Ryan
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This has been discussed before?
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Desire to be a vessel of honor unto the Lord Jesus Christ?
Join Hidden in Him and For His Glory for discussions on how
https://christianforums.net/threads/become-a-vessel-of-honor-part-2.112306/
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Tattoos 'just part of our society'; among Christians 'it is open'.
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farouk
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R: One could say, slightly provocatively, Surely the Lord Jesus would not have had an earring. But then if one looks at the underlying symbolism of the Old Testament bondservant, and the Lord Jesus 'took upon him the form of a servant' (and in Isaiah 40, it says, Messianically, 'mine ears hast thou opened', Hebrew: digged, i.e., pierced), this is neither proof positively or negatively, either. We are told little about the Lord Jesus' physical appearance, and I'm sure there is a lot of Divine wisdom in this.
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R: So I guess my point is that proof from silence does or doesn't work either way, really, but also that there is underlying background.
For believers today, I guess the main potential is faith design possibilities, that can prove to be conversation-starters.
Ryan
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Dunno what a faith design possibility is or means (?)
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R: The potential to have faith related tattoo designs; e.g., a Bible ref. on a wrist, etc.
I guess the point of Debbie's post that spurred the original OP http://www.christianforums.net/showthread.php?t=43942&p=668106&viewfull=1#post668106 is that it's something that lots of the moms and dads that she works with have.
Blessings.
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PS: questdriven: I'm guessing now, but the other reason why your mom might currently be very scepitcal about the idea of you getting a tattoo (not that you have even decided to do it, either) is that for a young person, if it hasn't been well thought out (she might reason, with a longer term perspective in view) there is a possibility that years later the person who got it might come round to the conclusion that s/he did too hastily.
Again, it's no bad thing to take on board this consideration, and make sure that any ink you do eventually get, whether or not faith related, is in fact very well thought out.
Blessings.
Again, it's no bad thing to take on board this consideration, and make sure that any ink you do eventually get, whether or not faith related, is in fact very well thought out.
Blessings.
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No. I don't think she'd be open to it, and at this time I'd prefer a temporary one, anyway.
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questdriven:
Okay.
I wondered, what did you mean about her not being 'open to it'? You mean, not open to the idea of her getting one herself?
Or did you mean, not open to you getting one? because she must know you are an adult, and over 18s technically don't need a parental signature at the parlor, right?
(But anyway you might want a temp as opposed to doing it with a real machine with an inking needle for reasons other than your mom.)
Blessings.