Poll: Tattoo artist: if a Christian daughter/son of yours worked as one, would you be supportive?

[farouk]

It was used, before your time, in England.

Oh okay.

Did you vote in the poll yet, Sir?

 

[Jay Ross]

Why encourage something that disfigures the person and can be addictive and soul destroying.

 

[farouk]

Why encourage something that disfigures the person and can be addictive and soul destroying.

Well, I think that a lot of Christians would tend to find some faith based inkings to be wholesome and helpful testimony tools rather than soul destroying.....

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So a lot of Christians have it done, and a lot of Christians would think that it can be done in ways and faith based designs that are gracious and wholesome; and it's likely they would welcome having a suitably skilled Christian tattoo artist do theirs also.

 

[farouk]

@Heart2Soul FYI............did you see the poll?

 

[farouk]

@Taken FYI.............here is a recent poll................

cc @shortangel

 

[BarneyFife]

Well, I think that a lot of Christians would tend to find some faith based inkings to be wholesome and helpful testimony tools rather than soul destroying.....

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Acts 2.42 seems to be all about doctrine and practice, rather than about wholesome and helpful testimony tools....

Wonder if the apostles were into wholesome and helpful testimony tools like "faith-based inkings?"

Hey this "Acts 2.42" thing is pretty handy for arguing against things like denominations and tattoos.

By the way, just FYI. If you use a ':' between chapter and verse rather than a '.' people can actually read the verse itself when they hover their mouse/trackpad over or click/tap it. :)
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[farouk]

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Acts 2.42 seems to be all about doctrine and practice, rather than about wholesome and helpful testimony tools....

Wonder if the apostles were into wholesome and helpful testimony tools like "faith-based" tattoos?

Hey this "Acts 2.42" thing is pretty handy for arguing against things like denominations and tattoos.

By the way, just FYI. If you use a ':' between chapter and verse rather than a '.' people can actually read the verse itself when they hover their mouse/trackpad over or click/tap it. :)
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@BarneyFife Well....my wife and I talked to a young lady with the whole of John 3.16 tattooed on her wrist area; and I'm sure many conversations have come about as a result; I doubt whether she regrets going to the parlor to get inked up.

 

[farouk]

Hi @dhh712 FYI...........so did you see this new poll? :)

 

[dhh712]

No, thank you for directing me to it. I have no issues with tattoos, just don't care for them myself but to each their own (in this instance; I see nothing against God's commandments with it. And I do not understand were a Christian to condemn it as morally wrong--would it be due to the Israelite policy of not marking themselves which was done away with by Christ's coming because Israel is no longer a nation but the church--actually as it always was really. Those laws applying to Israel specifically--not the moral laws of course--do not apply to Israel the invisible catholic church.

So, yeah, I don't get it. We don't sow seeds separately and don't wear cloth of one fabric so if you're going to have beef with tattoos then it gets under my skin if you're not logically consistent--I don't mean you personally of course. I guess people who do things with inconsistent logic and then attempt to impose their inconsistent logic on others really bothers me; I don't mind if you're logically inconsistent, just don't hit people over the head with your logical inconsistency!

Oh, 7th Day Adventists adhere to all those laws, so I'm told, so I'm not irritated at them; I personally don't feel they are theologically correct in this, but hey I'm sure some of the doctrines I adhere to aren't theologically correct either--though of course I don't know that, or I wouldn't adhere to them! But they're still my brothers and sisters in Jesus).

But for me I suppose I'm too fickle to pick one picture (in one area) to look at--possibly, or at least know that it's there--for the rest of my life and then to have it deteriorate into wrinkles as I age. But, like I said that's totally just me. It appears other people don't have this problem.

 

[BarneyFife]

@BarneyFife Well....my wife and I talked to a young lady with the whole of John 3.16 tattooed on her wrist area; and I'm sure many conversations have come about as a result; I doubt whether she regrets going to the parlor to get inked up.

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Yeah... Heard the story a few times, Farouk.

I guess as long as many conversations have come about and she doesn't regret going to the parlor to get inked up, it should be all right.

God will probably just deny His own word and respect our decisions.

Of course, then He'll have to go back on that pesky "no respecter of persons" thing, too.

And then there's all that stuff about destroying those who defile the temple of the Holy Spirit.

And us not belonging to ourselves, having been bought with a price.

This could get messy.
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[farouk]

No, thank you for directing me to it. I have no issues with tattoos, just don't care for them myself but to each their own (in this instance; I see nothing against God's commandments with it).

@dhh712 Thanks for your poll vote; and for your comment......

So I guess that my comment that Barney objected to:

"my wife and I talked to a young lady with the whole of John 3.16 tattooed on her wrist area; and I'm sure many conversations have come about as a result; I doubt whether she regrets going to the parlor to get inked up."

....isn't something you would object to........

 

[dhh712]

So I guess that my comment that Barney objected to:

"my wife and I talked to a young lady with the whole of John 3.16 tattooed on her wrist area; and I'm sure many conversations have come about as a result; I doubt whether she regrets going to the parlor to get inked up."

....isn't something you would object to........

No, not at all. Defiling oneself by writing the word of God on you... my that is really something. What about defiling oneself by doing something morally wrong instead. No, that would be too logically consistent. Yeah, I get really annoyed by such nonsense.

(I edited my original post into something much, much longer which explains my reasoning behind why it's not against God's moral law. But, you have people who do not correctly objectively interpret God's word).

 

[farouk]

I suppose I'm too fickle to pick one picture (in one area) to look at--possibly, or at least know that it's there--for the rest of my life and then to have it deteriorate into wrinkles as I age. But, like I said that's totally just me. It appears other people don't have this problem.

@dhh712 (Saw this from your addition...)

I think you've correctly identified the issue; it's not whether ppl are supposedly too 'conservative' to get tattooed or not; it's a matter of whether they are decisive in respect of tattoos.

GodsGrace said: ↑

almost every young girl I know has some sort of tatoo.
Even those very conservative types.

Lady Crosstalk said:

I have Christian friends who have them. They usually have their favorite Bible verse tattooed on a wrist--sometimes on the lower leg.

But I don't buy the 'not ladylike' argument, do you?

Cachalot said: ↑

Tattoos are unlady-like. That is why I would never have one.

(Moreover, a lot of Christians who wish to receive faith based ink would likely be happy for a Christian tattoo artist to do them...)

 

[BarneyFife]

Oh, 7th Day Adventists adhere to all those laws, so I'm told, so I'm not irritated at them; I personally don't feel they are theologically correct in this, but hey I'm sure some of the doctrines I adhere to aren't theologically correct either--though of course I don't know that, or I wouldn't adhere to them! But they're still my brothers and sisters in Jesus).

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Unless they're logically inconsistent.

Didn't you say that gets under your skin?
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[farouk]

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Didn't you say that gets under your skin?
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Intended pun about getting under the skin?

 

[BarneyFife]

Intended pun about getting under the skin?

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Of course.

I'm a latent ink freak.
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[farouk]

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Of course.

I'm a latent ink freak.
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Seems anyway that today a lot of Christians do it confidently (I think @dhh712 would likely say 'decisively' or some such word).

FHII said: ↑

Probably 75% of the congregation have tattoos ..I also agree that it makes a statement of freedom in Christ. .. We got a lot of folks inked in our Church. Myself, the Pastor, his daughter and grand daughter included. Now, even my wife

 

[farouk]

Hi @Wynona You might not have any further comment; but did you see the poll?

 

[farouk]

@mailmandan Thanks for the 'likes' on the other thread just now.

Did see this new poll?

 

[BarneyFife]

Seems anyway that today a lot of Christians do it confidently (I think @dhh712 would likely say 'decisively' or some such word).

FHII said: ↑

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I think, If I could get a lot of postmodern Christians to confidently and decisively (or some such word) encourage me to jump off a cliff with no parachute, I would do it, wouldn't you?

Farouk, Brother, you're killin' me here.​

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