Please help settle an argument. I want a tattoo but my husband says it is a sin to mark your body. Is it?

Answer 1

the Mosaic Law forbade God’s people to tattoo themselves. Said Leviticus 19:28: “You must not make cuts in your flesh for a deceased soul, and you must not put tattoo marking upon yourselves. I am Jehovah.” (NWT) Pagan worshipers, such as the Egyptians, tattooed the names or symbols of their deities on their breast or arms. By complying with God’s ban on tattoo markings, the Israelites would stand out as different from other nations.—Deuteronomy 14:1, 2.

While Christians today are not under the Law of Moses, the prohibition it laid on tattooing is sobering. (Ephesians 2:15; Colossians 2:14, 15) If you are a Christian, you would certainly not want to make markings on your body—even temporarily—that smack of paganism or false worship.—2 Corinthians 6:15-18.

Answer 2

A) To the knee-jerk Christians. Stop and think a moment about the applicability of those passages. Some are timeless. But some are the necessary rules of hygiene for a people whose medical skills are all but non-existent. They are intended to keep one as healthy as possible in a dirty, dusty, grimy environment. That's why laceration and tattooing were prohibited. Too easy for an infection to get in, set up shop, go totally septic and kill you. So don't do it. Tattooing these days, with a reputable artist, is sterile, safe and infection is less likely to happen than if you shared a toothbrush.

B) To the original asker: If getting a tattoo is terribly important to you, tell your husband why and then ask him why it's so important to him that you don't. Talk it out, work it out. If it's terribly important to him that you DON'T get one and not as terribly important to you that you do, then either live without it or get a henna tattoo. Longlasting, but being painted ON rather than injected IN the skin, it'll fade and you can either let it or renew it. Also a good way to see if your husband objects on purely aesthetic grounds. Who knows, he might like it (unless you're dead set on a skull and crossbones or something of that ilk).

Good luck.

Answer 3

Look for it in the bible. It does not matter what anyone else tells you, you should ALWAYS look for it in the bible.
Consider weather or not your tattoo is going to be a reflection of you worshiping yourself, if so then that's idolatry. That's an example of how to view this so you get the correct answer for yourself.
Do consider your husband and how he feels. It is important to respect him. If he came to you and wanted to do something to himself that was against what you would want how would you feel?
Christ paid for all sin, including a tattoo if you choose to get one. Nobody is able to judge you but God, it is within your husbands responsibility as your husband to help you become accountable for sin. Kind of point you in a direction more appropriate in you start down a wrong path. Not judgment or condemnation just a gentle reminder because WE ARE ALL IN SIN.

Answer 4

A permanent mark or design on the skin made by cutting the skin to produce scars or by inserting coloring matter under the skin. The Israelites were forbidden to engage in this practice, one that was common among some other ancient peoples. (Le 19:28) For example, there were times when the Egyptians tattooed the names or symbols of their deities on their breast or arms. By complying with Jehovah’s law not to disfigure their bodies, the Israelites would have stood out as different from other nations. (De 14:1, 2) The prohibition would also have impressed upon them a proper respect for the human body as God’s creation, to be used in honoring him.—Ps 100:3; 139:13-16; Ro 12:1.

Answer 5

According to the Law of Moses, it was wrong for the Jews to mark their bodies (Leviticus 19:28).

However, the early church agreed that the only part of the Law of Moses that still pertained to Christians under the NT were those commandments which were purely moral in nature, and not those which simply served to set Israel apart as a nation (Mark 7, Acts 15, Galatians 5).

I guess that this does not really answer your question, though. Try reading Romans chapter 14, in addition to the ones that I just mentioned, and decide for yourself.

Answer 6

Well piercing and marking your body in an excessive amount is a sin because you could be mutilating your body. But you really have to ask yourself, do you really want a tatoo, a marking that will be with you for the rest of your life? Also why not give into your husbands wish. I may prefer my hair to be one way but I always cut it the way my wife likes it because I love her.

Answer 7

Why don't you decide for yourself? There'll be people with opinions either way. The "sin" (since you believe in that stuff) would probably be because you're supposed to keep your body as a temple. But it's all interpretation anyway so do what you want.

Thank goodness I'm an atheist, and I don't have to worry about such things. I wouldn't get the tattoo anyway but that's just because I don't like them.

Answer 8

Well I guess then half of the US and half of Canada would be sinners then. Thats the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. Why is when someone does not want you to do that they try to stop you with the statement "its a sin." Once again fearing people into doing what you want. There are only 10 sins that I know about and none of them say "thou shalt not put a tattoo on oneself."

Answer 9

Just think about what and where you are going to put it and then think about what it will look like when you are 60 years old.do you want your children or future children to get tattoos all over them.Just get a fake. They last a long time and look great.If you do get one put a turkey on one side of your vagina and a Christmas tree on the other side and then tell your husband that there is somethings that are good to eat between thanksgiving and Christmas.

Answer 10

Religiously, yes it is a sin. Me, I don't care about that, I just think they are ugly, especially on a woman. If you have to get one anyway, I suggest you keep it small and in an inconspicuous area, because if its big and ugly and in your face, you risk turning your husband off for good, and you'll never get any sex, and you'll be forced to leave him for someone who will have sex with you. Why do you want one anyway? They have no use, and cause too many problems to be of any worth. I would rethink this if I were you.