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

[Anne2]

6 minutes ago, farouk said:

@Anne2 BTW, do you think that it would be good if more Christians trained as tattoo artists?

I don't know whether your daughter has art skills herself maybe, or simply appreciates the artwork.

No, why should they?

[farouk]

Just now, Anne2 said:

No, why should they?

@Anne2 IDK........I guess.....because of the sheer scope for faith based tattoo designs with which they could identify, I suppose.

I guess you would also say that a tattoo artist needs to remain a bit professionally detached from the individual tattoos that are inked in.

Some Christians might prefer to be inked up by another Christian. (Although I guess this was not an issue with your daughter...)

[farouk]

23 hours ago, Sower said:

I personally would not use a poll regarding human bumper stickers to base an opinion concerning using God's creation, that's us, as an inked up bill board, to share the gospel. Why not use what the scriptures say, or not, to help the people to decide, and that without pushing your bias you discern against what the word says. Those that vote here are sinners, just like me and you. Each one of us will stand before God according to what he reveals to us, and what we teach or encourage others to do, so why your non stop encouragement to ink up for Jesus?

The fact you are here again pushing this topic over and over creates within me a bad spiritual feeling. Something is up with this. This discernment is not about to get a tattoo or not. But this obsession you unashamedly display here. Why not just let the individual decide for themselves without pushing them to believe it is OK, ad-nauseam, when in fact they may be undecided or have spiritual reservations, but end up listening to you and your 'poll', and not what the spirit of God may be leading them to do or not do. Cut the viewers/seekers some slack, how about.

Many have showed the scriptures discouraging/forbidding it. Many say it doesn't apply, so then many have concerns about encouraging this practice. Like what has been said, anything we do not of faith is sin. Scripture. Why not show how God will be honored, glorified, without marking our bodies with a biblical verse, and not the sower of the seed using a tat to prove his/her faith. Pigment on or under the skin, tattoos,  dates back to 3370 BC.
If tats work so well, I wonder why Jesus didn't get all his disciples inked up?

PS,   answer; it's the spirit of God that moves a faithful believer to share the good news, and it is the spirit of God that convicts the sinner to repentance. Not tats.

Thanks for the comments. Some ppl's views are very settled......

[Sower]

1 hour ago, farouk said:

Thanks for the comments. Some ppl's views are very settled......

And many are not. Herd/crowd instinct becomes evident in a group. Individual thought, especially to the unlearned, becomes swayed by herd mentality. Individual thought is wisdom, when the spirit teaches, without undue outside influence from other voices. Consulting God's counsel is wise. Consulting fallen man, especially to find acceptance of a self desire, is not wise but foolish.

            Why do you never respond to my point in my post.

"Why not just let the individual decide for themselves without pushing them to believe it is OK, ad-nauseam, when in fact they may be undecided or have spiritual reservations, but end up listening to you and your 'poll', and not what the spirit of God may be leading them to do or not do."

                             farouk, do you see any wisdom?

                        "Everybody's doin it, so it must be OK."

 

 

 

[farouk]

2 minutes ago, Sower said:

And many are not. Herd/crowd instinct becomes evident in a group. Individual thought, especially to the unlearned, becomes swayed by herd mentality. Individual thought is wisdom, when the spirit teaches, without undue outside influence from other voices. Consulting God's counsel is wise. Consulting fallen man, especially to find acceptance of a self desire, is not wise but foolish.

            Why do you never respond to my point in my post.

"Why not just let the individual decide for themselves without pushing them to believe it is OK, ad-nauseam, when in fact they may be undecided or have spiritual reservations, but end up listening to you and your 'poll', and not what the spirit of God may be leading them to do or not do."

                             farouk, do you see any wisdom?

                        "Everybody's doin it, so it must be OK."

 

 

 

@Sower Some Godly ppl do feel fine about their tattoos:

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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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And others struggle with the idea at first, but then evidently change their minds:

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Mayflower said:

I struggled with the idea of getting a tattoo. .. I think the pastor's wife has a faith tattoo.... quite a few in my church have faith based tattoos and my friend and I were talking about them....I've seen tattoos that have a lot of meaning like mine. I feel mine is special and thankful I got it. I haven't once felt guilty for getting it.

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The thread is anyway intended for ppl to discuss their thoughts.

[farouk]

On 6/5/2023 at 1:45 PM, Vine Abider said:

like Paul's model, become all things to all people that we might gain some

@Vine Abider I saw this quote, below; this lady says she was frustrated to be missing out on witness conversations until she finally went to the tattoo parlor. It seems to have become an especially widely pursued witness tool for younger believers testifying to ppl of their generation.

Shekinah said:

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I am a born again Christian and I do have a tattoo. Would love to put a picture but it says eternal but the T is a cross.Having always admired tattoos when asked where mine was I was tired of always saying i did not have one. The conversation always ended. Now that I have one I do have conversations. I talk about how everyone is eternal in their soul, and it matters how we treat people. How we have to consider heaven and hell may come into the conversation

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Edited June 13, 2023 by farouk

[Vine Abider]

33 minutes ago, farouk said:

@Vine Abider I saw this quote, below; this lady says she was frustrated to be missing out on witness conversations until she finally went to the tattoo parlor. It seems to have become an especially widely pursued witness tool for younger believers testifying to ppl of their generation.

Shekinah said:

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Velly interesting (for those of you old enough to catch that silly referrence . . .)! My natural & largely judgmental response to Christians getting tattoos would not be in the affirmative.  But fortunately the Lord doesn't restrict Himself to working within my natural proclivities! 

[Sower]

4 hours ago, Vine Abider said:

Velly interesting (for those of you old enough to catch that silly referrence . . .)! My natural & largely judgmental response to Christians getting tattoos would not be in the affirmative.  But fortunately the Lord doesn't restrict Himself to working within my natural proclivities! 

"Vel...ly...............interesting" indeed.

As I have said several times, it is not the tats that cause me concern, as I would have one of my military unit had I not been almost 2yrs in jungle environment with biggie chance of major infection. It is the persistent non stop push to use a bumper sticker sign to create dialog to present the gospel, as if this best and only way. There must be a gazillion other ways to do the same as the 'spirit' prompts our spirit. No discussion on any of those methods here, just the ink sticker.

I have tried many times here on this forum to try to create interest in how cool, how much fun, and so rewarding, to share the good news to the lost and dying. One good moment of allowing the spirit of God to take over my tongue to share will gas me up for days. When I realized I needed an avatar here years back and then googled 'images' saw that dude sowing seed, I tattooed my mind to be that man, sowing seed, faithfully. And it is the spirit that brings the soil to our home to sow the seed.  God says; And he that winneth souls is wise.

I have shared how easy it is to just say hi at the gas pumps getting fuel, and within a minute or two we could be discussing God, and how he takes care of me since my wife and I had become his children, being born again of God's spirit. And this sometimes can bring about dialog to continue even after we have filled up.

I do the same at home in my wife's and my business where we have on the average of one to six deliveries or pick ups every day. We have an ice box with bottled water for them, offer restroom if needed, and I probably give a 'Bible promise book for men/women to every other one.

Again, like others have said, if someone has the 'genuine' desire to share the good news, a sticker on the arm is not needed, and hasn't been needed for a couple of thousand years. NO, not the times today, there is nothing new under the sun.

 All that is needed is availability, not ability. Willingness.  That is for the working of the holy spirit. Memorizing the Roman road, sharing this word, and let God do the convicting through his words/spirit.

I can not get farouk to ever discuss, like upstream recently,  other methods to share the gospel, methods  that work that believers here could share their successes with each other. Methods of presenting the gospel here seems almost taboo.

Tats have all the limelight.

 

[farouk]

56 minutes ago, Sower said:

"Vel...ly...............interesting" indeed.

As I have said several times, it is not the tats that cause me concern, as I would have one of my military unit had I not been almost 2yrs in jungle environment with biggie chance of major infection. It is the persistent non stop push to use a bumper sticker sign to create dialog to present the gospel, as if this best and only way. There must be a gazillion other ways to do the same as the 'spirit' prompts our spirit. No discussion on any of those methods here, just the ink sticker.

I have tried many times here on this forum to try to create interest in how cool, how much fun, and so rewarding, to share the good news to the lost and dying. One good moment of allowing the spirit of God to take over my tongue to share will gas me up for days. When I realized I needed an avatar here years back and then googled 'images' saw that dude sowing seed, I tattooed my mind to be that man, sowing seed, faithfully. And it is the spirit that brings the soil to our home to sow the seed.  God says; And he that winneth souls is wise.

I have shared how easy it is to just say hi at the gas pumps getting fuel, and within a minute or two we could be discussing God, and how he takes care of me since my wife and I had become his children, being born again of God's spirit. And this sometimes can bring about dialog to continue even after we have filled up.

I do the same at home in my wife's and my business where we have on the average of one to six deliveries or pick ups every day. We have an ice box with bottled water for them, offer restroom if needed, and I probably give a 'Bible promise book for men/women to every other one.

Again, like others have said, if someone has the 'genuine' desire to share the good news, a sticker on the arm is not needed, and hasn't been needed for a couple of thousand years. NO, not the times today, there is nothing new under the sun.

 All that is needed is availability, not ability. Willingness.  That is for the working of the holy spirit. Memorizing the Roman road, sharing this word, and let God do the convicting through his words/spirit.

I can not get farouk to ever discuss, like upstream recently,  other methods to share the gospel, methods  that work that believers here could share their successes with each other. Methods of presenting the gospel here seems almost taboo.

Tats have all the limelight.

 

@Sower If I could take a break from the topic of this thread, I do wholeheartedly agree with the need for, and joy and privilege of, being active in Gospel work.

Isaiah 55.11 comes to mind: God has promised to bless His Word and in the light of eternity there is a strong priority to being involved with proclaiming the Gospel - in spoken and written form.

I am in strong agreement with you.

So, thank-you, indeed.

Blessings.

Edited June 13, 2023 by farouk

[farouk]

On 6/12/2023 at 9:54 PM, Anne2 said:

She is a grown woman, it is her choice.

@Anne2 What legalists don't seem to understand, even, that if one's adult son or daughter gets a tattoo, it's not the parent's responsibility any more.

(Seems like in any case you would happen to be okay with their tattoos.)