The popularity of tattoos has continuously risen and fallen through time. Currently, the practice of tattooing is booming, and it is estimated that roughly one in every seven people in N. America – over 39 million people total – have at least one tattoo.
The oldest discovery of tattooed human skin to date is found on the body of Ötzi the Iceman, dating to between 3370 and 3100 BCE.
It’s an art form that has been hated and appreciated thru the Ages. It has been used by kings and by prisoners, and has had a special meaning to both warriors and shamans.
Leviticus 19:27-28 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
Many Christians today recognize that laws like those in Leviticus 19:27-28 were specific to Israel’s covenant relationship with God at that time.
1 Kings 18:28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
The Apostle Paul writes:
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 reminds us that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
Consider what the Scripture says:
1 Corinthians 10:31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Ephesians 5:10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
1 Corinthians 10:23 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
Romans 1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
Ultimately, believers are encouraged to consider their intentions and the impact of their choices on their lives and their testimony. Whether one chooses to embrace tattoos or abstain from them, the heart behind the decision is what truly matters in the eyes of God.
Remember, TATTOOS last for your life time.
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