Just curious if you obey the other verses or Leviticus 19 as well e.g. verses 19 or 27? I would bet the answer is no.
I feel you should understand that societal changes and cultural differences (after all, we all weren't born middle eastern Jewish Israelites) dictate most of the other verses you referenced. For instance, in the army you can't have a whole bunch of facial hair and that is for combat purposes. Other jobs also require a clean-shaven look; however, in ancient times it was a different story.
19 “‘Keep my decrees.
“‘Do not mate different kinds of animals.
“‘Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed.
“‘Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material.
Due to mother nature and technological advances, a lot of these circumstances are out of our hands in this modern day and age. For instance, many dogs are mixed breeds and there aren't too many clothes which don't say 10% cotton and 90% spandex, etc. However, back in ancient times I'm sure this kind of apparel was hard to come by. Not everyone is a farmer either. So are we guilty of sin if we eat crop from a field in which tomatoes and oranges or pears and bananas were grown side by side??? We didn't do the planting, so how could we go about finding that out anyway??? See. In ancient times everybody planted and grew their own crop, therefore, it could easily be enforced and regulated. In society today, not so much. On a practical level, these
societal commandments are pretty much unenforceable.
However, tattooing does NOT under ANY circumstance fit into one of the above categories. For the most part, it is all strictly voluntary, therefore, it is categorized as
willful defiance/disobedience and remains a sin in the eyes of GOD. After all, He doesn't change remember??? That chapter also speaks on slavery which NO longer exists in our culture today, so does that mean the rest of it is null and void simply bc this particular law is unenforceable??? Bc that's what you are implying. As they say, don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Ever heard of that??? It means, do not discard something valuable in your eagerness to get rid of some useless thing associated with it.
Here are some other commandments from that exact same passage which are VERY MUCH ENFORCEABLE to this very day and APPLIES to all of us Christians no matter what.
11 “‘Do not steal. “‘Do not lie.
“‘Do not deceive one another.
12 “‘Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
13 “‘
Do not defraud or rob your neighbor.
14 “‘
Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the LORD.
15 “‘Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.
16 “‘Do not go about spreading slander among your people.
“‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the LORD.
18 “‘Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
31 “‘Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
So, when it comes down to making PERSONAL choices the LAWS of GOD are
wholly enforceable. This IS the category that tattooing fits in. In this modern day and age, it is a personal choice NOT a societal custom like the others you mentioned above. It is a
personal choice to break one of these commandments when you choose to lie or slander your neighbor. However, YOU probably
obey scripture when it comes to this verse, so WHY are
you playing favorites? Which verse 15 tells us not to do. This rational seems completely backwards. I don't know you but if you are a good Christian, you should be aiming to
abide by the commandments of GOD which ARE enforceable (like this tattooing thing) instead of trying to justify a violation of GOD's commandments by pointing out which ones
aren't enforceable due to societal changes and cultural differences. Do you know how crazy that looks? You are arguing a moot point. Christ said I am He who judges man by their hearts and their deeds. So if you are using scripture as motivation to continue sinning, what does that say about you as a Christian? In the end we are all held accountable for our actions, so do you really think you're outsmarting GOD or you'll simply "get away with it" bc of this tired excuse (you aren't the only one. It gets used a lot)? We ALL go before The Judge, so in the meantime work on a better comeback for when you'll have to answer to GOD for your unrepentant transgressions. I don't think He'll like it very much if all you can come up with is that the Word of GOD is imperfect.
So, just curious, do you obey the other ENFORCEABLE verses within Leviticus 19? I bet the answer is
yes. So what does that say about you?