Addictions, bad and good........tattoos of Bible verses; thoughts?

[farouk]

On 3/11/2023 at 2:38 AM, Roymond said:

As far as tattoos, I got into conversations because I didn't have any!  I got asked why, and said I hadn't found the design I wanted yet.  Of course they wanted to know what design I wanted...

@Roymond Yes, this does ring true because it's become for so many young people a 'transition to adulthood' thing which they seem to expect to pursue. For older relatives and friends who have known new adults as children, the realization that they have quickly grown up can cause them to be taken aback at first when they realize it's a way the new adults often expect to express themselves;  the inkless girl that has seemingly suddenly become a tattooed new adult can often be a catalyst for older Christians to understand vividly just how quickly the transition to adulthood has occurred even among young people of the most conservative of outlooks. The comment "almost every young girl I know has some sort of tatoo.
Even those very conservative types" can actually be fairly typical source: GodsGrace christianityboard dot com .

[farouk]

On 2/19/2023 at 4:32 AM, DeighAnn said:

 I don't think these younger people ever really checked out how tattoos age...because I can't say as I have ever seen any that aged well.

@DeighAnn Admittedly having it done at 18 sometimes does not involve a long-term perspective.

Still, sometimes moms can be quietly encouraging if the 18-year old wants something faith based:

torahdelight said:

 

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I was just chatting with my soon to turn 18 y.o. daughter about this today. She wants one soooo bad. ... Unfortunately 2 years ago I told my daughter I'd get one with her on her 18th birthday. It was going to be a star of David on my outer wrist.

[com7fy8]

Aren't there stick-on tats? They are not permanent, and you could change locations on your body or swap with other tats for when they are appropriate. 

What you put on yourself now might be connected with your present maturity and ability to be honest with yourself. So, you might not be wise to do anything now which you won't be able to change when you are more mature and wise.

[com7fy8]

"All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any." (in 1 Corinthians 6:12)

How much power do tats have, over your attention? Is God guiding our attention?

[com7fy8]

"But put on the Lord Jesus Christ" (in Romans 13:14)

Edited March 18, 2023 by com7fy8

[Roymond]

5 hours ago, farouk said:

@Roymond I think it's inevitable that some Christians will interpret Scripture in different ways.

Some tattooed Christians might well come round to saying: "Ohh I feel bad about mine....."

 

Other Christians might well come round to saying - especially about a Bible verse tattoo- "Ohh this is good to have..."

I considered this at one point:

τε†έλεσται

[Once again I find myself missing the word processor I had on my old Leading Edge computer:  it could "double bold" -- bold something, then hold <shift> + bold and it would make it even more bold.  The †  symbol is supposed to be very bolded compared to the rest of the word.]

For those who don't read Greek, that's τετέλεσται (te-TEH-les-tie), the one-word sentence Jesus proclaims from the Cross that means "It is (totally and completely now and in eternity) finished!"

Note that there are three taus -- τ -- in the word, so it displays the Crucifixion:  a center τ  (cross) for Jesus, one closer to the center that stands for the thief who repented, and one far from the center for the thief who only cursed Jesus.

[Roymond]

On 3/17/2023 at 7:50 PM, com7fy8 said:

Aren't there stick-on tats? They are not permanent, and you could change locations on your body or swap with other tats for when they are appropriate. 

What you put on yourself now might be connected with your present maturity and ability to be honest with yourself. So, you might not be wise to do anything now which you won't be able to change when you are more mature and wise.

I encountered a tattoo artist who actually told first-timers to try a "paint on" tat that's an ink that only goes into the upper epidermis and so doesn't last more than a week to ten days as we shed skin cells, before they went with the real thing.  He told of people who'd jumped into getting a tattoo due to peer pressure or being inebriated and who later wished they hadn't done it, so he told potential customers to be sure.

[farouk]

@Montana Marv FYi..........any wisdom / personal / family experiences etc?

[farouk]

On 3/17/2023 at 11:24 PM, Roymond said:

I considered this at one point:

τε†έλεσται

[Once again I find myself missing the word processor I had on my old Leading Edge computer:  it could "double bold" -- bold something, then hold <shift> + bold and it would make it even more bold.  The †  symbol is supposed to be very bolded compared to the rest of the word.]

For those who don't read Greek, that's τετέλεσται (te-TEH-les-tie), the one-word sentence Jesus proclaims from the Cross that means "It is (totally and completely now and in eternity) finished!"

Note that there are three taus -- τ -- in the word, so it displays the Crucifixion:  a center τ  (cross) for Jesus, one closer to the center that stands for the thief who repented, and one far from the center for the thief who only cursed Jesus.

@Roymond Yes, others have thought of this as an effective talking point for a tattoo:

Taylor Goodman said this about hers: https://www.theodysseyonline.com/how-my-tetelestai-tattoo-pays-tribute-to-jesu s

[farouk]

@Mozart's Starling FYI........this thread.......any wisdom.?