Poll: Faith-based tattoo: Have you ever talked to someone with one?

[farouk]

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[farouk]

On 12/12/2024 at 11:27 PM, Scott Free said:

this thread is dealing with a proclamation of faith which is admirable.

Hi @Scott Free

Well, they are proven conversation-starters; as @NConly said:

 

On 6/11/2024 at 8:42 PM, NConly said:

 it does not take long before one learns just how many conversations are started by tats. I am always asking people about their tats.

(Presumably ppl want to talk about their faith?)

[Scott Free]

18 hours ago, farouk said:

Well, they are proven conversation-starters

My brother. Vanity is weak, words are cheap. Character and deeds lay the foundation deep. Focusing on showy iconography or persuasive speech is seeking applause of others, replacing the gifts of the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ that lead people to sincerely seek our Heavenly Father through their inner self.

 

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[farouk]

8 hours ago, Scott Free said:

My brother. Vanity is weak, words are cheap. Character and deeds lay the foundation deep. Focusing on showy iconography or persuasive speech is seeking applause of others, replacing the gifts of the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ that lead people to sincerely seek our Heavenly Father through their inner self.

 

@Scott Free Searching comments; thank-you, indeed. The straightforward response is that indeed the inward and spiritual emphasis on the work of the Spirit in testimony, changed lives and the glory of Christ is totally irreplaceable; you are 100% right.

What I would also wonder and suggest is that not every believer's experience and path to testimony expressions is going to be identical. FYI:

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Originally posted by Jeni Ruth I guess for our family the question of whether or not to be tattooed was already made as I had 12 tats and my hubby had 4 when we were first saved. Certainly the style and reason for our tats changed after being saved. Five of our 6 kids are also inked [ages 28-35] .. (from Christian hyphen tattoos dot com )
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I wonder if the most skeptical of believers about tattoos would likely acknowledge that, where this Christian lady, Jeni Ruth, says: 'Certainly the style and reason for our tats changed after being saved', she is making an ultimately valid and persuasive point within her own circumstances.

 

[Scott Free]

22 minutes ago, farouk said:

What I would also wonder and suggest is that not every believer's experience and path to testimony expressions is going to be identical.

I agree, “For those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” Yet, these words haunt me and continuously beat down my narcissism, "My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power."

[farouk]

On 11/20/2024 at 4:01 PM, NConly said:

Tat's are like other things in life; some are good and some are bad.

 

Hi @NConly

Your recent point here is kind of very similar to what this poster seems to be saying; now quite dedicated to a reason for wanting one's tattoos to be good:

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Originally posted by Jeni Ruth I guess for our family the question of whether or not to be tattooed was already made as I had 12 tats and my hubby had 4 when we were first saved. Certainly the style and reason for our tats changed after being saved. Five of our 6 kids are also inked [ages 28-35] .. (from Christian hyphen tattoos dot com )
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Seems like what she says and what you said are ultimately quite similar: having become keen with dh to go in and get good tattooing done.

 

 

 

[NConly]

15 minutes ago, farouk said:

Hi @NConly

Your recent point here is kind of very similar to what this poster seems to be saying; now quite dedicated to a reason for wanting one's tattoos to be good:

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Originally posted by Jeni Ruth I guess for our family the question of whether or not to be tattooed was already made as I had 12 tats and my hubby had 4 when we were first saved. Certainly the style and reason for our tats changed after being saved. Five of our 6 kids are also inked [ages 28-35] .. (from Christian hyphen tattoos dot com )
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Seems like what she says and what you said are ultimately quite similar: having become keen with dh to go in and get good tattooing done.

 

 

 

Some may agree with me some not. Im ok with my feelings on tats.

[farouk]

8 hours ago, NConly said:

Some may agree with me some not. Im ok with my feelings on tats.

Thanks, @NConly, for the comment.

[farouk]

I have noticed that people with tattoos often have other random people approach them to ask about their tats. In the context of a faith-based tattoo, that can lead to a non-Christian opening the door to a discussion about the Gospel. I can therefore see some merit in that motive.

Hi @Tristen.

In the context of what you said back a bit, I guess the term "merit" there can refer to the idea of: feeling worthwhile to go through any discomfort from the ink up (if indeed it leads to testimony conversations).

 

[farouk]

Lot of my Viet Nam veteran friends, uncles from WWII, etc, have tattoos of the military service they served in and were proud of.
Don't think anybody back then considered displaying their pride in serving our country was evil. I wanted to get a small Marine Corps 'USMC 66', but didn't want to spend the money, and there were no 'tattoo shops' where I was.

Hi
@Sower

BTW, did George Schultz - ex-Marine - have a Marines tattoo, maybe?