(SpiritSoldier;32035)
You know guys there is a girl at my work who likes tattoos well like Jag said I agree I am convicted about this. God gave me one body and I want to keep it pure for my creator. Well this girl mentioned tattoos one day you know what I said? "don't you want to keep your body pure for your creator?" She told me "some people need them." and "tattoos are art and the body is a canvas." well if that's true look at it like this The Human body is a gift and a more complex machine than anything on the planet and whatever "Art" you put on it is not even close to the "Art" that God Made when he made you! Our bodies are temples of "God and his holy spirit" We should honor God with our lives and what better display than our bodies? Did Adam and Eve need tattoos to be better? No they are fine just the way they are and anyone who says they need a tattoo to be themselves or describe their personality is insecure and trying to hide something not describe something about themselves. Think about what tattoos people have suns,moon, stars, skulls, dragons, naked women, hearts,clovers,vegetation, tribal, what do these tell you about the person????? Well nothing spiritual but everything worldy! It tells me they are lovers of suns, moons, lovers of stars, lovers of dragons and women lovers of the world and not lovers of God. God made the body in tact we just need to recognize this fact and give him honor by not demoralizing his canvas with some less than heavenly more worldy view of what humans look like this is satan's ploy of dehumanizing God's creation how awfull. and yes I do think we should obey God's word in love when it says not to get tattoo marks on ourselves it's just so sad to see lovers of the world system when more and more of Today's Christians think it's okay to have tattoos and do in fact continue to support them so yes it is considered a sin to me and quite possibly God too.
Wow that is beautiful SpiritSoldier. I have to say that I am 100% on the ship that thinks tattoos are not good, even if you get a tattoo of Christ or the Cross, it is still not good. When in doubt throw it out. I think that if you get a tattoo in your worldly walk then this will be forgiven and that if you get one when in Christ that this will also be forgiven but that it is done in ignorance. My uncle even got a tattoo when his own son died. He got his son's name written on his leg. Even this I think is a sin, but not imputed to those that don't know. P.S. If you've read this thread then you will probably be held accountable if you get a tattoo. We obviously have cast some doubt on the practice and that from scripture. Does that mean I think you'll go to hell? Well not for the sake of the tattoo no. But if it is ultimately that rebellion that continues then yeah I would say that your on the wrong path. Think of the $300 or so that could have been spent on something good, something to glorify God. Tilling the soil at the sweat of our brow is our curse, we shouldn't labor for such vain things. Why do I say "rebellion", well that may seem a little harsh, but look at it this way. If you can't ask God's blessing in this going forward then you probably don't have it. I just can't imagine a prayer as such that would glorify God; "Please Lord help me to pick the best tattoo to represent your glory, and that I may place it in the perfect spot, etc, whatever." I believe this is defying God's wonderful work in you. He rested on the seventh day and saw that it was good. What can we add to that, but to offer ourselves up to Him as living and whole sacrifices. (Somebody please help me with the scriptures here.) In all the Old Testament as well you are not to offer anything to the Lord that has a blemish on it. This is an abomination to Him. And if the ultimate sacrifice that we can give to the Lord is our own vessels, why would we blemish ourselves knowing that we must be offered to Him?God has called us aside and to be separate from the world. We should honor Him in all that we do:Deuteronomy, Chapter 7:6 "For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth.