[My opinions are worthless. I read & pray for wisdom for the correct interpretation. This helps prevents hatred & confusion.]
Matthew Chapter 5
17. Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Leviticus Chapter 19
28. Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I [am] the LORD.
Exodus Chapter 20
4. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:
Colossians Chapter 2
18. Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
Deuteronomy Chapter 27
15. Cursed [be] the man that maketh [any] graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth [it] in [a] secret [place]. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
Malachi Chapter 3
6. For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
John Chapter 10
23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.
30. I and [my] Father are one.
John Chapter 14
15. If ye love me, keep my commandments.
some of you people are seriously bring me to anger.
What are you accusing us who have tattoos of doing, which law are you accusing of us great accuser.
Because two Love God and Love your neighbor hang the whole Law. which of the two greatest did we break?
Bunch of white washed tomb hypocrites. Should we not have painting or art because those are engraving images. Should we not have crosses on the building of churches? And no you see your hypocrisy.
Exod 20
You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. 5 You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affectedeven children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me. 6 But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands.
It speaks to idol worship back then people made little statutes or big one called them a living God and worshiped them. No one is worshiping there tattoos as a god. So it does not apply.
The other command was for the Jews not to mark their bodies as the pagans, That was for the Jews, The gentiles were never under such law..
Jesus has give judgement about what you are attempting to do.
here it is.
Mat 23
23 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the law of Moses.[a] 3 So practice and obey whatever they tell you, but dont follow their example. For they dont practice what they teach. 4 They crush people with unbearable religious demands and never lift a finger to ease the burden.
5 Everything they do is for show. On their arms they wear extra wide prayer boxes with Scripture verses inside, and they wear robes with extra long tassels. 6 And they love to sit at the head table at banquets and in the seats of honor in the synagogues. 7 They love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces, and to be called Rabbi.[c]
8 Dont let anyone call you Rabbi, for you have only one teacher, and all of you are equal as brothers and sisters.[d] 9 And dont address anyone here on earth as Father, for only God in heaven is your spiritual Father. 10 And dont let anyone call you Teacher, for you have only one teacher, the Messiah. 11 The greatest among you must be a servant. 12 But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.
13 What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in peoples faces. You wont go in yourselves, and you dont let others enter either.[e]
15 What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you cross land and sea to make one convert, and then you turn that person into twice the child of hell[f] you yourselves are!
16 Blind guides! What sorrow awaits you! For you say that it means nothing to swear by Gods Temple, but that it is binding to swear by the gold in the Temple. 17 Blind fools! Which is more importantthe gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred? 18 And you say that to swear by the altar is not binding, but to swear by the gifts on the altar is binding. 19 How blind! For which is more importantthe gift on the altar or the altar that makes the gift sacred? 20 When you swear by the altar, you are swearing by it and by everything on it. 21 And when you swear by the Temple, you are swearing by it and by God, who lives in it. 22 And when you swear by heaven, you are swearing by the throne of God and by God, who sits on the throne.
23 What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens,[g] but you ignore the more important aspects of the lawjustice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things. 24 Blind guides! You strain your water so you wont accidentally swallow a gnat, but you swallow a camel![h]
25 What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthyfull of greed and self-indulgence! 26 You blind Pharisee! First wash the inside of the cup and the dish, and then the outside will become clean, too.
27 What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombsbeautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead peoples bones and all sorts of impurity. 28 Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.
29 What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you build tombs for the prophets your ancestors killed, and you decorate the monuments of the godly people your ancestors destroyed. 30 Then you say, If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would never have joined them in killing the prophets.
31 But in saying that, you testify against yourselves that you are indeed the descendants of those who murdered the prophets. 32 Go ahead and finish what your ancestors started. 33 Snakes! Sons of vipers! How will you escape the judgment of hell?
34 Therefore, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers of religious law. But you will kill some by crucifixion, and you will flog others with whips in your synagogues, chasing them from city to city. 35 As a result, you will be held responsible for the murder of all godly people of all timefrom the murder of righteous Abel to the murder of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you killed in the Temple between the sanctuary and the altar. 36 I tell you the truth, this judgment will fall on this very generation.
Jesus Grieves over Jerusalem
37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones Gods messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldnt let me. 38 And now, look, your house is abandoned and desolate.[j] 39 For I tell you this, you will never see me again until you say, Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
The law is Good, however what you are using it for dishonors God and the law. The law is meant to keep us now with Jesus not break us.
Full of your own pride. give me the tattoo people, the homeless, the poor, the sick, the needy, give me those who know they sin and I will preach to them because they are the people of God and my people. The rest of you can choke on it.
Self righteous tombs.
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