Are Tattoos Something That Honors God?

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My opinion about tattoos may differ from yours, but that’s what makes us unique individuals. Everyone has their own beliefs and preferences when it comes to body art. If you have a tattoo and genuinely love it, then embrace it. But keep in mind that tattoos are not permanent if you decide otherwise in the future. I went through an experience with tattoos during my teenage years. At 16, I impulsively inked myself multiple times without much thought or consideration for the long-term consequences. As time passed, I realized my mistakes and sought professional help to cover them properly. However, fate had something unexpected in store for me – my boss generously offered to foot the bill for removing those tattoos completely. Each operation cost $400 and I had 13 operations. He also paid for the medication, bandages, and time off of work. He was a very generous Christian man God put in my life. I couldn’t afford such a costly procedure on my own at that time, but thanks to my boss’s kindness and wealth, I was able to rid myself of the burden these unwanted markings had become. It was truly a blessing that filled me with immense gratitude.

However, while sharing this story of personal triumph over regrettable choices regarding tattoos, one question still lingers in my mind: “Does having a tattoo glorify God?” Ultimately, this is something each individual must ponder upon themselves and come to a conclusion based on their faith and relationship with God. On one hand, we have been granted free will by our Creator – the freedom to make choices according to our desires and inclinations. Yet as Christians following Jesus Christ faithfully we should strive to align our actions with God. It says in Leviticus 19:28 “‘Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord. (this is from the Old Testament, yet one needs to understand what God’s word means). I personally rather play it on the safe side, you need to decide for yourself what God is telling you what to do or not to do after praying about it. ~ Bill Greguska

1 Corinthians 6:19  Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own.

 

 

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What Does The Bible Say About Tattoos?

Everyone Has An Opinion About Tattoos!

In my opinion, concerning tattoos for what it is worth when I was about 17 years old, I put on some homemade tattoos on my body with Indian ink and a needle and thread, thinking that I would be a beer-drinking, pot-smoking party animal until the day I died. God had another plan for my life. But when about 36 years old, when I was working for a ministry called Faith Indeed, building wheelchair ramps, my boss privately and respectfully asked me if I liked my tattoos. I told him, “NO,” but I could not afford to have them removed. Being a Christian, he graciously offered to pay to remove them. It costs $400 per operation, plus medication, bandages, and spent time off of work. Over the next few years, I underwent 13 procedures using laser removal of my 20 homemade/covered-up professional tattoos. I was blessed to have a second chance and have my gaudy tattoos removed. It was painful, but it was well worth it!

 

 

What Does The Bible Really Say About Tattoos?

 

What Is Your Opinion About Tattoos?

There is a debate about the value of having tattoos. Some people like them, and other people do not. I hesitated when I first thought of adding the topic of tattoos to this website. My reason for that is that it is such a polarizing issue. Having tattoos does not mean you are not a Christian or not a good person. Not having tattoos does not mean you are not a Christian or a good person.
In a person’s heart, it makes them a Christian or not, Jesus Christ living in us through the Holy Spirit. The purpose of this website is to encourage and inform you of things that will help you. I will share some thoughts for you to decide for yourself. (I believe tattoos are a questionable choice overall). This is primarily for young people who get them without thinking or under the influence of drugs or alcohol, yet I am not the one to judge. God gives us the freedom to do what we want. It boils down to what our motives are.

As I said, God gives us free will to do what we want, but at the same time, we can not choose the consequences of the freedoms we have. When I got my tattoos, I lived in a rebellious banner I wanted to wear. I had many tattoos on both arms: my one hand, big toes, chest, and leg.

 

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Some Specific Scriptures To Encourage You:

Leviticus 19:28 ESV

You shall not make any cuts on your body for the dead or tattoo yourselves: I am the Lord.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 ESV

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

1 Corinthians 10:31 ESV 

So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Ephesians 5:10 ESV

And try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord.

Deuteronomy 14:1 ESV 

“You are the sons of the Lord your God. You shall not cut yourselves or make any baldness on your foreheads for the dead.

1 Corinthians 10:23 ESV 

“All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up.

Romans 1:24 ESV 

Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves,

Isaiah 49:16 ESV

Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.

Jude 1:8 ESV 

Yet in like manner, these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones.

Hebrews 10:16 ESV 

“This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws on their hearts, and write them on their minds,”

 

 

 

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