{"id":23819,"date":"2010-08-28T18:21:57","date_gmt":"2010-08-28T18:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baonline.cog7engage.net\/?p=23819"},"modified":"2023-08-29T11:18:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T17:18:58","slug":"where-does-the-bible-stand-on-tattoos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baonline.cog7engage.net\/where-does-the-bible-stand-on-tattoos\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Does the Bible Stand on Tattoos?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Where does the Bible stand on tattoos? <\/strong><\/h5>\n

Many modern issues \u2014 like cars, computers, tobacco, and television \u2014 are not addressed directly in Scripture. By learning what God\u2019s Word does say about holiness and obedience and by asking the Holy Spirit\u2019s guidance, we can make good decisions about items not men\u00adtioned in the Book.<\/p>\n

Tattoos, however, are <\/em>mentioned in the Bible \u2014 once. Leviticus 19:28 says, \u201cYou shall not make any cut\u00adtings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the LORD.\u201d<\/p>\n

Written as a law for Israel under the old covenant, this text helps Christians, too. We may not ignore a word from Moses merely because it\u2019s not in the Ten Commandments. Leviticus 19:18, for example, is later cited by Jesus as the second greatest of all the laws. Verse 28 also says something of value to us, just as it did to those who first heard it.<\/p>\n

This law against tattoos was given, we think, because of the common practice of others at that time to cut or mark their bodies as a show of devotion to their gods or to dead relatives. Israel\u2019s God asked His people to be different by avoiding cultural fads that earmarked others who did not follow Him.<\/p>\n

Before getting tattooed, one should think about why. If part of the reason is that others have tattoos, then who are these \u201cothers,\u201d and who is their god? Will a tattoo identify us as a follower of them or as a follower of Christ?<\/p>\n

To answer your question, then, the only text on this topic says no. Does the rest of God\u2019s Word support this ancient taboo on tattoo? The gospel says believers belong 100 percent to Jesus and that all we do in our bodies should bring glory to God (1 Cor. 6:19, 20).<\/p>\n

\u2014 Elder Calvin Burrell<\/em><\/p>\n

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Where does the Bible stand on tattoos? Many modern issues \u2014 like cars, computers, tobacco, and television \u2014 are not addressed directly in Scripture. By learning what God\u2019s Word does say about holiness and obedience and by asking the Holy Spirit\u2019s guidance, we can make good decisions about items not men\u00adtioned in the Book. 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