farouk Posted February 23, 2023 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 26 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 6,400 Content Per Day: 12.14 Reputation: 3,269 Days Won: 31 Joined: 11/18/2022 Status: Offline Author Share Posted February 23, 2023 Hi @Sister FYI.............any wisdom for this topic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sower Posted February 23, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 14 Topic Count: 32 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,252 Content Per Day: 0.97 Reputation: 5,860 Days Won: 1 Joined: 07/09/2009 Status: Offline Share Posted February 23, 2023 11 hours ago, farouk said: I guess instead of the terms good or bad, the term 'effective' might fit; Might be careful when you try to (continually) convince everyone about what (you believe) is good and what is bad, then instead use the term effective. Effective for what purpose? Your personal purpose/idea of "Tattooing for Jesus", the new witness tool to look like the lost to reach them. Cool. I guess I'm just old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sister Posted February 23, 2023 Group: Royal Member Followers: 17 Topic Count: 50 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3,727 Content Per Day: 1.04 Reputation: 2,305 Days Won: 5 Joined: 06/29/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted February 23, 2023 1 hour ago, farouk said: Hi @Sister FYI.............any wisdom for this topic? Hi farouk The Lord God does not want us to practice the same customs as the heathen, but to stay separate from their traditions. Leviticus 19:28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farouk Posted February 23, 2023 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 26 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 6,400 Content Per Day: 12.14 Reputation: 3,269 Days Won: 31 Joined: 11/18/2022 Status: Offline Author Share Posted February 23, 2023 8 hours ago, Sower said: ..... use the term effective. Effective for what purpose? @Sower As a 'first love' expression (to use your term in this context) it's not unusual for those who have been recently converted to think that it can be an effective way of expressing what they now hold dear. This is exactly what @Heleadethme said about her son: "He is 43 and is finally as of just this past year, serving the Lord now.... He lives on the other side of the country and already has tattoos, and when he came to faith recently, unbeknownst to me he almost immediately went out and got the letters Yahweh or Jeshua (forget which) tattooed on his fingers. " ( @kwikphilly ; @Rosie1jack2pauline3 ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwikphilly Posted February 23, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 96 Topic Count: 307 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 18,136 Content Per Day: 4.63 Reputation: 27,817 Days Won: 327 Joined: 08/03/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted February 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, farouk said: @Sower As a 'first love' expression (to use your term in this context) it's not unusual for those who have been recently converted to think that it can be an effective way of expressing what they now hold dear. This is exactly what @Heleadethme said about her son: "He is 43 and is finally as of just this past year, serving the Lord now.... He lives on the other side of the country and already has tattoos, and when he came to faith recently, unbeknownst to me he almost immediately went out and got the letters Yahweh or Jeshua (forget which) tattooed on his fingers. " ( @kwikphilly ; @Rosie1jack2pauline3 ) Awww,reminds me of when my own son showed me his first tattoo and said " Look ma,I figured you can't get mad with this tat".... A Cross I had to smile,he understood I was not going to be pleased or give him permission at his age(16 I think?) So he went ahead without my permission 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farouk Posted February 23, 2023 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 26 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 6,400 Content Per Day: 12.14 Reputation: 3,269 Days Won: 31 Joined: 11/18/2022 Status: Offline Author Share Posted February 23, 2023 Just now, kwikphilly said: Awww,reminds me of when my own son showed me his first tattoo and said " Look ma,I figured you can't get mad with this tat".... A Cross I had to smile,he understood I was not going to be pleased or give him permission at his age(16 I think?) So he went ahead without my permission @kwikphilly Interesting...... So were you really mad at him, as he had anticipated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwikphilly Posted February 23, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 96 Topic Count: 307 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 18,136 Content Per Day: 4.63 Reputation: 27,817 Days Won: 327 Joined: 08/03/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted February 23, 2023 19 minutes ago, farouk said: @kwikphilly Interesting...... So were you really mad at him, as he had anticipated? Uhhhh- no 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farouk Posted February 23, 2023 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 26 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 6,400 Content Per Day: 12.14 Reputation: 3,269 Days Won: 31 Joined: 11/18/2022 Status: Offline Author Share Posted February 23, 2023 1 minute ago, kwikphilly said: Uhhhh- no @kwikphilly Maybe it was a 'first love' thing (as @Sower said of tattoos received by young believers) for your son... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwikphilly Posted February 23, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 96 Topic Count: 307 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 18,136 Content Per Day: 4.63 Reputation: 27,817 Days Won: 327 Joined: 08/03/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted February 23, 2023 Just now, farouk said: @kwikphilly Maybe it was a 'first love' thing (as @Sower said of tattoos received by young believers) for your son... It's not real complicated- I don't know anyone's heart ,one could only hope so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heleadethme Posted February 23, 2023 Group: Royal Member Followers: 15 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3,371 Content Per Day: 1.36 Reputation: 3,268 Days Won: 5 Joined: 07/10/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted February 23, 2023 12 hours ago, farouk said: I guess instead of the terms good or bad, the term 'effective' might fit; kind of for young ppl especially the first tattoo parlor visit at around 18 seems to have become an effective, practical way of expressing that they are comfortable as new adults. Hmmm...interesting that is the same rite of passage as pagans. If you don't like the term "good or bad", how about the term "God's will"? Isn't that what we should seek and do according to? I wonder how many would testify truthfully they were led by the Spirit to go get a tattoo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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