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Old 07-08-2014, 05:30 PM
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Tattoos, sin against God or church cuture?
What says you... Or better yet, what says the bible? I have no tattoos and I'm not too crazy about them, but that's my opinion. Very interested to see what our on-line theologians have to say about them. How do you feel about a believer getting one? Please skip church, or organizational rhetoric and provide biblical back up for your stance? Thank you
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What says you... Or better yet, what says the bible? I have no tattoos and I'm not too crazy about them, but that's my opinion. Very interested to see what our on-line theologians have to say about them. How do you feel about a believer getting one? Please skip church, or organizational rhetoric and provide biblical back up for your stance? Thank you
"Do not cut your bodies for the dead, and do not mark your skin with tattoos. I am the Lord." (Lev 19:28 NLT)
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My husband has three tattoos. They are tiny pin sized dots. He got them for radiation for cancer. Guess he's a sinner. LOL!
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Nothing New Testament? Didn't think so.
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Nothing New Testament? Didn't think so.
Since the verse I cited (Lev 19:28) also included a prohibition against cutting one's body in honor of the dead, does that mean it's now okay to do so since that prohibition was not repeated in the NT? Really?
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My husband has three tattoos. They are tiny pin sized dots. He got them for radiation for cancer. Guess he's a sinner. LOL!
Based on what you've said, it doesn't appear these "dots" fit the traditional definition and purpose of marking the skin.
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My husband has three tattoos. They are tiny pin sized dots. He got them for radiation for cancer. Guess he's a sinner. LOL!
There is a special place in hell reserved just for people with Tats...
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Since the verse I cited (Lev 19:28) also included a prohibition against cutting one's body in honor of the dead, does that mean it's now okay to do so since that prohibition was not repeated in the NT? Really?
BUT wasn't that part about "the dead" a clue to what it means?

This was against the pagan act of cutting/marking the body for the dead

Lev 19:28 You shall not make any cuts on your body for the dead or tattoo yourselves: I am the LORD.
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