There are many ways of reaching out to people. I think we don't need to have the same sin in order to introduce God to them. Indeed, Jesus dined with the sinners in Matt. 9:10, but he didn't have to be a sinner. 
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Would you say that witness conversations started by a Bible verse tattoo, etc. are of no value, that they cannot be blessed?
Often after some years it can fade; and this is why many wearers do want to go back and have them inked in some more. Re. your friends, if mom and dad have them, and they get them too, then mom and dad may have already told them to expect to go back to the parlor eventually for the ink to be touched up.
YW. Whether and how it fades may depend on a lot of factors; exposure to light, the color: e.g., some tattoos are in various shades of color, others are deliberately in plain, black lines for contrast, as it a lot of tribal tattoos; the quality of the original ink, and how deeply the dermis was injected. One the one hand it might fade - and to some extent probably will after some years; on the other, it might not fade completely and this is why they are often touched up. In older tattoos, especially ones which did not use high quality ink (the quality has improved a lot in recent years) there is also the issue of blurring as well as fading; but a good tattoo artist working in quality ink and needling you in a doable design can produce very good results. f you want to know more, talking to a good tattoo artist (ask around your friends; a lot goes with personal reputation and recommendation) will inform and clarify more.
Blessings.
Blessings.
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I prefer tattoos that are more symbolic than obvious in nature and that you can tell what it is from a distance.
My first one i got on my left leg just above my ankle and I call it the Trinity symbol. I saw it on the spine of a Bible when i was a very young Christian and drew it my my leg with ballpoint pen thousands of times before i was sure. But I didn't get it untill I was 30, lol. Most secular folk just see it as a basic Celtic knot, though. But i still love it anyway!
My second one I got last year and it is a star made out of music notes. I am a huge fan of music in general and I love to sing. So there's your answer!
My first one i got on my left leg just above my ankle and I call it the Trinity symbol. I saw it on the spine of a Bible when i was a very young Christian and drew it my my leg with ballpoint pen thousands of times before i was sure. But I didn't get it untill I was 30, lol. Most secular folk just see it as a basic Celtic knot, though. But i still love it anyway!
My second one I got last year and it is a star made out of music notes. I am a huge fan of music in general and I love to sing. So there's your answer!
Cairparavel: Well, thanks! and it sounds like you identify very closely with the designs from a Christian doctrinal and musical perspective. The placement you mentioned seems to be especially popular with you ladies, but specifically to you personally it sounds like not only do you not regret the ink you acquired a number of years ago but also it's something you have wanted to continue to have done again even recently.
I had not thought of the trinity symbol as Celtic/tribal in nature but certainly this adaptation is straightforward! Maybe you have had opportunities to talk to people about the Lord as a result of your faith design?
Thanks and blessings.
I had not thought of the trinity symbol as Celtic/tribal in nature but certainly this adaptation is straightforward! Maybe you have had opportunities to talk to people about the Lord as a result of your faith design?
Thanks and blessings.