TATTOOS--Does the Bible Say That Body Modifications are Sinful or Okay? 

Amen! Same with me.

Yes ! It does not defile the body what goes in but what comes out.

@@user-wq2gs8eu7l That is in no way accurate. Repentance is in the heart. Yhwh knows my heart. Whether you think it’s okay or not - that’s you but I know my Christ and savior loves me and already paid that debt. You’re saying ‘you’re redeemed from witchcraft but not tattoos because you still have them’ 😂🙈

@@user-wq2gs8eu7l So, the alcoholic should have the liver removed? No, its as she says in her reply. Its in the heart....now, that said. what of the Christian that tats themselves?

Amen! Praise God!

@@user-ps8lx2le7q polony huh!

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Agree

@@originalmamagrizzly2478 Encounter Ministries RU-vid channel. Mark Hemans÷×

Yes, Mel Cooley you’re gonna answer for your church not baptizing me because I had tattoos that’s OK there are plenty of real churches in the Bible belt who are willing to baptize me with my tattoos

REMEMBER DON'T BE A HYPOCRIT!

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I am glad to hear that you have an angel 😇 watching over you to keep you from making a mistake you will regret later in life. Tattoos don't look so cool after so many years go by. I don't have any and will stay that way. 😊

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Surgery (cutting) on our bodies for vanity’s sake is displeasing to the Lord. It leads to idolatry of self, if you know what I mean.

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Agree this is the core issue.

Well said! I have a scottie dog on my foot. Otherwise I’m unscathed😑…at least my motive was pure…I think🤔 ……😆

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The hospital staff took care of you well yet you felt surrounded by demons. Wow! Have you ever worn makeup or jewelry? Same thing as a tattoo

Yes it is sad to see so many without understanding for His ways. And that ink is a gateway for demons for some. I saw something about how those spirits enter on a channel called "Follow The Lamb Today", another place still speaking the truth straight from the Scriptures, you may like it too.

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I love my tattoos and wish I could afford more 😅

@@KingKongbabe living in the flesh must be nice

@@jamese9976 ok pharisee

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⁠@@jamese9976”living in the flesh” SEEMS nice but in the heart, it’s empty.

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Yes, we must follow Him and not this sick and twisted world. I just found another channel speaking the truth straight from the Scriptures called "Follow The Lamb Today", you may like it too.... there aren't many on YT

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I don't know if you thought of this, many don't. You could Google "bible on tattoos" currently Google will respond. I'm waiting for the day this changes. However today, it responded with "Leviticus 19:28 You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the Lord." There were several options. 1 link said the bible has 25 references. When I don't know an answer I look for it bc my memory is damaged.

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Preach it! I'm amazed at how legalism to the law grabs these people to the point of shame in hating their own bodies because they got a tat. They actually believe Jesus looks at the their tat while they reflect on the cross. It's tragic. Truly sad

Seems like He wasted a lot of Words in scripture talking about the care and keeping of our Temple then.

​@@earstoheareyestosee9254tell me, please. How many GMOs and fluoride do you consume and how many injections have you taken into your body? And really, what part of the law do you want to yoke the Cross to with Christ on it?

@@ShamelesslyRed I try my best. And i totally agree. People are loosing the ability to critically think at an alarming rate. One of the greatest gifts besides Jesus' love for us is discernment. To be perfectly honest with you i was involved with the occults pretty heavily for years. I had an absolutely terrifying experience that lasted for 4 years. Nearly killed me. I turned to Christ 3 years ago body mind and soul. As odd as it sounds i feel like i now have a real tangible relationship with Jesus. Christ saved my life. I have lots of tattoo's and some aren't exactly"Holy" We are all naked before God and i believe he knows every heart intimately.

@@earstoheareyestosee9254 Of course the body should be respected. Many people live prior lives very differently from when the turned to Christ. So long as true repentance takes place and i do mean true repentance. the promise of God holds true and we are washed clean in the blood of the lamb.

There does actually exist a cold technology for removing them that does not involve lots of pain. Look it up.

@@originalmamagrizzly2478 did not ever hear of that?!! Definitely will look it up. Sure would be wonderful to get so many removed!!!!

Revelation 14:1 KJV “And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Zion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. Galatians 6:17 KJV From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.

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Exactly. Nor were they to wear mixed linens. These verses were spoken to a specific people who were involved in pagan rituals trying to communicate with the dead. They were chastised and given a set of rules as punishment for their actions because they were so involved in what they were doing that their rituals had become more important to them than thei relationship with God. Far too many people bounce around the Bible picking and choosing scriptures out of context in order to support their own narrative. The same can be done with virtually any book.

When one argues in this manner, one argues in the heart and rebels against man (1Cor 3:1-23). js Let us instead look inward in the deepest part of Truth (Psalm 51) and do what is Righteous to and for our Creator. If our body IS His Temple (1Cor 3:17) because He created us then... "Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences. For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart. For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause. For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: and that he died for all, ---->>> that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again."

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i have tattoos too from before I was saved, I repented too.

@dynamo6796 but have you attoned?

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And I have Jesus tattooed on my head.

He preaches against how false Catholic is. Have you seen his videos on that

Revelation 18:4 King James Version 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

@@Bo_YeshuaHaving Jesus in your heart is far better and eternal.

Your not worthy....that's why JESUS WAS BRUTALLY CRUCIFIED....HES OUR WORTHYNESS....payments for sin

You will never be WORTHY of Heaven. You are WORTHY of judgment!!!! It is by Grace you are saved.

Ask Jesus To Save You Before It’s Too Late 🙏

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I so admire your willingly wanting to know and learn. God bless you. Just follow His conviction you will be fine .❤

Thank you for sharing. God bless you🙏🏼❤️

Dear Ducky, I think you’ve answered your own questions. Almighty God is the same, unchanging God, regardless of human history or culture. As Pastor John referred to, as Believers in Christ we are to be set apart (consecrated for Christ) from the world.

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Do not judge according to appearance but judge with righteous judgement.

@@beachgirl5316 Your judgement doesn't count. Don't judge lest you be judged.

@clarkridlen1966 we are called to righteous judgement, and not judge in according to appearance, which you just did in your earlier comment. Which shows your hypocrisy!

@@clarkridlen1966 Matthew 7:1 says, “Do not judge so that you will not be judged.” Jesus here is not forbidding judgment of any kind. His point is to show that some people judge from a self-righteous, condemning, and hypocritical stance. They point out slivers in the eyes of others not because they care but because they get some cheap thrill from faultfinding as if it makes them feel better about themselves. Some are so self-righteous that they are even blind to their own hypocrisy, being unable to see the log in their own eyes. Jesus is condemning self-righteousness, hypocrisy, and an inability to judge ourselves rightly, which we must do (1 Corinthians 11:29). In no way does Matthew 7:1 forbid discernment. In fact, later in Matthew 7 Christ explains that we can discern true believers from false teachers based upon their fruit. Christ’s intention is not to forbid judgment that evaluates between right and wrong, moral and immoral. What Jesus is saying is not to usurp the place of God, Who alone can cast into hell (Luke 12:5). God sees all, and He will judge sin righteously. Our job is to let God be God and to love and share the gospel with those whom we have discerned through righteous judgment to not be acting righteously. This is the point of John 7:24 which says, “Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.” Righteous judgment sees sin for what it is, and it is not afraid to point it out. But this judgment becomes unrighteous when it stems from “holier-than-thou” motives or when it seeks to condemn rather than to restore. Galatians 6:1 says, “Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted.” Righteous judgment recognizes that some people are spiritual and some are not, being carnal and mired in sin. If someone who is spiritual finds a brother or sister in sin, they are to restore them in a spirit of gentleness. Clearly this requires discernment and an understanding of right and wrong. Yet it need not cross into unrighteous condemning judgment. A spirit of gentleness and being intentional about seeking restoration are essential to righteous judgment. When we see a fellow Christian sin, we need to confront the sin (after we have dealt with our own hearts) but humbly, graciously, and with an understanding that we are not above the potential to do the very same thing. Unrighteous, self-righteous judgment is ugly and repulsive to a world desperately in need of Christ. If Christ judged as these folks judge, He would have never come to earth and died for us. But He loved us even while we were yet sinners and died for us (Romans 5:8). The mentality and focus of the Christian ought to be to save sinners and restore believers, not to judge and condemn, though we definitely need to exercise discernment. When Christianity deteriorates into keeping records of wrongs and looking over one another’s shoulders in suspicion and even with a hope of catching another in sin, we have fallen far from Christ’s call. In a day and age where judgment has been itself condemned, we need to judge righteously. There is a shortage of discernment in a time that demands an abundance. For the sake of the lost, for our brothers and sisters struggling with sin, for our own spiritual well-being, and for the glory of Christ, let us judge righteously and love unconditionally.

Cow worship.

@@Outdoorsguy1212 No, it's the marking of a slave.

The book of Leviticus was not solely for the priesthood just because the name of the book is "Leviticus". Lev. 19:2 specifically shows God telling Moses to the speak these laws to the _entire nation_ .

exactly....the Holy Spirit will never guide us into getting a tattoo

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So do you repent every time you have McDonalds? I have no idea if you are overweight and I’m in no way calling you fat etc. but to follow the path of that scripture for tattoos you have to do the same for anyone that is overweight. Gluttony is a sin and if our bodies are a temple for the Lord then being overweight is a sin.

@@timpmenz I agree gluttony is a sin, and I am tall, fit and thin in significant measure because of this concept

@@johnfaris5376 good for you. My statement at its whole wasn’t directed at you but more to the point of Christian’s being over weight and not seeing it as a sin and yet condemning people with tattoos. If our bodies are temples for the Lord we should be physically healthy, don’t need to be fit but healthy. If we are not of this world, we should not wear Nike, Tommy H. Etc because that is marked by the world. We should be making our own clothing. And if we shouldn’t get tattoos because Lev 18:29 tells us not to tattoo our bodies…. We should also not wear clothing of mixed fabrics, trim the edges of our beards or the hair on side of our hair, harvest the corners of our garden(crops). What I’m getting at is that we can’t become legalistic. Lev. was intended for the children of Israel at a certain time and in a certain place because of the pagans in the area. It’s all a matter of the heart.

yes I agree that we should not become as the leaders of new Test times with absurd legalities but Obesity is defiling our temples and I dare say even not being fit is a dishonor, but there are indeed much greater ways to err.@@timpmenz

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Kinda like blowing smoke rings for Jesus! Looks cool, Attracts a crowd, but ultimately harmful. Maybe its Permissible but surely not Beneficial?

The Bible outlaws getting tattoos for any reason, even if the person thinks they're honoring Christ. The Lord stated in Jhn 4 that God wants to be worshiped according to the truth, and the truth is the word of God(Jhn 17:17). There is no truth in honoring God by flagrantly disobeying His commands.

Ridiculous to try and find an exception. Why would anyone try and justify something so asinine?

We honor Christ as a Believer by our words and deeds, not by marking up our bodies. Jesus said “be like Me…”