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

[farouk]

@luigi Re. your use of 'advocating', I don't think I have said, You must get tattooed. The fact is that many Christians use them in witness. Also, as regards the law, it was changed (Hebrews 7.12) and what we now have is better than the law (Hebrews 7.19).

[luigi]

3 minutes ago, farouk said:

Think of context; the adjacent verse seems to say about not trimming beards; and there are lots of things in Leviticus which seem to have as their context Old Testament Jews in the land under the law, as distinct from NT Christians. For example, the Sabbath is a strong idea in the OT, but it is not repeated in the NT as something binding for NT Christians. (As regards that particular verse also, some would see 'for the dead' as rather immediately relevant.)

Besides body art representing a love (and a god) that many have before God (Deuteronomy 5:7); there is also not one tittle in the law being abolished until heaven and earth pass, and all be fulfilled (Matthew 5:17).

Deuteronomy 5:7 Thou shalt have none other gods before me.

Matthew 5:17 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

[farouk]

5 hours ago, luigi said:

Besides body art representing a love (and a god) that many have before God (Deuteronomy 5:7); there is also not one tittle in the law being abolished until heaven and earth pass, and all be fulfilled (Matthew 5:17).

Deuteronomy 5:7 Thou shalt have none other gods before me.

Matthew 5:17 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

The Lord Jesus perfectly fulfilled the law; but Calvary does not take us back to Sinai.

It would be stretching credibility to claim that the Holy Spirit can only bless John 3.16 if it is printed on paper rather than on the skin of the arm of someone trying to witness.

[luigi]

2 hours ago, farouk said:

The Lord Jesus perfectly fulfilled the law; but Calvary does not take us back to Sinai.

It would be stretching credibility to claim that the Holy Spirit can only bless John 3.16 if it is printed on paper rather than on the skin of the arm of someone trying to witness.

Heaven and Earth have not passed away, and therefore neither has one tittle in the law passed away.

[farouk]

15 minutes ago, luigi said:

Heaven and Earth have not passed away, and therefore neither has one tittle in the law passed away.

Do you see the silence of the NT on Sabbath-keeping as evidence that we are under the Old Testament Sabbath?

[luigi]

9 minutes ago, farouk said:

Do you see the silence of the NT on Sabbath-keeping as evidence that we are under the Old Testament Sabbath?

I do not necessarily observe the Sabbath. I do, however, observe keeping the Lord in mind on different days, when one may become available. This is todays world, but it does not negate the laws of right and wrong. We all have other gods (loves) before the Lord, and I acknowledge mine, which the Lord will correct. In contrast, individuals who do not acknowledge their having other gods (loves) before the Lord; the Lord will not correct, as those individuals want to continue with those gods (loves).

[farouk]

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[farouk]

I wouldn't get a tattoo.. I wouldn't condemn anyone about having one.   God looks on the heart, not the outward appearance.

@Debp

I remember you are not into it at all. I guess it's just fair to acknowledge also that there is huge demand for it and that a proportion of that demand is likely to be faith-based, anyway.

FYI:

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Paula Castle took up tattooing after being made redundant from a sales job ..."I really did not want to do it. ...But I’m a bit of an all or nothing person so I said ‘yes’ and really pushed myself and I’ve not stopped...About 97% of my clients are female and that is universal across the board."

James McCarthy, Mirror dot co dot uk

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[farouk]

I have told my grandkids I don't like them.  In spite of that at least two have them.  One has a Bible verse tattooed on her arm.

@Willa

Your comment reminds me of when my wife and I talked to a young lady with the whole of John 3.16 tattooed on her arm. Just like your granddaughter.

She seemed rather young, shy and impressionable.

But with an inner determination and confidence also, which must have had something to do with her resolve to witness in such a way using the tattoo parlor.

[farouk]

On 10/10/2023 at 12:02 AM, Marilyn C said:

I think it is only God who knows how effective they are. Not for everyone but for those who walk amid that `ethnic` group.

Hi @Marilyn C PS: Re. your comment also; although some might yet try to claim that they are not 'ladylike', I do think that godlywoman413's comment would be more representative of how many Christians think today:

FYI:

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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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It's not unusual for the most conservative of ppl - such as godlywoman413 - to have had it done.