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The law is useful in a church setting as a schoolmaster to lead men to Christ; for it has the power to convert the soul (Psalms 19:7 (kjv)). It shows us that we are sinners in need of a Saviour (Romans 3:20). It also defines sin for us (1 John 3:4 (kjv)).
re #920.
re #920.
In the Psalms - especially Psalm 119, where the word 'law' is clearly used interchangeably with others such as 'word', it seems good to me to understand it in the sense of the vehicle for the reception of revelation into the heart of the sinner. I don't see that the church is ever, or ever has been, under the law.
However, there are those who think they are in the church who are under it...
ex. someone who walks into a McDonald's and thinks they are a hamburger.
PS: @justbyfaith As regards the tattoo theme of the thread, it's interesting that, regardng the poster that I quoted, she said: "obviously I do sit on the other side because I have a tattoo , but I did look through scripture and reflect on it before I got one".
If a fellow Christian says s/he did study the Scriptures before having it done, we - especially since we are not under the law anyway now - should respect that, whether or not we would do the same ourselves.
If a fellow Christian says s/he did study the Scriptures before having it done, we - especially since we are not under the law anyway now - should respect that, whether or not we would do the same ourselves.
Yes, that's true enough! good point!However, there are those who think they are in the church who are under it...
ex. someone who walks into a McDonald's and thinks they are a hamburger.
Amen.
Like I said, I don't think that any of us can be called great in the kingdom, according to Matthew 5:17-20, unless we started walking around wearing tzitzit and tallit and tefilin...
re #925.
Like I said, I don't think that any of us can be called great in the kingdom, according to Matthew 5:17-20, unless we started walking around wearing tzitzit and tallit and tefilin...
re #925.
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Yes, a lot of Christian men and women would anyway agree with you that it's worth doing.
Hoping your wife continues to do well.
Yes, it's what many Christian young women tend to do now, inc. some Christians nurses. (So the one with your wife had both arms done, then?)
I guess the matter of whether one's wife likes one's ink or not, as the case may be, often relates to whether she has ink, too.
(To think that years ago it was almost exclusively a man thing.)
@John Caldwell Thanks for the 'like'! (so this is your experience, too? about ink becoming phenomenon for both genders now)
So I guess your underlying message of the possible future skin ink would be, as regards the cherubim/angels' wings: "I am linked by a covenant of grace with God", or maybe something like that?
Angels are messengers of God....a tattoo of angel wings (which is what most people relate to as what an angel looks like) is letting others know I am a messenger of God.....like when you here someone say "you are an angel sent from God in a timely situation"
Being injected with something like this would attract you, maybe?
Combination of the angel wings idea with the Trinity symbol: a doctrine that I know you think about a great deal, right?
So you would evidently feel satisfied for others to value your contribution in their situation; and this would be linked with your satisfaction of having been tattooed in such a way, then?
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@Heart2Soul I thought you would like that photo, anyway: combination of the angel wings / triquetra (I think this is what it's called, anyhow) symbolizing the Trinity. From what you've said, they both seem to represent rather deeply your aspirations.
Your daughters would probably be a little surprised...but rather pleased for you also!
Your daughters would probably be a little surprised...but rather pleased for you also!
So I see your objection isn't really a spiritual one, right?
(PS: You also mentioned your dh; would he have any ink, or have considered any as far as you know?)
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