[miss_sexy]

thanks

[PeterOkenla11]

It depends on your reasons behind wanting a tatoo
And of course what type of tatoo!
In general i would say its not wrong (2pac had some!)

[Agenda Suicide]

Yeah. 11th commandment states:
"Thou shall not get a tat on any place on thine body."

[ACollins]

Yes it is wrong. Leviticus 19:28 - 'Do not cut your bodies for the dead, and do not mark your skin with tattoos. I am the Lord.'

[Transcendence]

(Original post by miss_sexy)
thanks

If you want to look like an idiot, yes, a tattoo is a brilliant idea.

I'm sure most christians are not idiots, so I think it would be wrong in most of their opinions.

[PonchoKid]

personally no.

i consider myself a christian, and have 2 tattoos.
one is an angel and a devil, where the angel is killing the devil. they are 2 regious figures, but i didnt get them because of who they were though, i got them because of what it symbolises to me.

i also have a red rose going through a yin yang symbol then "carpe diem" wrapped around it. again it means something to me.

im also planning a third.

but its personal preference

[marcusfox]

(Original post by miss_sexy)
thanks

There is a very specific verse in Leviticus that says you shouldn’t tattoo any part of you skin or make cuts in your flesh for the dead.

But then, have you ever read the whole chapter of Leviticus 19?

There are lots of things we are told not to do, for example verse 27 says "Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard." (Leviticus 19:27)

[PeterOkenla11]

(Original post by ACollins)
Yes it is wrong. Leviticus 19:28 - 'Do not cut your bodies for the dead, and do not mark your skin with tattoos. I am the Lord.'

Leviticus 19:26-31 deals with pagan practices and God's prohibitions against adopting those practices. In verse 28, God is warning the Jewish people about a pagan practice at funerals, where pagans would mutilate/mark themselves to appease their false gods. The pagans hoped that by cutting themselves and marking images/symbols of idols on their bodies, that they would obtain favour in the afterlife from their false gods, both for themselves and for those who just died.

As no one with a Christian tattoo is trying to pacify a pagan deity, it is safe to say this verse is not relevant to us.

[Soph(:]

No why would it be wrong! Anyone is allowed one

[Soph(:]

(Original post by ACollins)
Yes it is wrong. Leviticus 19:28 - 'Do not cut your bodies for the dead, and do not mark your skin with tattoos. I am the Lord.'

Seriously, who takes the Bible word for word

[Id and Ego seek]

It says not to in the Bible, so it depends how you interpret it and what value you place on scripture.

[Id and Ego seek]

(Original post by Soph(:)
Seriously, who takes the Bible word for word

Biblical fundamentalists (or 'literalists').

You can PM me if you have any other rhetorical questions you want answered.

[PinkyQT]

(Original post by Soph(:)
Seriously, who takes the Bible word for word

True Christians take the bible word for word. You can't just pick and chose.

[Soph(:]

(Original post by PinkyQT)
True Christians take the bible word for word. You can't just pick and chose.

Yes you can! I would consider myself Christian yet I haven't stepped into a church in ages as long as you have morals and are a good person it's fine. I can also say that I know nobody that takes the bible word for word!

[PeterOkenla11]

(Original post by Soph(:)
Seriously, who takes the Bible word for word

The bible must be read with wisdom.
Thats why its often misinterpreted.
I take it word for word.
Tatoos are not forbbiden , thats just one verse in a whole chapter.

[burning-ape]

(Original post by Transcendence)
If you want to look like an idiot, yes, a tattoo is a brilliant idea.

I'm sure most christians are not idiots, so I think it would be wrong in most of their opinions.

That's an incredibly judgemental comment, I hope you're just really bad at being funny. People have too many insecurities to worry about for you to project yours on to them, too.

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I don't think there's anything wrong a Christian getting a tattoo, at least as long as it's not blatantly against Christianity. Wear it with pride, OP!

[laughsome]

no, in a word
break it down: a Christian is someone who follows Christ, right? someone who looks to what Jesus tells us and devotes themselves to that, Jesus never to my knowledge said anything against doing cosmetic stuff like that to your body, it's not about that stuff to him, it's about your heart and your actions towards God and others.
take this for example:
a God fearing Christian who devotes their lives to Christ and the Kingdom of heaven is living a humble life, but struggles with one thing in particular, none of us are perfect, let's say it's a lack of self confidence and showing people how much they love them. then one day they come across the scripture 'For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.' -this scripture sets them free, it really ministers to them, now why would God have a problem with them getting a reminder of that to help them?

[Transcendence]

(Original post by burning-ape)
That's an incredibly judgemental comment, I hope you're just really bad at being funny. People have too many insecurities to worry about for you to project yours on to them, too.

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I don't think there's anything wrong a Christian getting a tattoo, at least as long as it's not blatantly against Christianity. Wear it with pride, OP!

There is something wrong with anybody who knowingly mutilates their body in such a way.

[Soph(:]

(Original post by PeterOkenla11)
The bible must be read with wisdom.
Thats why its often misinterpreted.
I take it word for word.
Tatoos are not forbbiden , thats just one verse in a whole chapter.

Oh that's ridiculous live a little! If you take everything literally what kind of a life is that (i'm not specifically on about tattos)

[The_Lonely_Goatherd]

Leviticus says it's wrong but as has been pointed out, Leviticus says a lot of things