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@GodsBeloved11 Indeed; Romans 8 says, "If any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His..." Since Pentecost (Acts 2), believers in the Lord Jesus have been indwelt by the Holy Spirit.

@GodsBeloved11 You are probably right in that more widely it's not directly linked with church customs. But here's another historically attested fact: For centuries it was the custom for sailors to wear an earring - often a gold earring. The idea was that he would be doing sometimes hazardous...

@GodsBeloved11 God bless you... :)

@GodsBeloved11 Leaving aside the Biblical background and more subjectively now from a social history aspect, probably a majority of the young men and boys at the small, conservative local church that my wife and I attend have acquired earrings; it's such a widespread custom in thoroughly...

@GodsBeloved11 It's interesting that obliquely, some of the thought behind Psalm 40 is relevant; In Hebrew, 'mine ears hast Thou opened' (Hebrew="digged", i.e., pierced), referring to the Old Testament bondservant who would wish to serve his master for ever, willingly, and this fits with the...

@GodsBeloved11 Oh I think it ought to be, certainly...

Hi @GodsBeloved11 We are all different, but in the end it's all about having a desire in the heart to tell others, right? :) "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear"...

@Abaxvahl Historically you are correct. Today, many mothers seem actively to recognize it for their sons, FYI: Toni said: circleofmoms dot com

Hebrews 1: "...unto the Son He saith, Thy Throne, O God, is for ever and ever". This is a quotation from Psalm 2, which was penned centuries before the Incarnation.

@Heart2Soul Great sentiment; and John's First Epistle has quite a lot to say about it... :)

Hi @Heart2Soul We've not had a discussion of this theme - which can be quite topical - for a long time; but if you as a mod strongly agree with any critics, by all means close it down. Though subjective, it does seem that there are some very widespread views of various sorts among us who post...

There has been some discussion before - though not recently - about earrings for men; but early last year Helen commented, as above, in the quote. Those who have nothing to contribute will doubtless not feel the need to do so (!), but anyone who does have something to offer: respectful...

He was the eternal Son before He ever came into the world, sent by the Father.

@soul man Shows the abiding relevance of Hebrews 12.2: "Looking unto Jesus..."

@soul man I think I mentioned that my wife and I talked to a young lady - who herself wasn't very talkative - who was inked up with the whole of John 3.16 on her wrist area. (I reckon she was a bit like your wife's nurse, that you talked about a while ago.) A quiet young Christian with such ink...

John 3.16 shows that the only begotten Son, the One Who was given, was the Son already, when He was given.

@Not me Great, Biblical starting point, right? :) Similar to your header phrase...

@Paul Christensen Back, I think @Ziggy talked about hers being similar. Anyway, though it was for a while a sort of man's thing to do, getting tattooed for a long time now been very much a sought after thing especially among the athletic and young in spirit ladies.

@Paul Christensen It's wonderful to pursue Bible reading with joy and earnestness, indeed! :)

@Abaxvahl As you said on the other thread: I can anyway just imagine each of these young ppl, below, all waiting and wanting to go to the parlor to get inked up with Bible refs./verses and feel really good experiences that will stay with them and wishing to honor God to others through their...