Poll: Best age for first tattoo?

[Triumph1300]

I would never get a tattoo.
It reminds me, firstly, of the jewish people being tattooed in the German Nazi concentration camps.
Secondly I believe the Bible speaks against.
(I am sure somebody already
mentioned this, but I did not read the whole thread.)

Just my two cents.

 

[farouk]

Thanks to all who voted so far in the poll!

NB: If you have not yet voted in the poll, please vote now!

 

[Triumph1300]

Thanks to all who voted so far in the poll!

NB: If you have not yet voted in the poll, please vote now!

I have done so.

 

[farouk]

I would never get a tattoo.
It reminds me, firstly, of the jewish people being tattooed in the German Nazi concentration camps.
Secondly I believe the Bible speaks against.
(I am sure somebody already
mentioned this, but I did not read the whole thread.)

Just my two cents.

Thank-you, Sir, for your comment.

I guess some would say that if the Leviticus passage about 'cutting for the dead', etc. is read in conjunction with the rest of the chapter, the passage also seems to say about not trimming one's beard; do preachers shave? (If they do shave, then maybe they are backhandedly admitting that they are New Testament Christians under grace for whom the Gospel is the rule of their life, not the law, instead of being Old Testament Jews in the land under the law.)

All comments welcome...

 

[farouk]

I have done so.

Thank-you, Sir, for your vote; all votes welcome!

 

[Triumph1300]

Did you mention nose rings?
I see Christians with them also.
I always thought that was only for pigs so they would not dig in the ground and disturb the soil.

 

[farouk]

Did you mention nose rings?
I see Christians with them also.
I always thought that was only for pigs so they would not dig in the ground and disturb the soil.

(I'll reply to your post on the other thread which is more topical.)

 

[Triumph1300]

I did not know there was a nose ring thread.
Sorry.

 

[amadeus]

Oh I have talked to young ppl with Bible verse tattoos.

That would be their testimonies, not yours.
I am still of the belief that we belong to God and that would include the bodies we inhabit:

"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?" I Cor 6:19

"Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are." I Cor 3:16-17

If a person gets a tatoo or otherwise defiles his own body before he knows God and before he understands that he is not his own that is one thing but once he realizes these things, how could he do it and please God? If he reads those verses and is in doubt about their meaning, wouldn't be advisable to seek approval from God before proceeding?

 

[farouk]

I did not know there was a nose ring thread.
Sorry.

(Replied already on a thread about piercing...)

 

[farouk]

That would be their testimonies, not yours.
I am still of the belief that we belong to God and that would include the bodies we inhabit:

"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?" I Cor 6:19

"Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are." I Cor 3:16-17

If a person gets a tatoo or otherwise defiles his own body before he knows God and before he understands that he is not his own that is one thing but once he realizes these things, how could he do it and please God? If he reads those verses and is in doubt about their meaning, wouldn't be advisable to seek approval from God before proceeding?

When it comes to many things, it is inevitable that Christians may prayerfully come to their own conclusions about a whole host of matters which may not be the same as what other Christians may prefer or conclude. Romans 14 - the chapter on Christian liberty - would strongly imply that this is likely to happen.

 

[amadeus]

I did not know there was a nose ring thread.
Sorry.

Perhaps I should not admit it, but your apology here made me laugh.

 

[farouk]

Perhaps I should not admit it, but your apology here made me laugh.

It's not called a nose ring thread (There was some discussion of piercing, so it was more relevant there on the other thread...)

 

[amadeus]

When it comes to many things, it is inevitable that Christians may prayerfully come to their own conclusions about a whole host of matters which may not be the same as what other Christians may prefer or conclude. Romans 14 - the chapter on Christian liberty - would strongly imply that this is likely to happen.

Liberty? We are free to serve God or mammon. That is our liberty. People can make choices and may be ignorant when they do of God's will for them. Some people may even believe that getting a tatoo is not defiling the temple of God. Are you one of those?

 

[farouk]

Liberty? We are free to serve God or mammon. That is our liberty. People can make choices and may be ignorant when they do of God's will for them. Some people may even believe that getting a tatoo is not defiling the temple of God. Are you one of those?

I would first refer to Romans 14, and then address such topics in terms of what Romans 14 says.

 

[JohnPaul]

That would be their testimonies, not yours.
I am still of the belief that we belong to God and that would include the bodies we inhabit:

"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?" I Cor 6:19

"Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are." I Cor 3:16-17

If a person gets a tatoo or otherwise defiles his own body before he knows God and before he understands that he is not his own that is one thing but once he realizes these things, how could he do it and please God? If he reads those verses and is in doubt about their meaning, wouldn't be advisable to seek approval from God before proceeding?

Agreed.

 

[farouk]

Agreed.

The context of those verses quoted is fornication.

I would be hard pressed to tell a young lady (such as my wife and I talked to) with a Bible verse on her wrist area - likely gotten for witness purposes - that she is therefore a fornicator.

 

[amadeus]

I would first refer to Romans 14, and then address such topics in terms of what Romans 14 says.

Methinks Romans 14 makes no mention of the temple of God. If you don't want to answer my question that's OK. I have pressed you because you have pressed people with comments which give me the impression that you believe getting a tatoo might be a good thing to do. If you are doubtful about the temple of God, wouldn't it be a good thing to back away from this subject rather than encouraging people to do something that might offend God?

Do you really suppose that Jesus would be as favorable toward getting tatoos as you are? No need to answer...

 

[farouk]

Methinks Romans 14 makes no mention of the temple of God. If you don't want to answer my question that's OK. I have pressed you because you have pressed people with comments which give me the impression that you believe getting a tatoo might be a good thing to do. If you are doubtful about the temple of God, wouldn't it be a good thing to back away from this subject rather than encouraging people to do something that might offend God?

Do you really suppose that Jesus would be as favorable toward getting tatoos as you are? No need to answer...

Here are some good principles from Romans 14:

"Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.

4 Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.

5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks."

We are all likely to have views about all sorts of things that are different from those of other who love the same Lord; and this is only to be expected, as long as there is no real moral or doctrinal problem with them.

 

[farouk]

his tattoo was perhaps as a result of him thinking people were judging him....I have no problems with his tattoos.

Would likely be my attitude also.