How do you feel about tattoos?

correct...a Higher Quality life style in the Presence of god.

we know to how to wreck things,and God fix it...
Its always been like that..

"When God Pushes You To The Edge Of Difficulty, One Of Two Things Can Happen. Either He Will Catch You When You Fall, Or He Will Teach You How To Fly."-but if man pushed himself to the edge of difficulty,no one will be there to help.People are selfish to bother.The only one who really cares is Jesus,and most of us turn our back on Him sometimes..
So when we realize our folly and if we cme back,we are reminded that only God cares..So the real thing is should a person live on his/her thinking or God's?
Its not about shaving legs or shaving beard.It all about how much we Prayed to get solution for a better walk in Jesus,and was the solution/s wrong in course of time.Definitely then it was not from God.Saints in past had their troubles and separated lives from the fashions of their time too.we are no different.Either we struggle to be Holy irrespective of consequences faced in this life or deny Jesus.Its very simple.

Coming to tattoos,God forbids it..
If its a temptation that one feel,then things are different.One must take the Struggle and ask God to provide Grace to get out.There is no other option no matter how much time it takes..God has Patience but He is still Holy.

"I just wanted an interesting discussion and not a serious biblical debate." - we should be serious,the only happiness that is promoted biblicaly is Joy and Laughter on happy occasions.Getting interested in topic and reaching nowhere is not Christian.
we struggle our whole lives to be something of value to reach up to Godly standards..and by Grace of God we reach.If we have a topic and reach to the conclusion without getting to 1000th comment,then the person who started the post got something to learn in his/her Christian walk.Also did people who join the conversation.
Shouldn't we be serious on a serious topic like this?Is it about democracy?
Is it about God's values that we need to focus or ours?
Unseen we all have our own probs to wrestle,but when conversing in public and that too when its related to Spiritual matters shouldn't we try to come to conclusions that can help many?

I don't understand how Christians who put on Christ can debate this. Christians agree that God created us, and as Christians we try to follow God's ways for us. We know that if we do, the world works with us in the best way.

So some are asking if going along with God's ways includes not changing permanently how God created our skin, I should think the answer would be obvious. Changing how God created us is not acceptable, regardless of the man made reasons we come up with.

I've gotten what I need. Thank you everyone. I'll no longer check this post.

you have a point,
since we live in Grace Period...God Forgives what we did in past...

Don't bring in new habits(not talking about past addictions which God will Heal) because tomorrow it will take you away from God.Be it tattoo or whatever..

This comment is exclusively for your doubt...
God Bless

i think i misunderstood your comment there....
you meant there faith based tattoos,i guess -that is wrong,i agree...
faith based tattoos are also tattoos,and that is wrong so..

Apologies for this wrong comment...
"Faith based ones are not necessary????
Christian walk is in Faith and Faith alone..."

God Bless

lol,the word is not exclusively,let me see...
guestno2
the comment above is just for clearing your doubt
typos and language probs are there..please forgive that..

Flower tattoos are quite popular, anyhow.

I guess a lot depends on the design, whether it's God honoring, and is an effective faith based tattoo.

How do you feel about the idea of tattoos, particularly if the design is faith based?

Okay, thanks.

I think tattoos may have gotten themselves a bit of an image issue in the past, when it was a man thing: sailors, bikers... But now in North America 60% - 70% of parlor clients are women (and in some areas the proportion is even higher, apparently). Parlors are often like salons, now; many designs are faith based; the ball park has changed hugely, I think.

Thanks for your comments.

I have some. I like em. But I hate shellfish and I don't cut my hair.

I think people would be well advised not to get tattoos (because they don't come off).

Are any of yours faith based in design?

I have a cross on my arm. Its sort of a work in progress.

I see; so you keep adding ink to it.

So do you get opportunities to talk to people about the Lord, through your tattoo?

Funny thing is that it is covering a tattoo from my past....so yes.