Curious about this one. My girlfriend wanted one, and I was opposed at first, because of the Bible apparently forbidding it here:

Leviticus 19:28, "Do not cut your bodies for the dead, and do not mark your skin with tattoos. I am the Lord."

But apparently to some this only applies in the Old Testament, not the new. So I'm not so sure now. What do you guys think about this?

i think thats all bull poo,its my body ill put whatever the hell i want on it,plus my tats have meaning and they allow me to express myself.

well...looks like Im going to hell. Got 5 piercings and 4 tatoos.. Im f*cked! Plan on getting more. lol I don't believe that! It also says the all sins will be forgiven if you ask.. so why not.. only live once!

same here!

Quess I am siding with the red-head. I too have tats and oopppsssss

Hey RED ... quess I will be seeing YOU in hell!!!

Peace and love

Hmmm I dunno. I've seen more and more of religious leaders getting tattoos. I obviously don't have a problem with them but I don't know how wide spread the old testiment is anymore. *shrugs* to each his own I guess

I don't think the Ten Commandments had "Thy Shall Not Get Tattoos"

That would be kind of funny.. "THOU SHALT NOT GET INKED!!" Sorry I found the humor in that.

I'll keep your spot warm for you

That's a good question. I wish I could remember what my pastor once said about it, but I can't. I don't know that we should say that just because it is in the Old Testament we should disregard it or not give it much weight though. I mean, the ten commandments is there as well. I'm pretty sure we still shouldn't commit adultery. Also, the word of God doesn't come with an expiration date, so if we are to follow the word of the Lord, it shouldn't matter where it is. I mean, I'm pretty sure God could see further than a few hundred years, I mean come on, he's God. That would suck if he didn't have a plan, right?

That being said, you have to question or wonder how you figure out what to follow or not follow. I think it's in Leviticus as well where it states that you shouldn't mix your cotton and you silk and do not plant another crop over the last one next year. If you do these things you will be punished. The fashion law throws me a bit, but I haven't really heard too much about the sin of fashion barring you from heaven, so I don't know... I think in the end you ask what you believe and go with it.

I'm going to hell if that principle is true, so maybe my opinion doesn't really count.

ShadowSeeker,

You mean you've never heard of the fashion police? Yep, they will report your sins.

All so-called "commandments" are to be considered suggestions because of "free will."

The Will is and always should be FREE to choose at any given moment what it(you) will do.

Use your best judgment, God gave you brains. Don't worry about commandments.

Oh, and that Eternal Hell thingy.... He was only joking. God would never do that. Hell has been canceled everybody!

... and now I wish they would cancel those damn "Little House on the Prairie" reruns.

JB
Don't worry, be happy.

Ah the fashion police... but surely they don't sit at the right hand of God... if they do... oh... there's no hope for me at all!

But Little House on the Prarie... cancel? No no no... that I cannot possibly allow...

The Biblical God is supposed to be an unchanging God. If he doesn't want tatoos then he never wants them. He's not allowed to change his mind. That's a no-no. He supposed to be dependable. But if he's always changing his mind then he's like a woman.

The best way to worship him is to buy him lots of shoes. Buy him enough pairs of shoes and he'll forgive anything.

IT'S SAD THAT SO MANY OF US CARE SO LITTLE ABOUT GOD ANYMORE, AND THE HIGH PRICE HE PAID FOR US TO BE SAVED. WE SHOW NO GRATITUDE FOR WHAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN. WE ARE TRULY JUST AMERICANS NOW, NOT CHRISTIANS. GODS WORD APPLIES FOREVER, IT NEVER BECOMES OUTDATED. NOW, IF YOU BELIEVE THE LORD JESUS CHRIST DIED FOR OUR SINS, AND PAID FOR THIS WITH HIS BLOOD, THEN IT IS OK TO GET TATTOOS. YOUR SINS HAVE ALREADY BEEN PAID FOR, YOU JUST HAVE TO BELIEVE HE DIED FOR US, AND TRY TO LIVE ACCORDING TO THE WORD OF JC. BUT IF YOU BELIEVE HIS BLOOD DIDN'T PAY FOR THIS, THEN THE OT STILL APPLIES, AND YOU WOULD BE GOING AGAINST GODS WORD. THE BLOOD IS THE SIGN OF THE COVENANT GOD MADE WITH MAN, BE IT OT ANIMAL SACRIFICE OR NT CHRIST JESUS'S SACRIFICE.
AND NOWHERE IN THE BIBLE HAVE I READ THE LORD SAY "DO WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH YOUR BODIES," THAT IS JUST SATAN TALKING. HE HAS GIVEN US GREED, SELFISHNESS AND A BASIC LACK OF CARE FOR ANYONE BUT OURSELVES. PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO LIVE FOR ANYONE BUT THEMSELVES, WHICH IS WHY THE WORLD IS BECOMING A LIVING HELL. I DON'T FIND HUMOR IN THE MURDERS, RAPINGS, MOLESTINGS, DEATHS FROM STARVATION AND DISEASE, AND JUST THE BASIC LAWLESSNESS ON THIS WORLD. AND HELL WON'T BE A FUNNY, LAUGHING PLACE. THIS IS NO JOKE, AND GOD SURELY IS NOT LAUGHING ABOUT IT. OF COURSE I AM NO SAINT EITHER, TRYING, BUT NOT THERE. I HAVE A TATTOO, AND I'M STILL CONFLICTED ABOUT IT. BUT I KEEP IN THE WORD, AND GOD WILL ALLOW ME THE WISDOM TO UNDERSTAND THE TRUTH. LET GOD ANSWER THE QUESTION FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE QUIET ENOUGH, AND SHUT OUT THE NOISE FROM ALL THE CHATTER, YOU WILL HEAR HIM.
THE WAY I SEE IT, IF I'M WRONG (WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE AT ALL), AND GOD DOES NOT EXIST, AND WE ARE JUST A GIANT GLOB OF GOO SLAMMED TOGETHER, AND EVOLVED FROM APES, THEN LIVE HOWEVER YOU WANT, YOU'LL DIE AND NOTHING. BUT IF I'M RIGHT, THEN YOU'LL BE SPENDING ETERNITY SEPERATED FROM GOD (AND YOU THINK THIS LIFE IS LONG), WHICH IS HELL, AND IT WILL HAVE BEEN FOR WHAT? YOUR OWN HAPPINESS?!? SERIOUSLY, WHEN YOU LOOK IN THE MIRROR, ARE YOU TRULY HAPPY WITH WHAT YOU SEE AND HAVE DONE? LOOK DEEPLY INSIDE YOURSELF, NOT JUST THE HARD EXTERIOR LIFE HAS CAUSED SO MANY OF US TO PUT UP ON THE OUTSIDE.......MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON THOSE WHO BELIEVE.

I dont think tatoos are a sin myself

will not have them in a spiritual body anyway

noth`n wrong with a lick & stick-----yeas i`m refering to tattoos

I tried to read this all capitol post but my eyes went crossed and I got a headache.

Are you yelling or just lazy? It's really hard to read that.

JB

So does that work for murderers, child molesters, rapists and people who kick dogs too?

Don't you have to actually repent somewhere in there and get forgiven?

JB