Faith-based tattoo: as a result of one, did you ever talk with someone? (Poll included)

[farouk]

It serves as a memory of an achievement I made back then.

@devin553344

I reckon you don't regret your achievement.

Ppl also don't regret their saving faith.

Hence the reason why a lot of Christians with faith based tattoos also don't regret them, right?

 

[dev553344]

@devin553344

I reckon you don't regret your achievement.

Ppl also don't regret their saving faith.

Hence the reason why a lot of Christians with faith based tattoos also don't regret them, right?

I don't know as I don't have a faith based tattoo.

 

[farouk]

I don't know as I don't have a faith based tattoo.

@devin553344 Well, of course, each inking up experience is individual.

And until someone gets inked up with a faith based design I guess in some ways it can be hard exactly to empathize.

But anyway the young lady with a John 3.16 tattooed on her wrist area that my wife and I talked to seemed to have a quiet confident joy in being inked up with her favorite Bible verse.

I don't know if she was ex-military, like you are. Maybe she wasn't....

 

[farouk]

Yes most people relate a symbol to the source it represents...i.e. cross=Christianity...

Hi @Heart2Soul The Christian fish sign <>< is another one which fits well on a wrist or finger or foot, etc.

Now that the spring is here and warmer weather approaches, and the short sleeves will be rolled up again, I reckon more tattoos will be visible again and indeed extra ones acquired...

They can make a talking point, you agree?

 

[Heart2Soul]

Hi @Heart2Soul The Christian fish sign <>< is another one which fits well on a wrist or finger or foot, etc.

Now that the spring is here and warmer weather approaches, and the short sleeves will be rolled up again, I reckon more tattoos will be visible again and indeed extra ones acquired...

They can make a talking point, you agree?

Yes...this thread has been ongoing for a long time now....it's hard for me to get engaged in conversation about it because it's not a very deep topic. I am not complaining just letting you know I can't offer much more to what has already been shared....I don't know enough about tattoos to get into it too deep.
God Bless

 

[farouk]

When I was young (and dumb), I got my first tattoo.....At that time(like 16 or so). ....

@Mantis Do you think it's best to wait until (at least) 18?

16 is kind of young, right?

 

[Mantis]

@Mantis Do you think it's best to wait until (at least) 18?

16 is kind of young, right?

I think you should wait till your forty lol. I hate all of my stupid tattoos that I thought were cool when I was young. Now I can't afford to have them covered with something good!

 

[farouk]

I think you should wait till your forty lol. I hate all of my stupid tattoos that I thought were cool when I was young. Now I can't afford to have them covered with something good!

@Mantis I guess Mrs. Mantis was more of a late starter; i.e., knew her own mind more, before going under the machine...

 

[Mantis]

@Mantis I guess Mrs. Mantis was more of a late starter; i.e., knew her own mind more, before going under the machine...

Yeah she is smarter than me lol.

 

[farouk]

Yeah she is smarter than me lol.

@Mantis Historically it seems to be true that, once women know what they want, they get inked up with relish.

"Surprisingly, one of the major resurgences of interest in tattoos in Europe occurred among 19th century high society Victorian women (as well as men), after British explorers .. brought back the practice to Britain. .. The tattoo craze grew during the 19th century, and even Winston Churchill’s mother had a tattoo .. on her wrist. Queen Victoria was also believed to have had a tattoo of a Bengal tiger.. . From Victorian Europe, the craze spread to America. In 1897, (art critic, Margot) Miffin says that an estimated 75% of American society women were tattooed.."

(Black Fire: Women, Tattoos, and the Transformative Power of Body Art )

It's very widespread again now, including in the Bible Belt:

QueenCat said:

Around here (Bible Belt), it is common, especially among evangelical Christians, for the girls under about 40 to have religious tattoos. More do than don't, especially when you get to the under 30 crowd. I hardly know any female at church that is under 30 that does not have a tattoo.

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(But I think your dw is likely waiting to be sure, before getting more.)

 

[farouk]

Yes...this thread has been ongoing for a long time now....it's hard for me to get engaged in conversation about it because it's not a very deep topic. I am not complaining just letting you know I can't offer much more to what has already been shared....I don't know enough about tattoos to get into it too deep.
God Bless

@Heart2Soul Soooo many ppl have it done, anyway....

 

[farouk]

Not for me! But I have no problem with someone else getting one, if they like. Wouldn't bother me a bit.

@Cassandra So do you think it would be useful if more Christians worked in tattoo parlors - like, helping the atmosphere there, for example? seeing as faith based ink is a proven effective means of helping witness discussions. I found this quote which shows just how widely it's sought after in the Bible Belt:

QueenCat said:

Around here (Bible Belt), it is common, especially among evangelical Christians, for the girls under about 40 to have religious tattoos. More do than don't, especially when you get to the under 30 crowd. I hardly know any female at church that is under 30 that does not have a tattoo.

forums dot thewelltrainedmind dot com

 

[farouk]

... I don’t have an issue with those who do. I used to regularly walk my dog with a chap who’s …well..I don’t think there was an exposed part of him which wasn’t inked…

I agree with others who’ve said whatever is not done in faith is sin. So I think the most important part over getting a tattoo is being fully persuaded with a clear conscience before God. Faith works by love…and love is the fulfilment of the law. So a faith based tattoo for the purpose of faith and witnessing surely can’t be a bad thing…

Also, a portion of scripture came to mind…

1Co 9:19 For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

1Co 9:20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;

1Co 9:21 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.

1Co 9:22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

1Co 9:23 And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.

@Goldie75 Although it sounds like the man you mentioned was at the extreme end of inking, the fact is that today it's often conservative ppl that are tattooed.

source: shrm dot org

These days genteel people of a certain maturity may also be inked up.

As Heart2Soul said, it's becoming a norm among health professionals. A significant thing seems to be that it is those of a traditional, conservative outlook who may well be tattooed.

juliannenw said:

I am a nurse in a cardiac ICU. I am also pretty heavily tattooed. I am a well educated, well rounded nurse, and was raised with strong morals and manners. .. I am an extremely traditional person. I've always worn long sleeves .. I love having a professional persona as well as a unique one while I'm not working

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This is why it's easy to see how Christians nurses might well think a faith based tattoo could be something really worthwhile as a talking point. (If these comments are logical?)

 

[farouk]

I have regrets from life but my tattoo isn't one of them.

@devin553344

Sounds like it's because it represents your military service that you don't regret it.

These days also it's often military spouses who confidently get unregretted ink; it's what they do; I saw this quote:

GillDouglas said:

My wife has talked about this possibility, but she has said she'd have a hard time deciding what to put permanently on her body. She has been urged by other military spouses to get one.

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[Goldie75]

@Goldie75 Although it sounds like the man you mentioned was at the extreme end of inking, the fact is that today it's often conservative ppl that are tattooed.

source: shrm dot org

These days genteel people of a certain maturity may also be inked up.

As Heart2Soul said, it's becoming a norm among health professionals. A significant thing seems to be that it is those of a traditional, conservative outlook who may well be tattooed.

juliannenw said:

allnurses dot com

This is why it's easy to see how Christians nurses might well think a faith based tattoo could be something really worthwhile as a talking point. (If these comments are logical?)

I’m all talked out on the subject of tattoos! I only ever think about them when I come on here and see your thread lol!!! It’s just not part of my world at all!

 

[farouk]

I think you should wait till your forty lol.

@Mantis Well, anyway, 18 is the usual age, it seems. Or thereabouts.

 

[farouk]

It serves as a memory of an achievement I made back then.

@devin553344 I guess for you those memories would in principle be positive...

 

[dev553344]

@devin553344 I guess for you those memories would in principle be positive...

Yes I learned that I can achieve much more than I originally thought I could. It was from experiencing suffering up to the point of death that I succeeded in service in the military. They truly pushed me to the point near death and I passed thru successful in all things. I had stress fractures in my legs and had to stay out of running for a week but I completed the final run even with stress fractures.

And the whole time I had a-typical cystic fibrosis and some schizophrenic symptoms I was dealing with. But I graduated from Marine Corps boot camp successful and went onto MOS school and really enjoyed my time in the military.

 

[farouk]

Yes I learned that I can achieve much more than I originally thought I could. It was from experiencing suffering up to the point of death that I succeeded in service in the military. They truly pushed me to the point near death and I passed thru successful in all things. I had stress fractures in my legs and had to stay out of running for a week but I completed the final run even with stress fractures.

And the whole time I had a-typical cystic fibrosis and some schizophrenic symptoms I was dealing with. But I graduated from Marine Corps boot camp successful and went onto MOS school and really enjoyed my time in the military.

@devin553344 So, hence -I guess - you are glad to be inked up as a military man. Like, pumping the ink in for worthwhile memories of achievement and service, I guess.

It's something that military spouses do widely also; often in patriotic, family or faith based themes. I guess for them it's kind of vicariously being part of a military household and partnership.

 

[farouk]

I thought were cool when I was young.

@Mantis Well I guess as a young man you went for the 'rush to get tattooed' approach....

Whereas Mrs. M chose the 'do it slowly and deliberately and well planned' approach....