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NASB | 1 Corinthians 6:19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 6:19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is within you, whom you have [received as a gift] from God, and that you are not your own [property]? |
Subject: Is tattoos acceptabe as christians |
Bible Note: Dear MJH, Thank you. I don't agree to it either. Most of us, like you and I, are living in a quite stable environment where we seldom face extreme challenges. I view those (soldiers, sailors or the like) putting on tattoo (hidden under clothes) for the purpose of forensic pathologists are doing it out of love and not pride. If they are not doing this for serving idols or showing pride, I don't think we should judge their such behaviour sinful. Another example I got from a speaker who once said about a case - a christian widow worked as a prostitute in a very very poor country. Her father was a long-time patient who needed considerable medical care and her children were still very young. No jobs were provided. What could she do to care for her family with basic need (food and medicine) but selling her own body? She came up to the speaker and asked him "am I a sinner as a prostitute?" Every time when I think of this case, I could not hold my tears. God knows our motives and our hearts. Just a bit of my sharing. Shalom Azure |