Are Tattoos really the Devil’s playground, or much ado about nothing?- Sierra White
Tattoos
Against
1st John 2:15
“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.”
1st John 2:16
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
Leviticus 19:28
“Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.”
Romans 8:4-7
“That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.”
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These are all Bible verses people use to prove their point that Tattoos are “not of God”.
Personally, I think God is more worried about whats in your heart than your barbed wire tattoo.
I have a friend who has come out of the “hood”, was in a gang, and has his arms and back loaded with tattoos, many of them are grotesque and carry hidden messages. However, when I asked him if he would get them covered he answered me and said,”No way, this is my testimony”. He has added many tattoos that are about God, his family, wife, son, etc and uses it as a conversation tool to witness about where he has come from to where he is now. I love that! I mean his tattoos are an amazing witness of where God has brought him.
One church called, “New Life Church” in Springfield, CO , has opened its arms and welcomed people with tattoos. Bill Martin, a new member, sports tattoos from his neck to his hands. “It set my mind at ease pretty quickly about being here,” says Martin, “Instead of crucifying people with tattoos, they hang them on a wall.”
Pastor James Griffin says, “There’s been a shift in culture,” says Griffin. “There’s no longer a negative connotation, just artistic expression. … For Christians, it’s a way to express their faith.”
Tattoo artists take art and their creativity and put it on the outside of their body. Gabe Tenneson and Austin Evans, who own a Christian Tattoo Shop called “Transformation Gallery & Tattoo” ,(the word transformation being with the letter T in the shape of a cross), say, “Our primary objective here is ministry and to bring art to people,” says Tenneson, a student at Evangel University. “(Tattooing) simply is not a sin. God called me to it.”
“We turn people down all the time,”
says Tenneson, “It’s not about judgment. It’s our discernment.” The owners refuse to do any gang symbols, Satanic, racist or sexual designs. They feel they are called to a ministry and that is in tattoos.
The Bible calls us to love people, regardless. We are called to be in the world but not of it, so who says tattoos are worldly? If I want to get a tattoo of a Bible verse am I being worldly?
Many tattoo artists say that body art “tattoos” are a form of self-espression, a way to say whats on the inside through art. I say, sweet! As I said before, Im pretty sure God is more concerned about your heart than if I have tattoos. I doubt that when I get to heaven, and Jesus sees tattoos on me, that He would send me to hell.
The Bible also talks about not judging people, a lot, so its better to just love people than judge them.
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