This is a follow-up question, for the one I asked last night. THe whole no tattoo thing... does that include henna, carving things in to your flesh(I saw it on TV), and drawing on yourself with sharpies? And, peircings?
2006-08-19 18:45:31 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Leviticus chapter 19, verse 28, which says:
"You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the LORD."
That was the answer, I got about the whole tatto thing in the bible.
2006-08-19 18:51:33 · update #1
I could care less about what's in the bible but, I'm just trying to prove my dad wrong!
2006-08-19 18:52:37 · update #2
I mean if you think about it, if you say no tattoos, henna or anything like that... that would also mean no... sunless tanning. Because t's be staining the skin and that's all henna is... haha!
2006-08-19 19:00:57 · update #3
Body modification has been a part of human history (religious or not) since we started documenting civilization.
It really depends on how you want those around you to think of you. Do you go to a church that will scorn you for having implants? Will getting a brand make your parents kick you out of the house? Will your wife/husband/significant other be pleased or shocked if you get your penis/clit pierced?
Do what you want, but be prepared for the social impacts of your choice.
2006-08-19 18:55:25 · answer #1 · answered by Stephen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is true that the Bible says 'no tattoos,' but what they put on their bodies back then usually had to do with other pagan religions. Nowadays, people tattoo other things on themselves purely for decoration (I heard this on a religious program on TBN a while back). So decorative designs probably wouldn't bother God. I go to a church in Tulsa, Ok called GUTSCHURCH (www.gutschurch.com) and LOTS of people wear tattoos there. I'd just stay away from pentagrams & asherah poles for designs if I were you. Anyway, there are a lot more important things you ought to be concerned about aside from whether or not God likes your tatt. By the way, will Jesus have a tattoo when He returns? Take a look at Rev 19:16.
2006-08-19 19:06:51 · answer #2 · answered by Chris 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You could interpret it that it is okay to get a tattoo as long as it is not "for the dead." For example, you could get a tattoo of Elvis, but not one for Elvis.
Henna should be okay, as well as Sharpies. It's not different than when you accidentally write on yourself with a pen, or put on makeup.
2006-08-19 22:04:21 · answer #3 · answered by Mrs. Pears 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
isn't all of that filthiness of the flesh which is forbidden. there are some people that will be more merciful than god and say it's ok, but don't listen to them. I had a tattoo once upon a time, I had it laser removed a many years ago. it is painful getting them removed, get a piercing instead, they will close uo when you decide you don't want them any more.
2006-08-19 18:52:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sorry you feel that way about God's Word Elle. If you are not "Born again" as the Bible says, meaning you have surrendered you life to the Lordship of Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, then tattoo or no tattoo will not ultimately matter. The Bible does warn against such markings on your body but that is a peripheral issue. I beg you to call out for mercy to the Lord and allow Christ to cleans you from the penalty of your sins (Hell). The Lord does not want you to go to Hell, He wants to forgive you but you must first seek Him humbly and allow Him to make you a "new creation".
2006-08-19 19:01:25 · answer #5 · answered by Heatmizer 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Eph 2:15 Through his body on the cross, Christ put an end to the law with all its commands and rules. He wanted to create one new group of people out of the two. He wanted to make peace between them.
Gal 2:16 We know that no one is made right with God by obeying the law. It is by believing in Jesus Christ. So we too have put our faith in Christ Jesus. That is so we can be made right with God by believing in Christ, not by obeying the law. No one can be made right with God by obeying the law.
Gal 2:21 I do not get rid of the grace of God. What if a person could become right with God by obeying the law? Then Christ died for nothing!
... Don't worry about the law, it is nothing.
I started reading answers and found someone misquoting Jesus statement about the law. Mt 5:17 “Do not think I have come to get rid of what is written in the Law or in the Prophets. I have not come to do that. Instead, I have come to give full meaning to what is written. 18 What I’m about to tell you is true. Heaven and earth will disappear before the smallest letter disappears from the Law. Not even the smallest stroke of a pen will disappear from the Law until everything is completed.
"until everything is completed." ... with Jesus' death on the cross, it WAS COMPLETED. His statement clearly predicted the time when it would be completed and all disappear.
Here I go again... kendal said only part of the law was set aside, The text says "with all its commands and rules"... In Greek, "ton entolon en dogmasin"... entolon from entole means "command, commandment, regulation, an order that has authority." Dogmasin from dogma means "decree, regulation." These describe the technical cataloging of the laws which Jewish tradition had done. Everything from 10 commandments to dietary laws to "unclean" things... all of it was set aside.
Much of the New Testament is dedicated to opposing "Judaizing teachers" who were trying to impose various sections of the law on Christians. The apostles chose to impose only (Ac 15:20) "They must not eat food polluted by being offered to statues of gods. They must not commit sexual sins. They must not eat the meat of animals that have been choked to death. And they must not drink blood."
One who loves someone, as Christians are told to do, does not kill them because the law is no longer in effect. Romans 6:1 What should we say then? Should we keep on sinning so that God’s grace can increase? 2 Not at all! As far as sin is concerned, we are dead. So how can we keep on sinning?
2006-08-19 18:56:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Basically, your body is God's Temple and you are to love yourself and be a good steward. If you love yourself you will not cause harm to your body. Tattoos and piercing can cause infection, especially in the Old Testament time when they were first denounced.
2006-08-19 18:55:22 · answer #7 · answered by Robert L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as far as peircings go, That is actually christian statement.
Back in the "bible days" the mens father in law would pierce the right ear when they married his daughter. Also pirates pierce there ear so if they were ever found dead at sea, the pierced ear would mean to give them christian funeral
2006-08-19 18:52:25 · answer #8 · answered by Christian B 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christians shouldn't have tattoo's, wear jewelry, cross dress, or even write things upon themselves. They should abstain from all ungodly things.
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eph 2:15 didnt nail the entire law to the cross sunestauromai, it nailed the ceromonies and the sacrificial system friend. I hope you are not out commiting murder because it was nailed to the cross.
2006-08-19 18:59:48 · answer #9 · answered by Sky_blue 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would have to say that any alteration of THE TEMPLE OF GOD would not be a good idea.
If THE GOD made your body - a TEMPLE OF GOD - do you really think you would be improving it by tattoo, henna, piercing or??
2006-08-19 18:54:30 · answer #10 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋