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1 | Is this a sin to do | Ex 21:6 | Sang_Phleg | 112912 | ||
EdB - this is a very interesting perspective. I do not agree with it as you've stated it - linked to body piercings and tatoos. A hole in your body with a peice of metal stuck in it cannot enslave you to the world if you are a Christian living for GOd. A hole in your body with a peice of metal stuck in it can do nothing... but... be a hole in your body with a peice of metal stuck in it. Even if others choose to believe you are not a Christian because of that piercing - that would still be THEM deciding that against you - with no varification from God Himself - and so, an invalid judgment ON THEIR PART. However let's agree with your analogy in this way: I think that a Christian certainly CAN choose to remain enslaved to the world though they are free in Christ. Example: if a Christian chose never to live life abundantly through Christ - meaning they did not take part in the Means of Growth (1.God's Word, 2.Ministry, 3.Active, regular fellowship with other believers, 4.Prayer and 5.Discipline of the Holy Spirit) - then they would be choosing, though free in Christ, to remain enslaved to their former lives and to the world. In that context, your analogy of slavery to the world though free in Christ would work (in my opinion), and would be a very good point. But a body piercing does not have the power to determine whether or not you are free in Christ. It certainly cannot make you a slave to the world. At least... I cannot see how. Blessings, Sang_Phleg |
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2 | Is this a sin to do | Ex 21:6 | EdB | 112935 | ||
Sang_Phleg You right the piercing itself doesn't enslave us. It is the attitude and thought behind it. For someone to do this to them self says their heart is on the things of the world not on Christ. Just as the pierce ear of the slave didn't enslave him, his decision to have his ear pierce signified to the world he desired to be enslaved. EdB |
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3 | Is this a sin to do | Ex 21:6 | Sang_Phleg | 113020 | ||
Hello again. Hope your day is going well. I agree that the slave's decision was to remain enslaved....... how does that TRULY prove that the same would be true of a person in 2004 getting a body piercing? And since in this Levitical passage you and I are talking about, it is the EAR of the slave that was pierced - let's use that example. If a Christian brother goes out and gets his ear pierced today - how does Leviticus 21:6 PROVE that he is declaring himself to be a slave to the world? And let me understand you on something. If a non-christian comes into your church with an eyebrow piercing, a tatoo on his neck and... let's throw in a nose piercing too (those really freak me. OUCH! Doesn't that HURT?) -- do YOU - EdB - Personally... go up to greet him and welcome him? |
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4 | Is this a sin to do | Ex 21:6 | EdB | 113024 | ||
Sang Do I greet them? Yes and I tell them Jesus loved them and died for them, I welcome them and try to make them feel my love for them. I also pray fervently that their eyes will be opened to the fact that mutilating their body speaks volumes abut what they hold as important in their lives. I pray they seek the freedom of Christ that will free them of the their preceived need to endure the agony of piercings or tattooing to find acceptance in this world. I pray one day that hole will be empty or that tattoo will be covered or at least not on display. That what will be seen in them is the love of Christ shinning as light in their lives. I answered your question now let me ask you one. Tell me why a person, a saved person, would get a tattoo or a piercing? Please don't say you don't know that is a cope out. EdB |
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5 | Is this a sin to do | Ex 21:6 | Sang_Phleg | 113030 | ||
I would HAVE to say I do not know. What else could I say? How could I make a blanket declaration that I could know why ANY and EVERY person at all would get a piercing or a tatoo? How could YOU make that declaration? You can ASSUME. You can ASK. But you cannot KNOW. So... my answer to your question is - I would ASK. And in fact, I have before. A friend of mine for 25 years who I brought to Christ about 6 years ago was going to go have a tattoo done, and she wanted to know if it was a sin. I asked her why she wanted to get it. She said she'd just always wanted one (it's like any other fashion thing. Some people like them, some don't.) I didn't think that was a very good reason, but hey - she asked me IF IT WAS A SIN - she didn't ask me if I liked tatoos. We went over what scripture had to say about it together - we prayed about it together - I told her what my personal opinion was. - It was the same opinion I originally gave to OldRuggedCross on this forum about piercing. We didn't see it spelled out in Scripture as a sin when we looked together - but I told her I thought it had the potential to affect her witness because of the stereotype that our culture puts upon it (not God). I told her I personally would not get one, because it wouldn't be worth the risk of my witness in my opinion. I also would not get one because I am a Mom, and I think it would embarass my kids. I took the path I would take again with ANY DISPUTABLE issue like this -- Gave her what God has to say about it -- Gave her my personal opinion -- and told her she should search in prayer for the answer GOD HIMSELF had for HER PERSONALLY on the subject. I'm not sure what you were looking for with the question. Why don't you just tell me? Are you trying to make the point that there are really bad reasons for getting a tatoo or a piercing? I would agree. There are bad reasons for doing almost ANYTHING in life. What point did you want to get at? I'm listening. |
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6 | Is this a sin to do | Ex 21:6 | Sang_Phleg | 113032 | ||
Clarification: I would ask why they were getting it - and I would address the CORE ISSUE they were getting it IF THAT ISSUE was something that was contrary to Christ. To me... it wouldn't be the piercing that would be the issue. It would be the core reason for getting it. And remember.... we're talking about a CHRISTIAN getting a tatoo or piercing here. Also - it was you who said your wife now regretted having pierced ears, and she felt she would not have done that if she were a Christian -- was that you who said that or someone else? If it was you - that troubles me. WHY would she feel guilt about that??? I am genuinely curious, if you don't mind answering that (if you know her true feelings on this issue and could speak on her behalf). |
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