Tattoos - Page 2

Jack Shephard · #11 07-03-2010, 12:01 PM

I should clarify for those on here that may know my wife and say OMG she has one. She does and it is the word "Believe" and it is on her right foot. The one that was surgically put back on after in a car wreck where the engine came in the car due to the impact and the engine cut her foot off. So the "Believe" stands for her believing everything will work out fine with God watching out for her.

*AQuietPlace* · #12 07-03-2010, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by JTULLOCK

I should clarify for those on here that may know my wife and say OMG she has one. She does and it is the word "Believe" and it is on her right foot. The one that was surgically put back on after in a car wreck where the engine came in the car due to the impact and the engine cut her foot off. So the "Believe" stands for her believing everything will work out fine with God watching out for her.

Wow, that's an amazing story!

Jack Shephard · #13 07-03-2010, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeffrey

Are tattoos by themselves a sin? No.

Are they somewhat tacky? Yes. They are faddish lately, but what when the fads change? lol
I'm sure someone will cite an example of Devil worshippers in some time period that put ink into their skins and therefore tattoos are evil.

I don't believe so. But personally, I just think they are ridiculous.

Me thinks the new fad will be long sleeves and Long skirts. WOW the UPC will become relavant to the world. At the standards that is.

*AQuietPlace* · #14 07-03-2010, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by notofworks

Maybe this has been hashed out before but not during my time here. So two basic questions:

1) Do you believe tattoos are ok?

2) Would you get one?

The bonus question would be do you have one (or more) and the super-bonus question would be, did you get it after you became a Follower of Christ?

If you scroll down to the very bottom of the page, there are links to a few more threads discussing this.

Jack Shephard · #15 07-03-2010, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*

Wow, that's an amazing story!

Thanks. It is a true one too. LOL. I know that some people might look at her foot and think OMG can't believe she has that, but I look at is and same OMG she does still have her foot, life and our dauther with whom she was 7 months pregnant with too. Believe or believing helped us to make it where we are now.

Baron1710 · #16 07-03-2010, 12:20 PM

The comments on this thread remind me of a Jimmy Buffett song:

Permanent Reminder Of A Temporary Feeling

She was no marine back from the Philippines
She was their pride and joy, their incarnation.
Her parents viewed the chief
With shock and disbelief
Looking for some other explanation.

The Indian on her back was poised for an attack.
She said 'a tattoo is a badge of validation'.
But the truth of the matter is far more revealing.
It's a permanent reminder of a temporary feeling.

notofworks · #17 07-03-2010, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*

If you scroll down to the very bottom of the page, there are links to a few more threads discussing this.

Yep, sure enough. I figured I couldn't be the first one, but for all us new people, it's a great discussion. There are still many who a greatly misinformed about it.

notofworks · #18 07-03-2010, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by JTULLOCK

I should clarify for those on here that may know my wife and say OMG she has one. She does and it is the word "Believe" and it is on her right foot. The one that was surgically put back on after in a car wreck where the engine came in the car due to the impact and the engine cut her foot off. So the "Believe" stands for her believing everything will work out fine with God watching out for her.

Whew. Wow. No words, just "Wow."

*AQuietPlace* · #19 07-03-2010, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by notofworks

Yep, sure enough. I figured I couldn't be the first one, but for all us new people, it's a great discussion. There are still many who a greatly misinformed about it.

I didn't mean there was no need for this thread, I just thought you might enjoy reading those, too.

notofworks · #20 07-03-2010, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*

I didn't mean there was no need for this thread, I just thought you might enjoy reading those, too.

Oh yeah...I understood. I should have explained...last week a man in our church emailed me...he's new in his faith....and he had just had the outline done on a new tattoo. And of course, an idiot Christian who had no idea what he was talking about, made him read Leviticus. He emailed me frantic about what he should do because he was supposed to go the next day to have it finished. He has quite a few tattoos.

There's SO much misinformation out there and complete misuse of Leviticus on this subject. I wondered what folks here had to say and also wanted to start a discussion for those that may have suffered the condemnation of closed-minded Christians who don't know what they're talking about.