Okay, so your 18 year old says s/he is getting the first tattoo: best placement?

[farouk]

Okay, so your 18 year old says s/he is getting the first tattoo. (At 18, they make their own decisions, right?)

Maybe they can be persuaded to get a faith related design?

Maybe, too, they are open to advice about where a suitable placement would be for the first tattoo?

Ankle? wrist? traditional upper arm? etc?

What do people think?

 

[AKJVReader]

[FONT=arial,helvatica]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? (1 Corinthians 6:19)[/FONT]

Why get a tattoo?
No one has been born with one.
God has your skin pre-designed.
Why is it that the heathen go after tattoos?
You don't want to be like them.
What does history tell you about tattoos?
The Ancient Jews didn't have tattoos.
There is no commandment to get a tattoo
You are supposed to treat your body like a temple if you are a Christian.
Please dont get a tattoo.

 

[jasoncran]

Okay, so your 18 year old says s/he is getting the first tattoo. (At 18, they make their own decisions, right?)

Maybe they can be persuaded to get a faith related design?

Maybe, too, they are open to advice about where a suitable placement would be for the first tattoo?

Ankle? wrist? traditional upper arm? etc?

What do people think?

no. i have a friend of mine that took his oldest to get a tatoo of the anchor and globe. she is legally 18. he can legally do it but i dont agree with tatoos on christians. why? do we have christian porn?christian cursewords? christian hatred. where do we stop?i know farouk that you wont agree to those but we gotta to be set apart.is it salvinic? maybe not but why mark up the holy temple of God? would you if you were around in the solomon temple days take a can of paint and paint jesus loves you on that temple?

 

[GojuBrian]

I agree. 1 Corinthians 6:19.
If you a Christian, don't get a tattoo.


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[Igor]

Why get a tattoo?

Because he/she likes them?

No one has been born with one.

No one was born with clothes. Let's all go naked. After all, if we take 1 Cor 6:19 so literally, isn't hiding the temple so others can't see it the same as denying Christ?

God has your skin pre-designed.

So anything we do to change or hide it is a sin?
I laid out in the sun to get a tan. Sin?
I scribbled a phone number on my hand to remember it when I had nothing more convenient to write on. Sin? (After all, Lev 19:28 says it is, if we take it out of context.)
I popped a zit the other day. Sin?
I changed the color of my hair. Sin?
When I took a shower this morning, I washed off the natually occuring bacteria that God designed my skin to produce. Sin?

Why is it that the heathen go after tattoos?
You don't want to be like them.

Because they like them too? Heathens read books too. Does that mean we shouldn't read any books? Not even the Bible?

What does history tell you about tattoos?

It tells us that, like most things, they have been used by numerous cultures for numerous reasons, both good and bad.

The Ancient Jews didn't have tattoos.

Really? Even if they didn't, they also didn't have or do many other things that we have and enjoy today. Should we then avoid all things that the ancient Jews didn't have?
Those lucious juicy pork chops? (Lev 11:7-8)
Cutting my hair or beard? (Lev 19:27)
Wearing linen and wool at the same time? (Deuteronomy 22:11)
Throw out my pants and wear robes all the time (assuming you agree that going naked all the time probably isn't what God commands)?
How many other things can we think of to avoid becasue the ancient Jews didn't do or have them?

There is no commandment to get a tattoo

Are you serious? If the lack of a commandment to do something means we can't do it, every one of us is in tremendous trouble.

You are supposed to treat your body like a temple if you are a Christian.

Well, then, as I said above, who that is dedicated to their religion goes around hiding their temples? Lets all go naked if we are going to take this verse so literally. Besides, the context of 1 Cor 6:19 is a condemnation of using our bodies as part of a pagan ritual involving idolatry (Greek: Porenia [translated to "fornication" in the KJV and "sexual imomorality" in some other versions] in chapter 6 nescessarily involved idolatry.) This is a far cry from getting a non-pagan tattoo.

Please dont get a tattoo.

Ok, I won't. Actually never have considered it for myself and I find some of them unattractive. But please, lets not force our personal preferences and tastes on others by disguising it as the command of God when it is not.

 

[farouk]

Guys, ty for the comments.

Umm...the original question was about suitable placements for an 18 year old's first tattoo...

 

[jasoncran]

Guys, ty for the comments.

Umm...the original question was about suitable placements for an 18 year old's first tattoo...

none. why? because if its a female any part that requires shirt to be lifted to be shown is inappropriate and i said before. trust me if an attractive gets on the back aka a tramp stamp what message does that send even its a jesus loves you? she would have lift the shirt or "pose" so that the sinner would read or see it. that would tempt any red blooded male.

many a porn stars have tramp stamps.

 

[Nicole L. Sattler]

If it is a lady, DO NOT get one on the (middle) lower back. They usually call those "tramp stamps".

I would go for the shoulder blade, ankle, or upper arm.

I am not against tattoos or piercings for Christians. I remember when I was at youth group when I was young, and a visiting youth pastor came to speak. He had tattoos and piercings, but he was a great guy. I know we are to respect our bodies, but a lot of people do get meaningful tattoos. I think it is possible to go overboard, though.

I think it is the same concept as getting your ears pierced, except ear piercings are accepted in society.

 

[farouk]

Fact is, soooo many folks get them at 18. But if instead of some either inconsequential or bad design, an 18 year old (or thereabouts) is actually motivated to get a faith related one, and they are deemed old enough to make their own decisions at that age, then the question of placement is not unreasonable, I guess.

Ty for you contributions, guys; do keep them coming.

(I guess upper arm is quite a traditional placement. Historically, a lot of men have gotten upper arm and chest tattoos. I guess these days it has fallen to women to spread out a bit: wrist, ankle, etc.)

 

[jasoncran]

Fact is, soooo many folks get them at 18. But if instead of some either inconsequential or bad design, an 18 year old (or thereabouts) is actually motivated to get a faith related one, and they are deemed old enough to make their own decisions at that age, then the question of placement is not unreasonable, I guess.

Ty for you contributions, guys; do keep them coming.

(I guess upper arm is quite a traditional placement. Historically, a lot of men have gotten upper arm and chest tattoos. I guess these days it has fallen to women to spread out a bit: wrist, ankle, etc.)

well if i had a child that wanted one. and she was an adult. she could get one and that her right legally, but i aint driving her to get one.i'm sure you wouldnt buy your kids cigareetes now would you. While i dont see tattoos like cigareetes but as you said soo many kids do this why not a christian?

just making a case on this as i disagree with it. again probably not salvational but i believe in being set apart.

 

[farouk]

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just making a case on this as i disagree with it. again probably not salvational but i believe in being set apart.

j:

Ty for your further comment; appreciated.

You see, some young ppl for the very reason of being set apart - agree with them or not - might well be motivated to get a faith related one, instead of the stuff that all their friends get for their 18th b-day.

I guess in life, some things are absolutes. There are also things which kind of partly exist within the way some ppl perceive things, and this may be the way some Christian young ppl perceive things. (Maybe some youth group leaders, too, even some pastors' wives, etc.)

 

[jasoncran]

j:

Ty for your further comment; appreciated.

You see, some young ppl for the very reason of being set apart - agree with them or not - might well be motivated to get a faith related one, instead of the stuff that all their friends get for their 18th b-day.

I guess in life, some things are absolutes. There are also things which kind of partly exist within the way some ppl perceive things, and this may be the way some Christian young ppl perceive things. (Maybe some youth group leaders, too, even some pastors' wives, etc.)

well i guess i disagree for many a reason.one marking the body for faith isnt needed why? how can they see it you are wearing clothes over it? why have one at all if you are poor example. its like this if you have a bumper sticker that is like this jesus loves you and you drive like a fool. what good example is that??

i have on bumper sticker on my nissan, its a christian radio station. i dont have a cross on my person nor in my car. my voice tells all that i am one and my actions good or bad affirm or deny that. sadly at times its the later.

i understand why you say that but again peer pressure is just that.its tempting for me when i was single to do christian sex.that is wrong but i did that. when i was 18 i could care less what others did as i was rather an introvert and didnt want to fit in. That changed later in life. i dont bother with fitting in as much, yes it happens but i'm not like i was in my early twenties with my ear pierced and listening to rap music and whoring around.

 

[farouk]

well i guess i disagree for many a reason.one marking the body for faith isnt needed why? how can they see it you are wearing clothes over it? why have one at all if you are poor example. its like this if you have a bumper sticker that is like this jesus loves you and you drive like a fool. what good example is that??

i have on bumper sticker on my nissan, its a christian radio station. i dont have a cross on my person nor in my car. my voice tells all that i am one and my actions good or bad affirm or deny that. sadly at times its the later.

i understand why you say that but again peer pressure is just that.its tempting for me when i was single to do christian sex.that is wrong but i did that. when i was 18 i could care less what others did as i was rather an introvert and didnt want to fit in. That changed later in life. i dont bother with fitting in as much, yes it happens but i'm not like i was in my early twenties with my ear pierced and listening to rap music and whoring around.

j:

Yes I can see how you think now, compared with what you did then. I can understand your viewpoint.

There are some young folks, of course, who by 18 are already strongly motivated by faith and want to do the rite of passage tattoo thing at 18 with something faith related.

(I think that things have changed a bit in the past 25 years. Then, the teens were years when girls got their double ear piercings, and boys got a single stud. Now it seems that it's the tweens that have gotten the doubles already - like their grandmothers - and in their teens will be getting cartilage done; and then the tattoo rite of passage comes at 18, for both young men and women. Good, bad, or indifferent: this is how it is for huge numbers of young ppl, some of them Christian.)

 

[jasoncran]

j:

Yes I can see how you think now, compared with what you did then. I can understand your viewpoint.

There are some young folks, of course, who by 18 are already strongly motivated by faith and want to do the rite of passage tattoo thing at 18 with something faith related.

(I think that things have changed a bit in the past 25 years. Then, the teens were years when girls got their double ear piercings, and boys got a single stud. Now it seems that it's the tweens that have gotten the doubles already - like their grandmothers - and in their teens will be getting cartilage done; and then the tattoo rite of passage comes at 18, for both young men and women. Good, bad, or indifferent: this is how it is for huge numbers of young ppl, some of them Christian.)

just so you know, teens in my day were getting tatts. they had to travel but they did do it. i saw tats in military by a lot of 18 and 19 yrs old. so its not that new of a rite.i may 38 but things dont change that fast in all areas. Goth was around when i was a teen and when i had my ear pierced it was in 1994.

 

[Still Blessed]

My advice to anyone who thinks they want a tattoo is to have it designed, put a picture of it up where they will see it every day, and wait 6 months. That isn't long to wait in this lifetime. See if they still want it at the end of that. Better still, draw one with a sharpie every few days so that it stays and see what it's like to look at it on your skin each time you get dressed or shower. That would have stopped me from getting mine. I got 2 in a short period of time, you guessed it, when I turned 18. I regret them both. I was smart enough to get them where they are hidden under my clothes instead of having them on my hand, neck, or wrist like I've seen some, but they still bother me. I hate looking at them. One is my husband's name. I am still with him, but the ring on my finger is testimony enough of that. The tats were a "wild" moment that will cause regret in me for the rest of my life. To anyone thinking of getting one, please, think of how you will feel in 5 years, 10 years. Do you really think you will still want marks on your body? Piercing can grow up, tats don't go away.

 

[Pizzaguy]

[FONT=arial,helvatica]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? (1 Corinthians 6:19)[/FONT]

Why get a tattoo?
No one has been born with one.
God has your skin pre-designed.
Why is it that the heathen go after tattoos?
You don't want to be like them.
What does history tell you about tattoos?
The Ancient Jews didn't have tattoos.
There is no commandment to get a tattoo
You are supposed to treat your body like a temple if you are a Christian.
Please dont get a tattoo.

Added to all of that (which I agree with) - I have NEVER seen any man or woman who's appearance was enhanced with a tatoo.

 

[farouk]

My advice to anyone who thinks they want a tattoo is to have it designed, put a picture of it up where they will see it every day, and wait 6 months. That isn't long to wait in this lifetime. See if they still want it at the end of that. Better still, draw one with a sharpie every few days so that it stays and see what it's like to look at it on your skin each time you get dressed or shower. That would have stopped me from getting mine. I got 2 in a short period of time, you guessed it, when I turned 18. I regret them both. I was smart enough to get them where they are hidden under my clothes instead of having them on my hand, neck, or wrist like I've seen some, but they still bother me. I hate looking at them. One is my husband's name. I am still with him, but the ring on my finger is testimony enough of that. The tats were a "wild" moment that will cause regret in me for the rest of my life. To anyone thinking of getting one, please, think of how you will feel in 5 years, 10 years. Do you really think you will still want marks on your body? Piercing can grow up, tats don't go away.

Still Blessed:

Ty.

Sounds like you think that, for the rite of passage moment at 18, piercings are far more suitable?

Re. your own experience as a tattooed lady, I know you identify with the idea of your tattoos recalling a 'wild' moment, but maybe for some ppl the motivation for getting some memorable faith related design can actually be well thought out?

God bless you and your husband.

 

[cleanfreak]

Because he/she likes them?

No one was born with clothes. Let's all go naked. After all, if we take 1 Cor 6:19 so literally, isn't hiding the temple so others can't see it the same as denying Christ?

So anything we do to change or hide it is a sin?
I laid out in the sun to get a tan. Sin?
I scribbled a phone number on my hand to remember it when I had nothing more convenient to write on. Sin? (After all, Lev 19:28 says it is, if we take it out of context.)
I popped a zit the other day. Sin?
I changed the color of my hair. Sin?
When I took a shower this morning, I washed off the natually occuring bacteria that God designed my skin to produce. Sin?

Because they like them too? Heathens read books too. Does that mean we shouldn't read any books? Not even the Bible?

It tells us that, like most things, they have been used by numerous cultures for numerous reasons, both good and bad.

Really? Even if they didn't, they also didn't have or do many other things that we have and enjoy today. Should we then avoid all things that the ancient Jews didn't have?
Those lucious juicy pork chops? (Lev 11:7-8)
Cutting my hair or beard? (Lev 19:27)
Wearing linen and wool at the same time? (Deuteronomy 22:11)
Throw out my pants and wear robes all the time (assuming you agree that going naked all the time probably isn't what God commands)?
How many other things can we think of to avoid becasue the ancient Jews didn't do or have them?

Are you serious? If the lack of a commandment to do something means we can't do it, every one of us is in tremendous trouble.

Well, then, as I said above, who that is dedicated to their religion goes around hiding their temples? Lets all go naked if we are going to take this verse so literally. Besides, the context of 1 Cor 6:19 is a condemnation of using our bodies as part of a pagan ritual involving idolatry (Greek: Porenia [translated to "fornication" in the KJV and "sexual imomorality" in some other versions] in chapter 6 nescessarily involved idolatry.) This is a far cry from getting a non-pagan tattoo.

Ok, I won't. Actually never have considered it for myself and I find some of them unattractive. But please, lets not force our personal preferences and tastes on others by disguising it as the command of God when it is not.

this is an awesome post

I wonder why nobody else has commented on your post?

 

[Still Blessed]

Still Blessed:

Ty.

Sounds like you think that, for the rite of passage moment at 18, piercings are far more suitable?

Re. your own experience as a tattooed lady, I know you identify with the idea of your tattoos recalling a 'wild' moment, but maybe for some ppl the motivation for getting some memorable faith related design can actually be well thought out?

God bless you and your husband.

Regardless of the motivation, the tattoo is still an ink blob under your skin that won't go away just because you change your mind down the road. The only thing that changes about them is the color fades and you get tired of looking at them. I don't even want to think about what mine will look like in a few more years, all wrinkled, lol! As for the piercings, I know most teens do go through something even though as we age, we realize it wasn't neccessary, but the piercings can be done away with. You can poke a hole in yourself and when it grows up, there may not even be a mark. Tattoo, different story.

 

[Still Blessed]

I wanted to mention something else. I read in another post that if we wonder if something is wrong, picture doing that in front of Jesus. That is a good gauge for me. I enjoyed my tattoo at first, but after I came back to the Lord, I felt bad for having it. I felt guilty. So, for me, I think I knew better and shouldn't have gotten them in the first place.