Doctrinal: Tattoos & Body Piercings

[WillingToDie]

I see nothing wrong with piercings. I got my labret pierced a month before my 21st birthday.

Also, I find piercings on a woman (not just the ears, mind you) to be attractive.

[larryt]

Tell me all who advocate piercings and tattoos, do they do good for the flesh or the spirit? Are you satisfying the flesh or the spirit?

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[WillingToDie]

Tell me all who advocate piercings and tattoos, do they do good for the flesh or the spirit? Are you satisfying the flesh or the spirit?

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both?

[larryt]

Tell me all who advocate piercings and tattoos, do they do good for the flesh or the spirit? Are you satisfying the flesh or the spirit?

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both?

How so?

[larryt]

Hello Larry,

Tattoos and piercing depends upon the reason that you do it. Before my full conversion in Lord Jesus Christ, I had a tattoo, placed on my back, with someone's name, I was deeply in

love with this man. Found out this was the man, whom He had chosen for me...and we went through awful fighting, splitting and seperation, now we are friends and the care is starting to come again, Praise Lord Jesus Christ.

What was spoken deep into my heart, was to put His name above the tattoo, which is of a white dove, inside a red love heart, and has blue forget me not flowers around the name of Jesus and the man's name, is Luke, and it means Vision...on the other side He is giving it to me to put Serenity Grace, this is a covenant agreement between Him and me, that is tattooed on my back. It is about redeeming, what was done in the first place, and so we will have a cross with a white rose wrapped around it, underneath the heart, dove and flowers when we can afford to get it done...also have a blue butterfly above the name of Jesus and the butterfly I was shown was the sign of the beautiful reconciler that He is, the reconciler of splits, He stands in the midst of them, like the body in the midst of a butterfly and its wings...and in Him they fly together....

I also had seven earings in my ear, four on my right, and three on my left...When I was young I did it for self centred reasons. When I went through a Seventh Day Adventist phase and before coming out of this cult, my wearing jewellery went, after doing a 70 week restoration of the Holy Temple in Him, and after the fire, He gave me my jewellery back to wear praise God, of a beautiful gold necklace with a cross that looks like a stained glass window when you hold it up to the light, I love wearing the wedding rings He gave to me deep in my Heart to wear.

The earings are now about being pierced for Him and each one, is the piercing of the seven of Him, Eyes and Horns, Soveriegn Grace. It is interesting that when I was young I pierced my ears seven times, and now He uses it for His purpose, and it is a sign and when I catch a glimpse of it, it touches me and some have asked why I wear seven earings...and now I can say in my heart I truly wear my earings for Him, as He was pierced for me, I wear mine now as piercings I have in Him. Praise Lord Jesus Christ, amen

Serenity Grace

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His heart is in our home and our home is in His heart...John 14:20

Tell me all who advocate piercings and tattoos, do they do good for the flesh or the spirit? Are you satisfying the flesh or the spirit?

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both?

How so?

Hi Serenity,

There is so much in your post. If I might ask a few questions.

What do you mean by "full conversion"? I was converted once and was fully convert at that time. The bible speaks of one faith, one baptism, one Lord.

What was spoken deep into my heart, was to put His name above the tattoo

Who told you to put that tattoo on your body and how do you know. Chapter and verse would be the best reference for God never goes against His Word.

70 week restoration of the Holy Temple in Him

Just what is a 70 week restoration? The bible does not speak of anything such as this. Again chapter and verse please.

I wear mine now as piercings I have in Him.

If you are saying that you are worshiping God the way you do how do you know that what you do is in fact honoring/worshipping God?

Mt 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

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[WillingToDie]

Do you drive a car?

Chapter and verse please.

Do you use electricity?

Chapter and verse please.

If you're not going to do something because it's not mentioned in the Bible, maybe you should become Amish.

[Guest shiloh357]

I have known people with tatoos who had the biggest hearts, who love the Lord, and live pure Godly lives. They pay their bills/taxes, and take their children to church every Sunday. They are faithful to their wives, and there is nothing to indicate that they are somehow displeasing to the Lord just because they have a tatoo, or a pierced ear.

[WillingToDie]

and there is nothing to indicate that they are somehow displeasing to the Lord just because they have a tatoo, or a pierced ear.

Or anything else for that matter

[Smalcald]

You know I totally agree Shilo.

I think though that in our culture in general tattoos are part of the party culture. But I think though because they are permanent and hard to remove, we should really welcome those who have them and are in church.

But visit a tattoo parlor sometime, look to see if it is a place a Christian would want to be, look at what most of the tattoo

[larryt]

Do you drive a car?

Chapter and verse please.

Do you use electricity?

Chapter and verse please.

If you're not going to do something because it's not mentioned in the Bible, maybe you should become Amish.

I beg your pardon arsonist, but tattoos and piercings are mentioned in the bible and nothing good is said about them.

On the other hand various vehicles are mentioned that were used to transport people from one place to another. I think I can safely extrapolate that to the use of cars and planes of today.

Increased technology is also in the bible. And the increase still more is told in the book of Daniel.

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