Subject: TATTOOS....yea or nay?? |
Bible Note: Inmyheart This isn't about tattoos but grace, license to sin, what your telling others. The facts remain God commanded against certain things in the Old Testament. While we are no longer under the penalty of the Law we are still to keep the Law (provided it hasn't been fulfilled as in the case of Sunday Worship) or further clarified (as in the case of dietary laws). Romans 6:15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be! As I stated earlier the Old Testament contained many moral laws that are not mentioned in the New Testament, by your reasoning we should throw them all out. Doesn’t that sound absurd to you? Yet that is exactly what your saying, more importantly your saying it to others in effect giving them license to make bad decisions. If someone came to the forum and asked where does a Bible state a prohibition against marrying his sister what would you give them for an answer? You would be forced to give him an Old Testament verse. Would you also say that was the Old Testament which we no longer are under and God doesn’t look at the outward appearance but rather the heart. So if your heart is pure marry your sister. I think not. If a someone wrote in and said their neighbor was mistreating their animals and they want a Bible verse that prohibits that type of behavior would you say all the prohibitions are under the Law so he is free to do what he pleases? Basically our whole societal moral code was established under Old Testament law. The basis for our laws on liability, manslaughter, thief, property, slander and conduct in general were first written in the Old Testament. Read through Exodus chapters 21 and 22 and tell me if you can’t see this. These are the laws you want to throw away. While the societies penalty may not be the same, Jesus taught us compassion and the second chance, the crime is no less noxious. EdB |