'Christian tattoos to start a conversation as the Lord leads.'

[NConly]

6 minutes ago, farouk said:

@NConly Even among Christians, motives can be a complicated thing, but one can respect someone wanting to testify with a Bible verse or ref., presumably.

It's probable that, though it's subjective I guess, when Christians finally go ahead and get their first tattoo after maybe thinking about it for a long time, many of them are likely to feel good about it, don't you think?

I think once a person gets a compliment on their tat they get a good feeling about having done what they thought about maybe quite a while, Also when one sees a verse or Christian symbol on another and shows interest they feel easier after talking with that person.

[farouk]

8 hours ago, NConly said:

I think once a person gets a compliment on their tat they get a good feeling about having done what they thought about maybe quite a while, Also when one sees a verse or Christian symbol on another and shows interest they feel easier after talking with that person.

@NConly

While I don't advocate relying on feelings, I'm sure it's true with a lot of ppl that after maybe hesitating a long while and they finally go into the parlor and receive a faith based inking into their dermis for the first time, the experience may cause them to think it feels good when other ppl will notice it.

FYI:

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Heather A. said:

"I waited 5 years before getting it. .. Reno also has a lot of tattoo places. Carson City has a few. Most people travel to Reno or Las Vegas for it. .. I have 1 tattoo and I got it in Reno. .. I do have a cross tattoo. "

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I can understand this first timer's - Heather A.'s - tattoo-related thinking, as it developed, can't you?

[NConly]

3 minutes ago, farouk said:

@NConly

While I don't advocate relying on feelings, I'm sure it's true with a lot of ppl that after maybe hesitating a long while and they finally go into the parlor and receive a faith based inking into their dermis for the first time, the experience may cause them to think it feels good when other ppl will notice it.

FYI:

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Heather A. said:

"I waited 5 years before getting it. .. Reno also has a lot of tattoo places. Carson City has a few. Most people travel to Reno or Las Vegas for it. .. I have 1 tattoo and I got it in Reno. .. I do have a cross tattoo. "

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I can understand this first timer's - Heather A.'s - tattoo-related thinking, as it developed, can't you?

Nor I. I just remember when I had mine it was a nice feeling that someone came over and said they liked it

[farouk]

Thanks to all who voted so far in the poll.

NB: If you have not voted yet in the poll, please vote now.

[farouk]

33 minutes ago, NConly said:

........when I had mine it was a nice feeling that someone came over and said they liked it

@NConly And just maybe it even helped a bit to give you the encouragement and confidence to have something else done again at the parlor, right?

[NConly]

36 minutes ago, farouk said:

@NConly And just maybe it even helped a bit to give you the encouragement and confidence to have something else done again at the parlor, right?

At that time I had no plans for more. later I decided to add.

[farouk]

8 hours ago, NConly said:

I just remember when I had mine it was a nice feeling that someone came over and said they liked it

@NConly There will possibly be others who are likely to come over and say to the person something like, You did it! and it looks really nice.

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GillDouglas said:

My wife has talked about this possibility, but she has said she'd have a hard time deciding what to put permanently on her body. She has been urged by other military spouses to get one.

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Like you say, when someone comes over saying they like it, for the person having it done can be a nice feeling.

I guess also as far as the poll is concerned it's the potential offered by faith based based designs/Scripture quotes, etc. for these situations when someone comes over and speaks, that was my particular focus.

(If you get what I mean about the relevance of these situations?)

All the young ppl with Bible verses tattooed with whom I have spoken seem to have received them as witness tools, waiting for someone to come across and comment (as I mentioned).

A young guy with a Psalm (or was it Isaiah) quote tattooed seemed really pleased a while ago that I said to him I was glad to see the Scripture.

[farouk]

On 5/29/2023 at 11:04 AM, JasperWalls11 said:

That's interesting because I actually know more women than men with tattoos. 

@JasperWalls11 It's clear now that it has been established as something that ppl from the most conservative of families do.

And often it's it's women who confidently lead the way.

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Wiila said about her family:

"My grand daughter has a verse tattooed on her forearm.  My daughter in law has one in pale turquoise..  Both are strong Christians."

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godlywoman413 said:

"I have some tattoos that I had gotten as a younger person. Mine are not anything questionable."

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 What I think is particularly significant in terms of the poll question is whether ppl think it forms a background to the potential of faith based/Scripture tattoos as witness tools.

[farouk]

@Who me FYI............did you see the poll, above, I started?

 

 

 

[Who me]

3 minutes ago, farouk said:

@Who me FYI............did you see the poll, above, I started?

 

 

 

Really they are irrelevant, I know many people with tattoos and they are not subjects of conversation.

A far more effective source of conversations are:-

1/ a real Christian life style, this is radicle different from the life style of non Christians and is something that will generate conversations.

2/ a Christian book on ones desk at work, that one is seen to read durring lunch breaks, will again generate conversations.

3/ be aware of what is happening in the world, the politica/economic grounds for them and being able to talk from a Christian perspective on them.