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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]? |
Bible Question: Leviticus 19:28 states that you do not put tattoos on your body. What I want to know is if this was in the old testament when they were under the law, if it applies today now that we are under grace. I see alot of believers with tatoos. Share your views, please. |
Bible Answer: Hi chosen Anything anyone could say to you on this question, is speculation because there is not any scripture on it except the one you have quoted. So lets go back to that. I believe in order for Christians to understand things of this sort today, in some cases we should look at what the Jews had to say on the matter. There is no New Testament teaching on this question, but there is Rabbinic Law. Maybe we should look at this type of thing not so much in the letter of the law, as we should in the spirit of the law. Aren't we still created in the image of God? The prohibition of tattooing is found in the Torah: "You shall not make gashes in your flesh for the dead, or make any tattoo marks on your skin : I am the Lord" (Leviticus 19:28). In our day and age, the prohibition against all forms of tattooing regardless of their intent, should be maintained. In addition to the fact that Judaism has a long history of distaste for tattoos, tattooing becomes even more blatant in a contemporary secular society that is constantly challenging the Jewish concept that we are created b'tzelem Elokim (in the image of God) and that our bodies are to be viewed as a precious gift on loan from God, entrusted into our care and are not our personal property to do with as we choose. Voluntary tattooing even if not done for idolatrous purposes expresses a negation of this fundamental Jewish precept. The prohibition against tattoos applies only to permanent marks to the skin. It is the permanent nature of the tattoo that causes this transgression. We should keep in mind the concept that we are created b'tzelem Elokim and the implications of that concept. As we are called upon to incorporate this understanding into all of our decisions about daily life. Maimonides, a leading 12th century scholar of Jewish law and thought believed. Since it was common practice for ancient pagan worshippers to tattoo themselves with religious iconography and names of gods, Judaism prohibited tattoos entirely in order to disassociate from other religions. ....... Rabbi Alan Lucas Maybe "WE should disassociate from the world ! Vintage 68 |