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Tattoos are sinful

Tattoos are painful reminders of what we thought in the past. Hopefully you change your ideas and are not the same person that you once were. It isn't about sin so much as being willing to be renewed and to grow as a person. Even non-Christians should be able to see this.

Blessings,
Dunamite
 
Dunamite said:
Tattoos are painful reminders of what we thought in the past. Hopefully you change your ideas and are not the same person that you once were. It isn't about sin so much as being willing to be renewed and to grow as a person. Even non-Christians should be able to see this.

Blessings,
Dunamite
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Amen! I've got a few tattoo's myself (5). Each one tells a specific story in my life and each continually reminds me of where I came from, and where God's brought me. Sometimes it's good to remember where God's pulled you from...

God bless!
 
greetings

there are many people who had tatoos befor they became Christians this is not how ever a primary issue - that is one that will make or break you being a christian.

every one of us has things we know God knows and would that others did not know think of these hidden things as our tatoos - for are they not as much marks of paganism anti God in the inside as tatoos are their out ward mark?

is it not good to know that we also have another kind of mark that is more permanent than any tatoo? - it says in revalation ( if memory serves ) I will put on him the mark of my God

dza devlefa
a-R
 
As someone with several Christian tattoos, I checked the Hebrew for Lev 19:28 (usually interpreted as anti-tattoo) and was pleased to find that it doesn't actually prohibit tattooing, despite what the KJV translation looks like:

Lev 19:28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.

However, literally translated, the Hebrew just says: "Don't cut flesh (for the) dead nor brand". The Greek translation expanded it into "...nor make letter-marks on you", (with "letter" not present in the Hebrew). The unwarranted addition of "letter" in Greek led to KJV using "print". But the original Biblical prohibition is still against "branding", not tattooing.

Therefore tattoos are not "sinful" (providing they have a positive non-satanic theme).

At least, that's my excuse.

Religious Tattoos
 
The Leviticus passage so commonly used for tattooing has nothing to do with that. It is a pagan ritual that is being discussed here.

This is the problem with taking a verse and making a doctrine out of it. Look at context.
 
Can't see why expression on one's body (even though it is the temple) is necessarily sinful. Would thing GOD would want all of his children to express themselves.

Personally, I don't have any and never had the desire, but if it is sinful, my sister is in trouble :D
 
Well fellows or guys, the question is usually asked, "Why would you want to defile the temple, by cutting the flesh or even sticking pins in your nose, ears, mouth, or any other part of the body?"

Now, these days, it is mostly peer pressure, can't be outdone by someone else, or they can't tell me what I can't do or can do.

So, when it all comes down to the nitty-gritty, what does it prove by putting a tattoo on you buttock that no one else is going see, or adorn your arms in "other religion's" markings that actually placed there in adoration of the deities of that religion.

Tattoo is SELF, expression of SELF, the same SELF that is suppose to be crucified with our Lord Jesus Christ. So, mostly those who tattoo themself, do it for SELF, in a form of rebellion and self-idolatry.

Now all of this has become the fad, or the way of life, a NEW AGE life of paganism. A new age life, of mysticism and heresies.

Yep, we can twist HIS WORD just to suit our thinking, like a pack of Pharisees, but is nothing more than "proof texting", like the way that the many false teachers speak in these latter days of perilous times.

Have you evern seen the disease that is carried in those supposedly sterile tattoo needles?

Have you realised that what you put on now as fun or rebellion, will be there for life.

Oh well, we do make bad choices and decisions, but really when it all comes down to the nitty-gritty, why in the world would a Lord Jesus Christ, believing BELIEVER want to deface their body just for the hell of it?

Always remember that every prick is a fatal doorway to blood-born disease, particularly these days of simple blood diseases that are killing people daily in hospitals.

Besides the possibility of killing you with fatal diseases such as AIDS and hepatitis, the "harmless" tattoo provides an arm-load of other ailments.

Tattoos can cause chronic skin disorders such as sarcoid, keloid scarring, allergic dermatitis, photosensitivity reactions, psoriasis, and benign or malignant tumors.

Many experience infection and allergic reaction to the tattoo ink.

Also, the pigments in tattoo ink contain small metal fibres such as iron oxide. These metal fibres can cause intense burning pain during an MRI procedure. Some medical institutions refuse to perform MRIs on people with tattoos. The MRI is an important medical procedure and this risk should not be taken lightly.

Think before you get that tattoo. . .

Be aware, beware, and don't be unaware, because your tattoo could have been inserted with more than harmless ink in your exposed flesh, many don't realise the dangers of satanic pins and needles.

"My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness. I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh. I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart. (Psa. 38:5-8)

:-D
 
To celebrate the appearance of yet another "tattoos are sinful" thread, I am booking myself in for another tattoo (a cross on my chest).

By the way it seems that the only surviving native European tattoo traditions are Christian. Christian women in the Balkans used to tattoo their faces and arms with crosses. This made them unsaleable as slaves and shows the role of tattoos as a protection mechanism, in this case specifically for Christians. If you scroll down the page, you can see a 96-year old woman with her "sinful" Christian tattoos.

In other words, tattoos are neutral (like guns, drugs, knowledge, power etc).

Gal 6:17 From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
 
I guess my take on this is that it reminds me a bit of what Jesus said about food. That is wasn't what goes into a man that counted but what came out of the man. Or, in the case of tattoos, it's not what goes on the man, but what is in the man.

That said, if either of my kids come home with a tat, they'll be grounded for life!
 
Biblecatholic: I think it's a sin
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"Thinking" that something is a "sin" doesn't make it so. As tattooing is not mentioned in the Bible nor in the Patristic literature - nor even in any Papal encyclicals as far as I know - on what basis is it a "sin"? Since when are we supposed to make up random new sins without any Biblical foundation?

2Cr 10:7 Do ye look on things after the outward appearance?

handy: That said, if either of my kids come home with a tat, they'll be grounded for life!
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Assuming they tell you, that is.... Rule 1 of getting a tattoo is: don't tell your parents.

And nowadays there are even tattoo inks which are only visible under UV light, so unless you tie your sedated offspring down and check every square inch with a UV light as well, there's no way of telling...
 
disruptor said:
As tattooing is not mentioned in the Bible nor in the Patristic literature - nor even in any Papal encyclicals as far as I know
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Traditionally it is called the "Mark of Cain"(Gen. 4:15). for Cain it was a scarlet letter and a protection at the same time. Later in Jewish times criminals were tattooed for crimes that way people would know. Also tribal tattoos have spiritual significance in many religions- tattoos in general can open doors to the demonic- and from what exorcists say- it's a type of blood covenant whether known or not. But they can be sealed by being prayed over

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- on what basis is it a "sin"?
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self-mutilation

disruptor said:
Since when are we supposed to make up random new sins without any Biblical foundation?
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[/quote]we're not......there is plenty of support Corinthians: 6:19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God? You are not your own; 6:20 you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.



what type of tattoo does Jesus want you to have? And where would He want it on your body?
 
Oh how nice. Let's see how to encourage kids to rebel against their parents. :-?

No matter. Rule 1 of parenting: Gain your child's respect. Once that happens all these other fall into place.

Still, even with the 'glorify God in your body' I think that the 'sinfulness' of tattooing is subjective. Naturally if one is convinced it is sin, for that one it is indeed sin. But, these things also can fall into subcultures. For a pastor of a middle-aged, middle-class church, a tattoo might truly harm one's witness and ministry. For a pro-Basketball player, a tattoo of Jesus emblazioned across the back might be a springboard of sharing the Gospel. My brother-in-law (Steve's brother) is a weekend biker dude. He works hard for a living, has a managerial position and has the money to spend on being a weekend biker dude. In the world of bikers, a tattoo is considered normal and a tat that pictures the gospel message can again, be a witness to those who really need it.
 
handy said:
Still, even with the 'glorify God in your body' I think that the 'sinfulness' of tattooing is subjective. Naturally if one is convinced it is sin, for that one it is indeed sin. But, these things also can fall into subcultures. For a pastor of a middle-aged, middle-class church, a tattoo might truly harm one's witness and ministry. For a pro-Basketball player, a tattoo of Jesus emblazioned across the back might be a springboard of sharing the Gospel. My brother-in-law (Steve's brother) is a weekend biker dude. He works hard for a living, has a managerial position and has the money to spend on being a weekend biker dude. In the world of bikers, a tattoo is considered normal and a tat that pictures the gospel message can again, be a witness to those who really need it.
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I understand that it is very acceptable today and even in most circles even in my own church many people have no problem with them. But I believe it is sinful because it is a desecration of the temple and a type of self mutilation-even with a Jesus tat. I don't think if someone took this to prayer"Lord should I get this tattoo" that He would say "yes my child"...but I could be wrong

eventhough I call it sinful as are many things, and I commit sins daily but with Gods grace He helps us out



would Jesus want you to get a tattoo?
 
Me personally? No. I think it would violate some law of God, something along the lines of:

Thou shalt not cause thy husband and thy children to have heart attacks. :lol:
 
i never read the whole thread, i believe it would be scarification that is wrong not tattooing

Tattoo
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Scarification

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