Can you name one redeeming quality of a tatoo?

Question

When comparing ALL aspects of getting at tatoo, are there more good reasons than bad reasons to get a tatoo?

Answer 1

I can't name ONE good reason to get a tattoo. There are many simpler, less painful and potentially unhealthy ways to express yourself if you need to.

It's a matter of what you personally believe is best for your own body. Good question.

Answer 2

It's a matter of opinion. Some like them, and some hate them. Do whatever floats your boat. The person considering a tatoo is better able to determine the pros and cons of getting one, as it is THAT person who will have to live with the tatoo.

Answer 3

If a tattoo is really well executed it is a piece of art.
As it will take quite a while to get a large tattoo it will be like the story of your life, the various parts may remind you of when where and why you got that particular part, like a kind of diary.
in some countries it is an expression of ones culture, status etc.
and of course with an all body tattoo: you can go naked without looking undressed...

Though I can't think of a redeeming aspect of a crappy tattoo.

Answer 4

I have two tattoos and they both represent a deep part of me. In fact, one is meant as a symbol that I will always be together with my mother, no matter where the two of us are. Some people get tattoos without meaning, or even with a different meaning than they expected (look into the kanji before you get Japanese tattooed on your arms, people!!) ... but some, such as the ones I have, hold important significance.

Answer 5

well there are mixed feelings in anything but a tatoo is a way to exspess your self to let the worl know something they dont i have six and i have the respect of both so if you want one get one

Answer 6

i have a total of 3 tattoos. and they are tiny ones you can hide. i love them- they stand for what i am. i mean one day i can look back at them and explain to my children and grandchildren and tell them why i got each one and what they represented. i dont believe in getting tattoos that have no meaning.

Answer 7

i have a big celtic cross that i designed myself on my right arm, and a black scorpion on my neck. how many girls do you see in a small village with those? they're unique, and they make me feel good. they mean something to me personally and i wouldn't change having them for the world.

Answer 8

If you get one start researching subtances that remove tattoos, immediately! Tattoo content goes out of style and eventually will date you.

Also spiritually speaking...

I thought you might want to at least consider this article:

Bible Answers

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT...
PIERCING THE BODY? AND TATTOOS?

Song of Solomon 2:15 says, "Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes." Foxes sometime in search of food would enter into the grape orchards and devour the grapes and spoil the crop. However, the little foxes were too small to reach the grape bunches so they would chew on the vines and it would kill the whole vine. Instead of the farmer just losing his crop, he would lose his vine which was more disasterous. Spiritually some things we do or allow that we might think are little or insignificant can also be disasterous for us.

Many of the young people in our society here in the USA are embracing a dangerous "little fox" or seemingly "little thing" that may seem harmless. The young people are saying that it is a "trendy" thing to do. Many of them are showing off multiple ear, nose, tongue, eyebrow and navel jewels and rings attached to their pierced flesh and tattoos. Some even have this done on unspeakable parts of their bodies. These are abnormal and unnatural.

As many people are not aware of the spiritual dangers in such practices, this article is not meant to condemn any that may already have this done. However, we would urge you to seek the Lord as to any further involvement in this practice. The Lord loves everyone, no matter what we are currently doing however, His desire is to show us a better way.

The Bible warns us against cuttings in our flesh in Leviticus 19:28 which says, "Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord."

Our young people do not realize what they are doing has its roots in witchcraft and the practices of false religions. Those that have made trips to other parts of the world have viewed the bodies of those who have not only pierced and tattooed their bodies but have gone further, with mutilating their bodies. It is repulsive to see someone deform the body that the Lord made in perfection. The Lord admonishes us in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20,

"What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."

If we are to glorify God in our bodies, how do body piercings and tattoos glorify Christ?

Many of our young people are getting body piercings and tattoos out of a spirit of rebellion against their parents advice.

One note of warning to the church on this subject of body piercings. We have a generation now of young people that love the Lord yet do not understand all of His ways. Soon we are also going to be seeing a great revival among the youth of the world. The youth of this day want a real cause to live and die for. Most have not seen true Christianity. However, when they do come to Christ many will be bringing their tattoos, dress, music and old habits with them right into the church. We must be sure that we do not despise them nor look down on them, but rather welcome and love them and gently teach them the ways of the Lord. We are called to love and pray for them and help them avoid making some of the mistakes we have made in our own walk with the Lord. We need to be true mothers and fathers to them. Yes, we must speak the truth in love, but let us make sure we are loving them and not condemning them. On the other hand, we must not accept all that they would desire to bring with them that would harm them and compromise the Word of God. We will all need God's grace to bridge the generation gap.

Bottom line in regard to body piercings would be to ask the popular youth slogan, "What Would Jesus Do?" I don't believe we will ever see Jesus with any body piercings that He placed on Himself. I can't imagine Jesus with a tongue ring or a navel piercing. The only scars on His body are the nail pierced hands and feet put there by the evil men that crucified Him. They were not self inflicted. Overcomers will put away the "little foxes" that lead to bigger compromises.

EDITOR'S NOTE: We are including a testimony of a former Hindu who knows only too well that body piercings and tattoos are a form of witchcraft:

I am from Malaysia and I truly enjoy the Overcoming Life Digest. Although I enjoy reading all the articles, I find the Little Foxes enlightening and informative. Last Friday, when I entered the GCN chatroom, they were discussing about tattoo and piercing (tongue). One of the believers there was telling them it was wrong for Christians to have tattoos. Since I was formerly a Hindu, I know tattoo is from Hinduism and also witchcraft. Also, Hindus pierce their tongue with small spears and prick the entire body with little hooks and go in trances. I have witnessed this personally. But praise God, I never took after any of these rituals even when I was a Hindu. Praise God, I managed to convince a few about the evil of tattoos.

May God bless you!

Answer 9

Tattoo's can be personal, for show, in rememberence of someone or something, for aesthetic (beauty) reasons, to symbolise something - they are entirely your choice and something you do because you want. I had my tattoo for personal reasons - its beautiful and I love it.

Answer 10

No, I can't think of a single one. They look dirty skin defects. I absolutely can't stand them.