Faith based tattoo question

[PraiseHim1004]

3 minutes ago, farouk said:

@PraiseHim1004 Thanks for participating in the poll vote.

No problem. Tattoos are not right for me. But for others no problem. A guy at our church who is a very blessed and active participant has a bunch of them. 

 

Edited May 16, 2024 by PraiseHim1004

[farouk]

4 minutes ago, PraiseHim1004 said:

No problem. Tattoos are not right for me. But for others no problem. A guy at our church who is a very blessed and active participant has a bunch of them. 

 

@PraiseHim1004 Thanks for your comment. So are any of his tattoos faith based in design - that you are aware of?

It's gotten very widespread in the Bible Belt:

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..in the rural Bible Belt. Just about every person in three of the four sides of my family (bio parents, step parents) have multiple tattoos. Most of them are biblical (crosses between the shoulder blades are the most common ones) getting tattoos when your old enough is pretty much expected in the family.

source: reddit

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[PraiseHim1004]

3 minutes ago, farouk said:

@PraiseHim1004 Thanks for your comment. So are any of his tattoos faith based in design - that you are aware of?

It's gotten very widespread in the Bible Belt:

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..in the rural Bible Belt. Just about every person in three of the four sides of my family (bio parents, step parents) have multiple tattoos. Most of them are biblical (crosses between the shoulder blades are the most common ones) getting tattoos when your old enough is pretty much expected in the family.

source: reddit

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To tell the truth, I never really looked that carefully, nor talked about them to him. 

[farouk]

16 hours ago, PraiseHim1004 said:

To tell the truth, I never really looked that carefully, nor talked about them to him. 

@PraiseHim1004 Often tattoos can be faith-based in design.

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FHII said:

Probably 75% of the congregation have tattoos...  Myself, the Pastor, his daughter and grand daughter included. Now, even my wife

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[farouk]

On 5/8/2024 at 10:08 AM, TrueFollowerOfChrist said:

 God tells us to do EVERYTHING for his glory, so you can eat, sleep, drive, and get tattoos for his glory.

Hi @TrueFollowerOfChrist Just thinking; my wife and I talked to a young lady with the whole of John 3.16 tattooed on her wrist area; the fact that she was tattooed in such a way seemed to give her a quiet joy, likely in anticipation of the witness opportunities from it.

[farouk]

On 4/26/2024 at 9:39 PM, NConly said:

I guess I can say one at a time. If something happens then I will consider other tats now just one

@NConly

One at a time may be sensible for some ppl who are cautious.

In parts of the Bible Belt, seems like to keep having it done repeatedly is rather widespread. Once ppl reach a certain age and have the first one done, then doing more becomes easy.

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..in the rural Bible Belt. Just about every person in three of the four sides of my family (bio parents, step parents) have multiple tattoos. Most of them are biblical (crosses between the shoulder blades are the most common ones) getting tattoos when your old enough is pretty much expected in the family.

source: reddit

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( cc @PraiseHim1004 )

[TrueFollowerOfChrist]

8 hours ago, farouk said:

Hi @TrueFollowerOfChrist Just thinking; my wife and I talked to a young lady with the whole of John 3.16 tattooed on her wrist area; the fact that she was tattooed in such a way seemed to give her a quiet joy, likely in anticipation of the witness opportunities from it.

Praise God. I'm sure that will lead her to many witnessing opportunities. I'm not brave enough to get a tattoo, but I wear T-shirts with Christian messages and I wear a nice golden cross. I do so for witnessing opportunities AND to constantly remind myself WHO and what I'm living for.

[farouk]

Thanks to all who voted so far in the poll.

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

[farouk]

Hi @Marilyn C Back a bit you said:

"Interesting. However, unless you are `ships in the night` there is no getting by what the master said - `Go make disciples ... teaching...` To make a disciple takes time and real relationship not just an interest in a tattoo."

True indeed.

A faith based (Scripture quote or ref.) tattoo can simply be one tool among many, right?

[farouk]

33 minutes ago, TrueFollowerOfChrist said:

I'm sure that will lead her to many witnessing opportunities.

@TrueFollowerOfChrist Yes, I'm sure that this was her motive as Christian in having been willing to make the appointment and become a tattooed woman.

It seems now like among many younger women in the Bible Belt it's really regarded as the thing to do. (I don't think that there is any virtue in just following the crowd, mind you.) What counts is the conviction about witnessing opportunities arising. Or even in the tattooed Bible verse being a silent witness.

FYI:

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Around here (Bible Belt), it is common, especially among evangelical Christians, for the girls under about 40 to have religious tattoos. More do than don't, especially when you get to the under 30 crowd. I hardly know any female at church that is under 30 that does not have a tattoo.

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(I'm guessing that nowadays a lot of them while growing up would think that it's good to want have it done; and then once they have had it done to be really glad they did.)