Poll - Tattooing: from male military and biker ethos...to viable witness means for both genders?

[Waiting on him]

I guess for your daughters anyway it has proved harmless and pretty benign, right?

Exactly

 

[farouk]

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[farouk]

Exactly

Shows that young women now do this basically benign experience confidently, anyway.

 

[farouk]

Its on my ankle. Well, lower calf and ankle. They like the colors.

Well, you did it, anyway.

And you've got it now.

And it proved harmless, right? :)

 

[farouk]

Yes. :) I still think extensive tattooing is pretty ugly, though. Not a spiritual objection--merely an aesthetic one. LOL

Moderately done, aesthetically at least it can be done tastefully for both genders, right?

 

[marksman]

I don't like tattoos at all, but what does having one or not having one have to do with the witness of a person's life? Some of the Godliest people I know look like a billboard.

And all the godly people I have ever known do not look like a billboard

 

[marksman]

@marksman PS: Thanks for your comments just now.

You are most welcome. I can but try and speak as I find.

 

[marksman]

Oh I agree about the witness of a life lived for Christ. Totally.

(I just wondered if you totally discount any blessing via a Bible verse that is inked on skin as opposed to on paper...?)

A very good question. It has its problems if the person has a tattoo about Jesus on his arm but his life leaves a lot to be desired.

 

[farouk]

Lol, yes your right xx

So are you still in theory open to more ink?

 

[farouk]

First it could be an innocent tattoo...

Well, I suppose that taken to extremes an argument could go like, Because even pierced ears are not strictly necessary, therefore they should be avoided, and tattoos also...

I do think that one can easily slip into legalism, though, don't you?

 

[farouk]

A very good question. It has its problems if the person has a tattoo about Jesus on his arm but his life leaves a lot to be desired.

Yes, there is a personal standard to keep to, especially if it's visible, right?

 

[Lady Crosstalk]

Well, I suppose that taken to extremes an argument could go like, Because even pierced ears are not strictly necessary, therefore they should be avoided, and tattoos also...

I do think that one can easily slip into legalism, though, don't you?

Not really. Paul gave lots of advice in the NT. He said that while we were free to do the things that Judaism forbade, not everything would be beneficial. In Paul's day, the Judaic prohibition on eating pigs made sense strictly from a biological standpoint. Pigs are scavengers and will eat virtually anything that seems at all like it could be food. During the Great Depression, many farmers fed their pigs cow manure! Because of their natural habits, their meat could contain many toxins which is a result of the way that pigs digest their food in addition to their less-than-pure diet. In other words, we are free to eat pork, but it might not be beneficial. Sorry, all you bacon fans.

 

[farouk]

Not really. Paul gave lots of advice in the NT. He said that while we were free to do the things that Judaism forbade, not everything would be beneficial. In Paul's day, the Judaic prohibition on eating pigs made sense strictly from a biological standpoint. Pigs are scavengers and will eat virtually anything that seems at all like it could be food. During the Great Depression, many farmers fed their pigs cow manure! Because of their natural habits, their meat could contain many toxins which is a result of the way that pigs digest their food in addition to their less-than-pure diet. In other words, we are free to eat pork, but it might not be beneficial. Sorry, all you bacon fans.

Thanks for your comment.

Actually I do like bacon burgers... :)

When it comes to pierced ears and tattoos, frankly a lot of ppl have them done with a clear conscience and have no known complications, right?

 

[farouk]

@1stCenturyLady Any more good ink episodes just recently?

 

[farouk]

Yes! I've said the same. lol! It will be so unique & radical not far into the future--completely un-inked skin?!?!?! --waaaahaaat?! whoaaa! Coool!

I guess it could also work the other way: to be the only person who is tattooed, faith based or otherwise...

 

[farouk]

@Pianoworldstage FYI...

 

[farouk]

No ink on the wife . She is pretty conservative in that regard.

Anyway, many wives today have ceased to feel bound to avoid inkings; seems that if they feel they like it, they will just do it, right?

 

[farouk]

In other words, we are free to eat pork, but it might not be beneficial.

So do you see a direct parallel between possible toxins in pork, and tattoo ink?

 

[Lady Crosstalk]

So do you see a direct parallel between possible toxins in pork, and tattoo ink?

No--I am just saying that, even though one is free to get one, it might not be beneficial for a number of reasons. It might offend another Christian. It might be an item of regret eventually. It might be seen as a bit of "trying to please men rather than pleasing God". I know that this is a thing with you, Farouk. But you may not get the approval of other Christians and that is okay if you honestly feel that it is the right thing to do.

 

[farouk]

No--I am just saying that, even though one is free to get one, it might not be beneficial for a number of reasons. It might offend another Christian. It might be an item of regret eventually. It might be seen as a bit of "trying to please men rather than pleasing God". I know that this is a thing with you, Farouk. But you may not get the approval of other Christians and that is okay if you honestly feel that it is the right thing to do.

Thanks for your comment, @Lady Crosstalk . As regards whether other Christians 'approve', I guess my mind goes back to the quote talked about not so long ago, FYI:

Around here (Bible Belt), it is common, especially among evangelical Christians, for the girls under about 40 to have religious tattoos. More do than don't, especially when you get to the under 30 crowd. I hardly know any female at church that is under 30 that does not have a tattoo.

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Anyway, it really does seem to be something that a lot of Christians do, doesn't it?

And some would say, If it also has witness potential?

Thanks again for your thoughtful comment.