Is your tattoo faith based?

[Butterfly]

Nice post; thanks.

Clearly you did it thoughtfully and carefully without regrets; and like you say it can become an effective talking point with others.

So would you be completely done inking now?

Yes, I think so. I am not sure I could justify spending money on another one, although all this talk about faith based tattoos has got me thinking about what I would choose - and I do have a space on my other wrist !!!!!

 

[Helen]

Yes, I think so. I am not sure I could justify spending money on another one, although all this talk about faith based tattoos has got me thinking about what I would choose - and I do have a space on my other wrist !!!!!

Good one Rita ..

 

[farouk]

Thanks to all who voted so far in the poll!

If you have not already voted in the poll, please vote now!

 

[farouk]

Yes, I think so. I am not sure I could justify spending money on another one, although all this talk about faith based tattoos has got me thinking about what I would choose - and I do have a space on my other wrist !!!!!

You mean on the other wrist something small and inexpensive like this?
https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/473300242067470605/

 

[Butterfly]

You mean on the other wrist something small and inexpensive like this?
https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/473300242067470605/

I think I would get something a little bit bigger, and I would get something different to a cross- not sure what and its hyperthetical as I really doubt I would ever do it. Xxswswzhttps://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/nt-wright-and-new-perspective-paul/szwszzwswzzwss

 

[farouk]

I think I would get something a little bit bigger, and I would get something different to a cross- not sure what and its hyperthetical as I really doubt I would ever do it. Xxswswzhttps://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/nt-wright-and-new-perspective-paul/szwszzwswzzwss

Whatever's best for you!

Anyway I see that this Christian woman has gotten your favorite text as a lower arm / wrist tattoo:

https://tattooblend.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/christian-proverbs-tattoo.jpg

My wife and I talked to a young lady with the whole of John 3.16 tattooed on her wrist area; it was her favorite Bible text and mine also; and I'm sure that other conversations have also arisen as a result of her willingness to undergo the ink needling. (It may have been her intention for such conversations with ppl to be stimulated about the Bible.)

 

[Mayflower]

My three loves. The heart symbolizes family, the cross my Savior, and the treble clef music. In the future, probably get like a "mother's ring charm" on my ankle with my daughter's birthstone color.

 

[Mayflower]

Tattoos are for unbelievers. God forbids them on His people.

Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD. (Lev 19:28)

JOHN GILL'S COMMENTARY
...nor print any marks upon you;
Aben Ezra observes, there are some that say this is in connection with the preceding clause, for there were who marked their bodies with a known figure, by burning, for the dead; and he adds, and there are to this day such, who are marked in their youth in their faces, that they may be known; these prints or marks were made with ink or black lead, or, however, the incisions in the flesh were filled up therewith; but this was usually done as an idolatrous practice; so says Ben Gersom, this was the custom of the Gentiles in ancient times, to imprint upon themselves the mark of an idol, to show that they were his servants...

One only has to look at most tattoos to see that they have nothing edifying about them. So this is another worldly practice to be shunned by Christians.

I used to be a cutter for a little over ten years. Id use razors/knives/stones...just about anything. I read about this and about the demonized man that cut himself and God rebuked legion into a herd of swine that charged into the sea.

I think anything can be used for God's glory. Even tattoos. It is hard for me to see tattoos like cutting/piercing the flesh. Someone even mentioned this to me when I got my daughter's ears pierced. Isaac's wife Rebekah was given a nose ring.

 

[farouk]

View attachment 4375

My three loves. The heart symbolizes family, the cross my Savior, and the treble clef music. In the future, probably get like a "mother's ring charm" on my ankle with my daughter's birthstone color.

Seems like a well thought out design that you got. I'm sure you as a Christian woman tattooed without regrets would advocate people not rushing into getting ink but like you did putting real design thought into their parlor trip. (For tattoos with a faith based element they are of course effective, proven conversation-starters.) Clearly you're putting thought into your next ink.

For a number of reasons I wish more Christians worked in tattoo parlors.

 

[farouk]

I used to be a cutter for a little over ten years. Id use razors/knives/stones...just about anything. I read about this and about the demonized man that cut himself and God rebuked legion into a herd of swine that charged into the sea.

I think anything can be used for God's glory. Even tattoos. It is hard for me to see tattoos like cutting/piercing the flesh. Someone even mentioned this to me when I got my daughter's ears pierced. Isaac's wife Rebekah was given a nose ring.

Sorry about your past cutting problem; glad you've overcome it now. Do you think that if you had gotten tattooed earlier than you did you might have been able to overcome earlier your cutting habit? Often 18 is the age when first ink occurs. I saw this quote by Dr. Beth S., MD: "Embracing the pain For many tattoo enthusiasts, the pain is an important part of the process. Controlling the pain is less important than feeling it, accepting it, and embracing the endorphin rush that pain brings.
If it's your first tattoo, the pain can be a rite of passage. Some people see it as a fair price to pay to wear permanent, beautiful, meaningful art. Some even enjoy it as an important part of the tattooing ritual." From 'Controlling the pain with tattooing', https://tattoos.lovetoknow.com/Controlling_the_Pain

 

[farouk]

@Mayflower : PS: I guess what Dr Beth S. MD in the quote above means, in summary, that getting tattooed is a far better alternative for a young person than acquiring the cutting habit (this is why I wondered if you thought that you might have been able to have overcome your cutting habit earlier if you'd gotten your first tattoo earlier).

 

[Mayflower]

@Mayflower : PS: I guess what Dr Beth S. MD in the quote above means, in summary, that getting tattooed is a far better alternative for a young person than acquiring the cutting habit (this is why I wondered if you thought that you might have been able to have overcome your cutting habit earlier if you'd gotten your first tattoo earlier).

I don't think it would have helped.

 

[farouk]

@VictoryinJesus FYI, did you happen to see this recent thread and poll?

 

[farouk]

I don't think it would have helped.

I guess for you it was entirely separate, then; and you got tattooed eventually because you really wanted to receive it.

For a lot of ppl, 18 is the time that they do first ink; kind of a passage to adulthood thing, really, I suppose (and some at around that age also do have cutting issues).

 

[farouk]

I got it done when I was 50. It is a reminder of what the Lord has brought me through

Butterfly: PS: While so many young people do first ink at around 18 and so have never been without ink as adults, what was your experience like getting it for the first time at 50, after having spent decades as an adult without it? like, was it a 'feeling really young again' experience? or a 'proof of my strong life experience' type of moment? etc. (Excuse the question.)

 

[Butterfly]

Butterfly: PS: While so many young people do first ink at around 18 and so have never been without ink as adults, what was your experience like getting it for the first time at 50, after having spent decades as an adult without it? like, was it a 'feeling really young again' experience? or a 'proof of my strong life experience' type of moment? etc. (Excuse the question.)

Lol, no nothing like that. Two of my sons had already had tattoos and one night they both asked me what tattoo I would get. I responded with ... ' don't be daft, why would I get one.'
Over the following few days I gave it some thought, at the time I was coming through a tough few years , but God had used it to bring about inner healing. The butterfly was very relevant to me as I felt my divorce and healing had brought about a change ( I even wear a butterfly ring on my wedding finger because I could not bear not to wear a ring, but my wedding ring no longer had any value. The idea of a symbolic butterfly in flight grew and grew - and as it was my 50th birthday coming up, I decided to mark that special day ( once I had thought it all through ) - all my children came along with me. It was a really nice time, even more so because a few years a later my youngest had a breakdown and tried to hang himself, he now suffers with agrophobia and social anxiety - he never comes out with me or his brothers and sister. We still have family moments, but in our home ( he lives with me )
Sorry that's a bit of a long winded reply .........

 

[farouk]

@Mayflower FYI, just thought you might appreciate this tattoo design photo that I saw:

 

[farouk]

Lol, no nothing like that. Two of my sons had already had tattoos and one night they both asked me what tattoo I would get. I responded with ... ' don't be daft, why would I get one.'
Over the following few days I gave it some thought...

So 2 of your children have ink; but it was they that helped to persuade you...

 

[Butterfly]

So 2 of your children have ink; but it was they that helped to persuade you...

I am not so sure that they persuaded me - lets just say they started me thinking .... It was a very casual conversation we original had about getting a tattoo, they were more curious about what I would get done if I got one. I think we had been discussing how the younger generation tend to rush in sometimes and get tattoos they would regret later. My oldest did that and he had to create a whole new design to cover the original tattoo up.
By the way I missed the picture of the proverbs 3:5 - now that I wouldn't mind having on my other wrist............I really like it X

 

[farouk]

I am not so sure that they persuaded me - lets just say they started me thinking .... It was a very casual conversation we original had about getting a tattoo, they were more curious about what I would get done if I got one. I think we had been discussing how the younger generation tend to rush in sometimes and get tattoos they would regret later. My oldest did that and he had to create a whole new design to cover the original tattoo up.
By the way I missed the picture of the proverbs 3:5 - now that I wouldn't mind having on my other wrist............I really like it X

If the picture of the Proverbs 3.5 tattoo isn't coming up on your screen, here is the link to it again:

https://tattooblend.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/christian-proverbs-tattoo.jpg

It's not unusual for someone who gets one tattoo eventually - how ever much later, and not according to the original intention - to get more ink.