godly sentiment in a quotable way...
Poll: Tattoo art - Christian perspectives: Fight it? Ignore it? appreciate/embrace it?
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In a week, I'll be 63. If I ever get at tat, it'll be this. It was part of a prophecy that was sung to me by the Lord the night He anointed me for leading worship. I can almost smell the flowers now.
Ziggy
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I let mine close because they kept getting infected. I found I am alergic to metals and even plastics rubbing against my skin, whether ears, neck, wrists.
Every individual has an individual reason for getting their ears pierced or getting tattoos.
I don't know if "faith" based symbols matter much, faith is based on what we don't see, not what we wear.
Although I also believe that some symbols can stimulate conversation concerning faith, I personally never had this experience.
People are going to do what they do.
The more your against it, the more they drive towards it.
So... it's a personal choice. I believe in personal choice.
And some will maintain their style and others will change.
People are amazing creatures aren't they
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LTJMP14
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@Truman the Levite You mean, it's likely now or never?
Well, anyway, like I said, get some quotes (don't just go with one).
(Another thing: you may be surprised at how young some of the tattoo artists seem. You know, a Bible verse can even become a first talking point with a tattoo artist though don't count on it...
)You should find a parlor not too far from you (unless you live someplace really isolated).
@Ziggy Some true statements there, indeed...I let mine close because they kept getting infected. I found I am alergic to metals and even plastics rubbing against my skin, whether ears, neck, wrists.
Every individual has an individual reason for getting their ears pierced or getting tattoos.
I don't know if "faith" based symbols matter much, faith is based on what we don't see, not what we wear.
Although I also believe that some symbols can stimulate conversation concerning faith, I personally never had this experience.
People are going to do what they do.
The more your against it, the more they drive towards it.
So... it's a personal choice. I believe in personal choice.
And some will maintain their style and others will change.
People are amazing creatures aren't they
Hugs
There's not a need for rocket science to figure why young people get earrings put in; it's simply what they do, really.
Similarly, ink now at 18 is more to do with reaching a stage of life, really.
GodsGrace said: ↑
GodsGrace is absolutely right there. It includes the shy, modest conservative types.
@jessiblue Oh exactly right; you don't need a tattoo to witness!
Personally, I don’t need a tattoo to help me witness.
Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
-jb
In an era where it's become for young people a sort of norm, a lot of young Christians choose it as a tool to help them witness.
Heart2Soul said
GodsGrace said: ↑
All the young people with Bible verses tattooed that I have talked to seem to have had them done for evangelistic reasons, anyway...
The fact that for young people it seems to have become a sort of norm is clear; and so the fact also that some young Christians use it for witness purposes really comes as no surprise, either...
PS: @Wynona
You are absolutely right indeed to highlight the use to which the Bible verse tattoos are going to be put.
The tattoo parlor can in some circumstances provide a joyful experience for the motivated believer.
But the wearer must in the first place want the joyful Bible verse inking experience.
Rita said: ↑
Acolyte said: ↑
My son had 7 or 8 tattoos before I even thought about it. ... Those who get scripture must be overjoyed. The money and pain are outweighed by the message they witness to... No more ink for me. ... I do think they are fine for whoever wants one. It's just not something I would do again.
So yes, yours is a wise observation.
@MatthewG I guess it hinges on whether you ideally would want any ink in future to have a real meaning there that related to your faith and could be a talking point. If there's a parlor near you, a ball park quote could at least crystalize in your mind and intention whether you would eventually want to go ahead for more, that is faith based instead.
Like I said recently, all the young ppl with Bible verses tattooed that I have talked to seem to have had it done with evangelistic use in mind.
Even so...!
"But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead." Matt 8:22
"Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ." I Cor 11:1
@Mantis Some ppl find them addictive; others not. It's so often done at around 18 when girls become women and boys become men - a transition to adulthood thing - but it doesn't necessarily mean that they will keep going back for more.
FHII said: ↑
On the other hand, there are conservative people who do indeed go back for more:
juliannenw said:
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