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1 | Are tatoos allowed? | Lev 19:28 | magie | 228233 | ||
I wanted to know if tatoos are allowed. Is their any christian scriptures relating to this topic specifically . Whether or not it is ok to have them or not. I was told that when Jesus comes back he will have a tatoo on his thigh. It this accurate? and If so, is this not hypocritical? | ||||||
2 | Are tatoos allowed? | Lev 19:28 | Beja | 228234 | ||
Magie, The only scripture that references it is Leveticus 19:28. Lev 19:28 'You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the LORD. Many believe that this command was oriented around the gentile practice of marking yourself in devotion to one of their gods. So it is very much debated as to whether this command was meant for us, or rather was part of the ceremonial distinctions of the time which Christ later did away with. It is a difficult call I suppose especially since the verse immediately follows a command that is certainly a ceremonial law done away with and yet precedes a ongoing moral point. Lev 19:27 'You shall not round off the side-growth of your heads nor harm the edges of your beard. Lev 19:28 'You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the LORD. Lev 19:29 'Do not profane your daughter by making her a harlot, so that the land will not fall to harlotry and the land become full of lewdness. For what my opinion is worth, I do not think a tattoo is inherently sinful. By this I mean some certainly are sinful, but this would be because of the nature of the tattoo. Such as if I had something blasphemous or sinful, such as a lustful picture of a naked woman, tattoed upon me. With regards to Christ having a tattoo they would almost certainly be referring to Revelation 19:16. Rev 19:16 And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, "KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS." To which John Gill gives an excellent explination. "This name, afterwards expressed, is said to be written on his vesture, in allusion to the custom of persons of note and eminence having their names interwoven in their garments, and which was sometimes done in letters of gold." Ultimately we ought to push beyond the simple question of is it permissable to the question of is it something I "ought" to do. In this we must ask if it will be a stumbling block to others; will it edify or disrupt the church of God? I would suggest it could very easily become a sin along those lines. 1Co 8:11 For through your knowledge he who is weak is ruined, the brother for whose sake Christ died. 1Co 8:12 And so, by sinning against the brethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. I say all this as a pastor who actually has a tattoo. Over a decade ago I decided to get a cross with a banner tattoo'd on me and the banner reads "Acts 20:24." I very much like the tattoo but now in retrospect I see it more as a mark of the ignorance I had at the time, an ignorance of what pleases God. I proceeded as if marking my body was how he'd be pleased for me to express my love for Him when doing His expressed will was how I had been told in His word to love Him. I hope this helps. In Christ, Beja |
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