Faith-based tattoo: as a result of one, did you ever talk with someone? (Poll included)
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@Johann I love that passage, actually; and have done for many years: see the contrast between sovereign grace and where we were.
All the young ppl with Bible verses tattooed with whom I have spoken do seem anyway to have had them done for witness tool reasons. It's actually quite widespread among younger Christians.
All the young ppl with Bible verses tattooed with whom I have spoken do seem anyway to have had them done for witness tool reasons. It's actually quite widespread among younger Christians.
From a small child of about age 7, my son demonstrated that he would lay down his life for someone he loved. We had many many good and happy memories despite much intense opposition, difficulty, and danger.
@TLHKAJ I'm guessing that your powers of recall of his testimony and heart are extraordinarily clear and sharp.
Matthew will never change his stance. His race is run.
My other son is very set. He doesn't easily change his mind. He wants to keep his body in shape and his views are that tattoos are not in line with his goals for a healthy body.
@FHII Interesting comments....
BTW, do you think that getting tattooed is/ should be inherently a male thing only? because a lot of Godly women seem to get faith based tattoos these days; and in North America statistics seem to show that 55-70% of parlor clients are female.
@Taken You're right; a faith based tattoo can be received in a discreet and wholesome way by those who are of a thoroughly conservative outlook, right?
@Taken You're right; a faith based tattoo can be received in a discreet and wholesome way by those who are of a thoroughly conservative outlook, right?
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Sure. A Skin billboard of sorts.
@Taken Although your family is maybe all ink-free, yet some families of Christians of conservative tastes and persuasions seem to be able to have them done in a wholesome and tasteful way: my wife and I talked to a young lady with John 3.16 tattooed on her wrist area in cursive script.
I and my spouse are without tats. Other family members have tats. Their own reasoning. Their own choices. A neighborhood kid, that had a pretty crummy home life and ended up in prison, I use to mentor during their incarceration, had elected to have quite a number of in prison tats. Not impressed with the mishmash of tats, but do understand a sort of claiming, the prison system controls their body, but doesn’t own it.
@Angelina Well, okay; you're not sure whether you want to say you like some of them or not. Fine.....
@Taken Well....that's very interesting reasoning....thanks....!
I reckon anyway that your family members' own reasoning for becoming tattooed was maybe a bit different from that interesting reasoning of your friend that was in prison for getting his or hers.
@JohnPaul Some ppl do indeed regret their tattoos; some want them removed; others have them changed; e.g., a Christian woman with the name of an ex-bf tattooed (e.g., "BILL") might opt to have it changed to something reflecting her faith instead, i.e., maybe "BILL" changed to "BIBLE", etc; a good artist can sometimes manage to do it neatly.
PS: @Taken I wonder if s/he only got the first of the tattoos while already incarcerated? or whether s/he had gotten some already and then got more in prison.....
Kind of may make a difference in some ppl's minds, I suppose....
Interesting reasoning, anyway, that you mentioned.
@Taken Well....that's very interesting reasoning....thanks....!
I reckon anyway that your family members' own reasoning for becoming tattooed was maybe a bit different from that interesting reasoning of your friend that was in prison for getting his or hers.
Definitely.
The prisoner, was a female. Wrote letters, and the visits an all day trip because of distance there and back. The glass partition, because we were not family members. But at every visit, I had also at that same time always made an appointment with the Warden to discuss her behaviors, to bring conscience thoughts to her and her improvements, taking classes, getting along with others. After a couple of years, the Warden allowed open visits without the partition. Months later the girl had a Date release with supervision scheduled. About a month before her release date, the girls mother passed away. I appealed to the Warden for an earlier release for her to attend her mom’s funeral. The Warden granted that release and DID NOT require her to return for the remaining weeks. Communication is Key. To a Warden, every prisoner is simply a Number. And typically becomes a name association, when behavior is consistently poor. As Jesus taught, Look for the good.
Anyway, just sharing an experience. Sort of what I think you are expressing with Scriptural leaning tats.
@Taken Losing her mom during the sentence must have been traumatic for her. Sounds like you spent a great deal of time and effort trying to encourage her.
Maybe she graduated to getting Scripture leaning tattoos eventually also? I reckon the ones gotten in prison would have been quite varied; kind of indicate even of inner turmoil.
@Johann Some Christians indeed prefer not to.
Others regard a Bible verse tattoo as a witness tool that is effective in encouraging conversations.
Johann
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A tattoo is no effective witness tool @farouk, that goes contrary to scripture since the gospel is the dunamis to everyone that believe, not a "ink up" vessel void of what really matters, the indwelling Holy Spirit.
Hence my question
Do we talk our walk, or walk our talk in the sphere of the Ruach HaKodesh, in the Highway of Holiness?
J.
@Johann I appreciate your post and sentiment. My wife and I talked to a young lady with John 3.16 tattooed on her wrist area. All the young ppl with Bible verses tattooed with whom I have talked seem to have had them done as witness tools. These function as conversation-starters.
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