Ive been seeing many post about tattoos and how wrong they are. Yes we live in the bible belt , no we arent under the law as in the old testament so here is my outlook. Leviticus 19:28 You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the LORD. That is the Bibles official stance on tattoos. However something interesting Ive seen, in the same chapter it says: Nor shall a garment of mixed linen and wool come upon you. Revelation 19:16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. The tattoo of today is much different than it was for those who originally received the Pentateuch. Today tattoo is a decorative means of self expression and personal decoration. In our current culture people modify their appearance for beauty in many ways such as clothing choice, makeup, plastic surgery, haircutting and coloring, weight loss, body-building, and ear piercing. Some of these practices have a history in ancient ritual and false religion, but in our cultural context they do not denote a connection with evil or false faith. In the same way tattoos today do not link the wearer to cultic worship practices and is not generally practiced for ancient religious purposes, tattoos today are for ornamentation. Nuff Said
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 15:19:13 +0000