Tattoos

[wjk9673]

The way I look at it you are decorating your body just as you decorate your house. As long as they are tasteful and have meaning behind them , it is o.k. ESPECIALLY if you believe that it is God's will. I know SEVERAL born again Christians that have tattoos, including the artist that did my latest tat. He is a born again Christian and he uses his tat shop as a ministry. He ALSO has FREE Bibles out for whoever wants one. Mine has a few different meanings.

 

[wjk9673]

By the way, for those who want to know...The outlining is what hurts the most.

 

[Stand_Up_4_God]

eh the outlining doesn't even hurt really....it's more of an annoyance, like a bee sting or something, doesn't actually hurt, just annoys you sort of thing.

 

[wjk9673]

Depends on where you are getting it done, also.

 

[Stand_Up_4_God]

Once again to clearify, I am not judgeing anyone , this is a Christian forum, i came here to discuss and not to Judge as you keep saying.

Secondly i will once again cleaify what I am saying about tattoos. I said that if God wanted any art or form of print on you, he would make you born with it.

So why ask about Birthmarks? They are completely diffrent - yes they are marks on the skin, yes the may stand out. But God has put them there, it was not your choice.

I myslef do not have a birthmark. My twin brother has a brown one on his leg. He did not ask for it to be put upon him by a man with an ink gun. He was born with it, without a choice, like you have no choice of wethere you are born a boy or a girl.

Tattoo however, as i have already said is a form or print on you, that you have choosen to get, to change your physical apperance.
God Bless
Kathleen

Maybe change is good for some. Read the reasons why most have tattoos. They didn't do it to stand out, for fashion, to fit in, etc. There's a reason and meaning behind every tattoo out there.

 

[Stand_Up_4_God]

The way I look at it you are decorating your body just as you decorate your house. As long as they are tasteful and have meaning behind them , it is o.k. ESPECIALLY if you believe that it is God's will. I know SEVERAL born again Christians that have tattoos, including the artist that did my latest tat. He is a born again Christian and he uses his tat shop as a ministry. He ALSO has FREE Bibles out for whoever wants one. Mine has a few different meanings.

Amen! I know many, many true, born again, Christians that have and do tattoos. The man that did mine, is also a Christian, the place as I have said before, is called Forgiven Ink Tattoo Studio. VERY clean place, and when you get work done, he talks about God, the Bible, and all that with you, amazing!You're also right about the location of them, if you get it on an area where there's not enough muscle, and it's just the skin over the bone it'll hurt more. That's why I chose my area(s) carefully lol.

 

[Kathleen]

Maybe change is good for some. Read the reasons why most have tattoos. They didn't do it to stand out, for fashion, to fit in, etc. There's a reason and meaning behind every tattoo out there.

The way I look at it you are decorating your body just as you decorate your house. As long as they are tasteful and have meaning behind them.

@Stand_Up_4_God:
I have read the reasons you have all given for having tattoos. For example - your 'Never Forsaken' tattoo, you said was to remind you of God's promis to never forsake us. But dont you think, instead of turnng to a print on your body to remind you of scripture, you should instead turn to God or the Bible even.

@wjk9673 and Stand_Up_4_God:
Stand up 4 God , you have just said there is a meaning behind every tattoo. While wjk has just said she veiws it like decorating a house. If you colour your bedroom red..y do you do it? Is it because you like the colour red? So may that be a reason for wanting to colour an arm red? Is it like decorating a house? beacuse you like a certian colour, Is that good enough reason to 'decorate your arm in such a way.

I have many friends with many many tattoos'. Now i talk of one friend - Brian - he is a life guard- like me- and he has both his arms tattooed from the shoulder blade just above wher eyou read you pulse at your wrist. Below that he has the names of his twin sons.

Upon asking him what was the meaning behind his tattoos', he responded - thought it was cool.
This man is 36.

Do you feel this is a good enough reason to get a tattoo?

 

[Stand_Up_4_God]

hahaha nice move, I do rely on God and the Bible. However, that's not the whole point. It helps others realise, they aren't forsaken either. They then question what do you mean never forsaken? So I tell them. My colors for that tattoo are red and black. Reason:Red for Jesus' blood that was shed, and black for how sin died then and there, it has no bondage over me. I'm ''dead to sin''. Mayb the friend of yours isn't a Christian, or maybe he didn't have a reason for getting his done. Generally speaking however, 99% of people with tattoos did them for a reason. Some do it just for the fun of it, to be cool, or whatever. Most don't though. You don't have to accept or believe that tattoos are okay, that's your thing. However, we feel, and know inside differently than you. That is okay too. We respect the view and all of those that don't like or accept them, so we deserve the same in return. When people hound us with ''why did get a tattoo? what's the meaning behind it? that's just stupid, you're wrong for that'' etc. that's not respecting us or accepting things. The flesh won't enter heaven anyways, for the flesh is what sins...and sin can't enter heaven. We shall have a glorified body like Christ. So it doesn't really matter in the end. If something good comes of us having tattoos, let it be. Nothing comes of it, well no harm done...just there, not causing any issues. It's all good either way.

 

[wjk9673]

@Stand_Up_4_God:
I have read the reasons you have all given for having tattoos. For example - your 'Never Forsaken' tattoo, you said was to remind you of God's promis to never forsake us. But dont you think, instead of turnng to a print on your body to remind you of scripture, you should instead turn to God or the Bible even.

@wjk9673 and Stand_Up_4_God:
Stand up 4 God , you have just said there is a meaning behind every tattoo. While wjk has just said she veiws it like decorating a house. If you colour your bedroom red..y do you do it? Is it because you like the colour red? So may that be a reason for wanting to colour an arm red? Is it like decorating a house? beacuse you like a certian colour, Is that good enough reason to 'decorate your arm in such a way.



Do you feel this is a good enough reason to get a tattoo?

Face it Kathleen you are not happy with anyone's choices because you just can't accept it! Everyone is different and everyone has their own personal reasons for what they do. I went to Bible study last night, and the discussion was on 1 John 4. Maybe you should read it. CHRISTIANS are their own WORST hypocrites!. We burry our own, because we do NOT AGREE with how other Christians live their life. BACK OFF! Praise God that we are ALL LOVED by God's love! Quit being so JUDGMENTAL. Even in my other post titled "Is It Rape" you are judging me. You DO NOT know me OR my back ground and yet you are preaching to me, telling me how to get saved AND you ARE judging me. Before you start judging people, get to know them. You know VERY little about any of us here. The original person who made this post was curious about what other people think about tattoos. I think it has been made clear. EVERYONE has their own opinion on what God thinks. There is NO PROOF ANYWHERE in the Bible that states that you will go to hell or that God will condem you for having one. Doesn't the Bible state "Love thy neighbor AS THY SELF"? QUIT CONDEMNING EVERYONE HERE AND LOVE THEM AS YOUR NEIGHBOR. You say that you want to be so Christ like, then QUIT passing judgement on people AND LOVE THEM JUST AS CHRIST LOVES YOU!

 

[Kathleen]

hahaha nice move, I do rely on God and the Bible. It helps others realise, they aren't forsaken either. They then question what do you mean never forsaken? So I tell them. . The flesh won't enter heaven anyways, for the flesh is what sins...and sin can't enter heaven. We shall have a glorified body like Christ.

@Stand_Up_4_God
I like the first line lol. It made me laugh so thank you for that. I would just like to clarify that I am not judgeing anyone. I came to this website where I presummed it was all Christians happy to discuss things. I am discussing, not judeging or argueing. This is simply a thread about opinions of tattoos, and all I am doing is expressing m opions.- I see no wrong in doing so.
You say that people ask you about your tattoos' and then you answer and a conversation may then start about God. As a Christian, realising that Jesus Christ, the son of God, came down to Earth and died to save us from an eternity of hell, do you not feel that a conversation should be made about God when ever you can, with you starting it.
Last Friday, I stood up infront of my Biology class and preached to them for 1 hour straight. When the bell went there were alot of curious looks, and in the end everyone seems to now see why God is real. - I am not judging you - merely asking you, a fellow beliver, a question.
You also say the flesh wont enter into heven, but is that the case then that you can do whatso ever you choose for the body that God has made for you, in his own image. No matter wheather it is good or bad?
Furthermore you say we will have a glorified body like Christ. Does that mean that at the moment we do not have body like Christ? Jesus Christ came down to Earth with the body of a man, we as humans are made in Gods' image. Surely you can see this. - once again I am not judgeing you- but merely expressing my opinions, and hearing yours, which I do respect.
God Bless and may the Holy Spirirt guide you in this matter
Kath x

Face it Kathleen you are not happy with anyone's choices because you just can't accept it! Everyone is different and everyone has their own personal reasons for what they do. I went to Bible study last night, and the discussion was on 1 John 4. Maybe you should read it. CHRISTIANS are their own WORST hypocrites!. We burry our own, because we do NOT AGREE with how other Christians live their life. BACK OFF! Praise God that we are ALL LOVED by God's love! Quit being so JUDGMENTAL. Even in my other post titled "Is It Rape" you are judging me. You DO NOT know me OR my back ground and yet you are preaching to me, telling me how to get saved AND you ARE judging me. Before you start judging people, get to know them. You know VERY little about any of us here. The original person who made this post was curious about what other people think about tattoos. I think it has been made clear. EVERYONE has their own opinion on what God thinks. There is NO PROOF ANYWHERE in the Bible that states that you will go to hell or that God will condem you for having one. Doesn't the Bible state "Love thy neighbor AS THY SELF"? QUIT CONDEMNING EVERYONE HERE AND LOVE THEM AS YOUR NEIGHBOR. You say that you want to be so Christ like, then QUIT passing judgement on people AND LOVE THEM JUST AS CHRIST LOVES YOU!

Firstly i will refer yo to: Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:28
Secondly - Did you get the PM my mum sent you. After reciving your rather Agressive Personal Message, I showed my mother. She was the one that tryed to advice youon the subject for your husband sexually using you while you slept. You sent a rather agressive sounding PM to a 14 year old girl, and I quite frankly think that was horrendus. You wrote something long the lines of some adivce would be appreciated, on your thread. But you sent me a PM saying how dare I, I had no right to try and help a woman that was 36 and had 4 children. I am unaware of wether you have read the reply my mother sent but i hope you do. If you havent it stated that she was 51, had 6 childrena dn was married 31years the febuary. Now personally I feel I deserve and apolgy although I have already forgiven you. My mother had simply forgotten to put that it was her. Nd you condem her for it. Through my eyes, i belive it is you that is being the judgemental one.
So to start with you can not say to me that i cant face things and that I am judgemental. Because first of all you are calling me Judgemental, for that to happen you must have judged me as being judgemental not to mention the fact that my mum was the one that wrote to you in the first place so really this should be clean slate, becuase everything that was written to you on the "is it rape" was written by my mum and dad, not me. Also you say I can not face things, how the heck would you say that after saying- "beofre you start judgeing people, get to know them"
Yes you are right, this thread was posted because the person that started it wasnted to know people opinions of tattoos. I am doing what he has asked which was go give our opinions. I am simply expressing my opinions that tattoos are not right in the eyes of God, and you are saying I am judgeing people when I did not direct the statement at anyone but was merely giving my opinion.
Once again I am not judgeing anyone, but take the speck out of your own eye first. Dont tell me to back of, you just feel like your being judged becauseyou probabley have a tattoo.
Have you ever heard the phrase love the sinner not thew sin. I am only condeming the sin , I am not condemming the sinner. So for you to say this is VERY wrong. I do love my neighbour as I love myslef and how dare you say I am condeming people. It is the sin.
Furthermore I feel your reaction, An agressive PM, was very unchristainy to send to a 14 year old girl, just beacuse you thought it was I that was giving you advice, that you happened to ask for.
May the Holy Spirit guid you on this matter
Kathleen x

 

[Garrison]

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[Stand_Up_4_God]

@Stand_Up_4_God
I like the first line lol. It made me laugh so thank you for that. I would just like to clarify that I am not judgeing anyone. I came to this website where I presummed it was all Christians happy to discuss things. I am discussing, not judeging or argueing. This is simply a thread about opinions of tattoos, and all I am doing is expressing m opions.- I see no wrong in doing so.
You say that people ask you about your tattoos' and then you answer and a conversation may then start about God. As a Christian, realising that Jesus Christ, the son of God, came down to Earth and died to save us from an eternity of hell, do you not feel that a conversation should be made about God when ever you can, with you starting it.
Last Friday, I stood up infront of my Biology class and preached to them for 1 hour straight. When the bell went there were alot of curious looks, and in the end everyone seems to now see why God is real. - I am not judging you - merely asking you, a fellow beliver, a question.
You also say the flesh wont enter into heven, but is that the case then that you can do whatso ever you choose for the body that God has made for you, in his own image. No matter wheather it is good or bad?
Furthermore you say we will have a glorified body like Christ. Does that mean that at the moment we do not have body like Christ? Jesus Christ came down to Earth with the body of a man, we as humans are made in Gods' image. Surely you can see this. - once again I am not judgeing you- but merely expressing my opinions, and hearing yours, which I do respect.
God Bless and may the Holy Spirirt guide you in this matter
Kath x



Firstly i will refer yo to: Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:28
Secondly - Did you get the PM my mum sent you. After reciving your rather Agressive Personal Message, I showed my mother. She was the one that tryed to advice youon the subject for your husband sexually using you while you slept. You sent a rather agressive sounding PM to a 14 year old girl, and I quite frankly think that was horrendus. You wrote something long the lines of some adivce would be appreciated, on your thread. But you sent me a PM saying how dare I, I had no right to try and help a woman that was 36 and had 4 children. I am unaware of wether you have read the reply my mother sent but i hope you do. If you havent it stated that she was 51, had 6 childrena dn was married 31years the febuary. Now personally I feel I deserve and apolgy although I have already forgiven you. My mother had simply forgotten to put that it was her. Nd you condem her for it. Through my eyes, i belive it is you that is being the judgemental one.
So to start with you can not say to me that i cant face things and that I am judgemental. Because first of all you are calling me Judgemental, for that to happen you must have judged me as being judgemental not to mention the fact that my mum was the one that wrote to you in the first place so really this should be clean slate, becuase everything that was written to you on the "is it rape" was written by my mum and dad, not me. Also you say I can not face things, how the heck would you say that after saying- "beofre you start judgeing people, get to know them"
Yes you are right, this thread was posted because the person that started it wasnted to know people opinions of tattoos. I am doing what he has asked which was go give our opinions. I am simply expressing my opinions that tattoos are not right in the eyes of God, and you are saying I am judgeing people when I did not direct the statement at anyone but was merely giving my opinion.
Once again I am not judgeing anyone, but take the speck out of your own eye first. Dont tell me to back of, you just feel like your being judged becauseyou probabley have a tattoo.
Have you ever heard the phrase love the sinner not thew sin. I am only condeming the sin , I am not condemming the sinner. So for you to say this is VERY wrong. I do love my neighbour as I love myslef and how dare you say I am condeming people. It is the sin.
Furthermore I feel your reaction, An agressive PM, was very unchristainy to send to a 14 year old girl, just beacuse you thought it was I that was giving you advice, that you happened to ask for.
May the Holy Spirit guid you on this matter
Kathleen x

I know that conversation can be started in any manne, with or without it being about my tattoos, they are many times. However, that's besides the point. The point was tattoos that are Christian ones, raise the attention of most others. I've heard many say they'd talk with a Christian who has tattoo's, before they would one who doesn't have them. Why? Because they aren't so uptight about things, they don't fear being judged as a non-Christian, and so many other reasons. There's so much good that comes from tattoos.

Lastly, you and all others NEED to stop taking that one verse from Leviticus and use moreof them. Y'all just try and make it look like something's wrong that in reality isn't wrong. Also if you look that verse says for the DEAD. Like false gods, those that have passed on, etc. Because as I said before, back then they cut the body open, poured the ashes of the dead inside, and worshiped false gods, praying to them and the dead for blessings in the afterlife, and life as it went on. It should be studied, researched, and all very well before just taking one verse and using it. The Bible says to rightly divide the word of God, not nit pick and use what you want. By saying tattoo's are wrong, that's wrong, it's taking things out of context. Not to metion, that law was back in the older times, and it's what's known as a casuistic law, which tells a person what to do in a specific situation. It's not an apodictic law, which is universal law, and pertains to everyone.

Tattoo's are an individual thing, God speaks to each person on them. Again I say, as far as your friend was concerned, maybe he's not a Christian, or wasn't one when he got the tattoo's, which is why he did it because he thought it'd be cool. Then he might have became a Christian. That's him however, not us. As I have stated before, I prayed for an extreamly long time about mine, and even if it's okay to have them. Then I prayed and asked God to show me what to get. Indeed He told me. I don't care who disagrees with that, I KNOW for a FACT He told me. Anyhow, I'm not about to get caught up in the drama and stuff on this thread again, I have enough going on that has me stressed out, and to worry about. Things way more important than others personal opinios on how they think tattoos are wrong. So peace I leave with you, and many blessings from God above.

 

[wjk9673]

Firstly i will refer yo to: Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:28
Secondly - Did you get the PM my mum sent you. After reciving your rather Agressive Personal Message, I showed my mother. She was the one that tryed to advice youon the subject for your husband sexually using you while you slept. You sent a rather agressive sounding PM to a 14 year old girl, and I quite frankly think that was horrendus. You wrote something long the lines of some adivce would be appreciated, on your thread. But you sent me a PM saying how dare I, I had no right to try and help a woman that was 36 and had 4 children. I am unaware of wether you have read the reply my mother sent but i hope you do. If you havent it stated that she was 51, had 6 childrena dn was married 31years the febuary. Now personally I feel I deserve and apolgy although I have already forgiven you. My mother had simply forgotten to put that it was her. Nd you condem her for it. Through my eyes, i belive it is you that is being the judgemental one.
So to start with you can not say to me that i cant face things and that I am judgemental. Because first of all you are calling me Judgemental, for that to happen you must have judged me as being judgemental not to mention the fact that my mum was the one that wrote to you in the first place so really this should be clean slate, becuase everything that was written to you on the "is it rape" was written by my mum and dad, not me. Also you say I can not face things, how the heck would you say that after saying- "beofre you start judgeing people, get to know them"
Yes you are right, this thread was posted because the person that started it wasnted to know people opinions of tattoos. I am doing what he has asked which was go give our opinions. I am simply expressing my opinions that tattoos are not right in the eyes of God, and you are saying I am judgeing people when I did not direct the statement at anyone but was merely giving my opinion.
Once again I am not judgeing anyone, but take the speck out of your own eye first. Dont tell me to back of, you just feel like your being judged becauseyou probabley have a tattoo.
Have you ever heard the phrase love the sinner not thew sin. I am only condeming the sin , I am not condemming the sinner. So for you to say this is VERY wrong. I do love my neighbour as I love myslef and how dare you say I am condeming people. It is the sin.
Furthermore I feel your reaction, An agressive PM, was very unchristainy to send to a 14 year old girl, just beacuse you thought it was I that was giving you advice, that you happened to ask for.
May the Holy Spirit guid you on this matter
Kathleen x[/quote]
Here's the problem that I am having with you...First of all You are being arguementative about this WHOLE tattoo thing. Secondly I was VERY offended by the post that your mother put on my post, when people get offended they do tend to sometimes get upset. I do not feel I was being aggressive. Yes, I did read the PM your mother sent me. Like I told her in my reply... IF I had know that she was NOT a 14 year old and that she was a adult I would have reacted QUITE differently. Thirdly: When you get a tattoo you are NOT getting cut. The Bible verse you are refering to is "TO THE DEAD". Now I have a Bible verse for you. Actually it is a whole chapter for you to read. Colossians 3. COLOSSIANS 3:17 STATES "And WHATEVER you do, whether in word OR deed, do IT ALL in the name of the LORD JESUS, giving thanks to God the Father through him." There are MANY different ways for fellow Christians to reach out to none believers. If it is through a Tattoo or owning a tattoo shop, then we should not judge them. Accept it as there PERSONAL way to minister and to bring Christ to none believers. It also states in James 2:3 " As the body witout the SPIRIT is DEAD, so FAITH without deeds is DEAD" We ALL have a different calling. To some it maybe by getting a tattoo and using that tattoo as a way to express their love and devotion to God. We ARE ALL worthy of God's love. That is what it comes down to. We are ALL still learning. NO ONE is perfect and we need to remember that. As long as we do what we feel is right and we PRAY about it, then we need to put our trust in God. I understand that you think that you are not judging us for having tattoos, but if you REALLY sit and think about it, you are. You are passing judement on us and not listening to what we are saying about WHY we have these. PLEASE TRY to understand OUR point of view. Are ALL tattoos o.k.? Absolutley NOT. But if you use it to God's GLORY then I believe that it is. Some people need somekind of reminder of God's love, and if it is by getting a tattoo the has the Red ink that symbolizes the blood that God shed for our sins and it has Black to symbolize OUR sins, then it IS FOR GOD'S GLORY. Especially if it helps witness to people. Is it NOT our jobs as Christians to witness to none believers? I belong to a Christian Motorcyle organization. Is it wrong for this organization to use their motorcyles to witness to other bikers? ABSOLUTLY NOT. It is ANOTHER way to witness ABOUT GOD, and we do it in HIS GLORY. There are so MANY ways to reach out. We all have to find what works best for us, what God wants us to do. GOD BLESS YOU

 

[wjk9673]

P.S. The picture that you see by my name is MY tattoo. I represents God, first and foremost, and it reminds me of my brother and his trials that he has gone through and is STILL going through.

 

[wjk9673]

For those of you out there and wondering I just found a CHRISTIAN TATTOO WEBSITE. It is www.religioustattoos.net Check it out. Here are a few Bible verses that they have posted to help you decide about getting a tattoo. Galations 6:17 states "Finally, let NO ONE cause me trouble, for I bear the marks of JESUS." Also, Revelations 19:16 states "On his robe and on his thigh he HAS THE NAME WRITTEN: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS"

 

[navydude]

I am new to this website but i don't thing that there is anything wrong with getting a tattoo. I am going into the Navy and it is custom for us to get our anchors but i am goona get mine with jesus on there and a banner with wwjd probably i dunno for sure yet

 

[Maddog]

Is it against god to get a tattoo to show your faith in the lord. Just want yalls opnion.

No. Nothing intrinsically wrong with tattoos.

 

[Cako53]

This is a very controversial subject actually. It depends how you take the bible. SOme would say it is because you are harming the temple of God, other would say not because it isn't harmful to you. It's all up to you and your opinion. I personally am looking forward to my first tattoo

 

[Stand_Up_4_God]

This is a very controversial subject actually. It depends how you take the bible. SOme would say it is because you are harming the temple of God, other would say not because it isn't harmful to you. It's all up to you and your opinion. I personally am looking forward to my first tattoo

What are you going to get?

 

[Cako53]

What are you going to get?

I have 3 planned. My first is going to be:
המילה החיה
which is hebrew for Living Word
the others are kinda still in the air.
I would really like to get one that I've kinda self designed (and I stole a quote from someone) but it's hard to explain. it's basically three crosses the middle one way out in front and the words "progress not perfection" underneath. the last would be my name (Caleb) in hebrew seeing as it is a hebrew name.