Tattoos?

[BeautyForAshes]

I personally don't have any but if someone else did that cool. Just keep in mind the type of job you want in the future. I have a male co-worker that can not wear short sleeve shirts to work during the summer because he has tats all up and down his arm. So you've been warned!

 

[Sketcher]

Biblically, I don't have a problem with tatoos, since they didn't make the "forbidden list" to Gentiles in Acts 15:28-29. Personally, they are not for me. I look good enough without them.

 

[~HopeFloats~]

I had one done on my back at 21-- I was seeking attention and looking to be different.

I was not saved at the time and now I beleive that that is disrespecting ones body.

I am glad mine is hidden-- my son noticed it for the first time a few days ago.

I must say that moment was like one of those " what was I thinking"

 

[bogie]

I have a tat, and I don't really have any conviction about it. My body is just a temporary vehicle for my soul, so when I die that tattoo is just dust in the wind. I don't think Christ loves me any less due to a piece of body art.

It's like if I went to a country where the language was unfamiliar to me, how could I be affective at reaching that country for Christ. So for me personally, body art, peircings, music(hip-hop, rock, country, electronica) and the lifestyles associated with all that, is a language that people speak. In my own heart I feel Christ leading me to certain types of people to reach them. The best way for me to do that is to speak their language.

 

[soda]

I like it, because it's not black or dark. haven't even thought of something like that when I got my tatoo (though I'm happy with mine). what color is it anyway?

My body is just a temporary vehicle for my soul, so when I die that tattoo is just dust in the wind. I don't think Christ loves me any less due to a piece of body art.

amen.

 

[Aquamarine81]

I wouldn't get any tattoos myself but I don't see a problem with a few small tattoos. I've seen people with tattoos all over which kind of turns me off.

I don't think there's anything Biblically wrong with tattoos. The verse in Leviticus is speaking of cultural practices and really isn't relevant today. No mention in the New Testament of tattoos.

 

[Keri]

I like it, because it's not black or dark. haven't even thought of something like that when I got my tatoo (though I'm happy with mine). what color is it anyway?

Thanks! I like it too. It's white ink.

That picture was taken when it was only a few hours old, so it was still pink.

But once the redness goes away and it sets into the skin, it will be white.

 

[GL2814]

I think they are cool. It just depends how tastefully they are. Yes, there is a thing as too many tattoos.
I plan on getting one soon. I'm going to get a 'Superman' tattoo in memory of Christopher Reeve, the real Superman.

 

[BLUEEROSE]

I think as long as they don't promote values that are not Christian since that may cause others to stumble then they are fine.

I personally have two, a pair of hearts on the inside of my wrist and "Carpe Diem" (Sieze the Day in Latin) on my ankle.

 

[Mskedi]

I hope you post another pic after it heals. With all the red around it, it's hard to imagine what it will look like without that outline.

I like tattoos, but I am both too fickle and too afraid of needles to get one. I appreciate them on other people, thouh.

And... maybe it's because I live in S. Ca, but are there really still jobs where you can't have visible tattoos? I know it was an issue when I was applying for a job in Japan, but I thought we were over that. In my case, anyway, I'm one of the few people I know without a tattoo, and all those people are gainfully employed even though their tattoos are visible.

 

[Keri]

I'll post a picture after it heals. It might take a few weeks for the redness to go away.

I live in Cali too and the only jobs that I think you can't have tattoos showing are like at a law office or something. It's not a big deal around here either.

 

[fairiedust]

THESE ARE COOL

 

[GQ Chris]

I want to get more ink. I am going to get a cross on my upper arms.

 

[Mr.Cheese]

Tatoos rock if the art is good.

 

[JPPT1974]

But I heard that they sting so badly
When they put it on you
Those are many reasons I am afraid to
Have a piece of ink on my body!

 

[soda]

how does it look now? still red?

 

[GQ Chris]

But I heard that they sting so badly
When they put it on you
Those are many reasons I am afraid to
Have a piece of ink on my body!

it's not that bad.. suck it up!! some things are worth the pain.

 

[Keri]

The redness has gone down but I do need to get a few spots touched up. I'll post it when it's healed after it gets re-done. I have an appointment tomorrow for another one so I'll have her touch up the words then.

Here's a picture of the one I'm going to get tomorrow. It's the word, "Passion" in Aramaic.

What do you think?

 

[Keri]

Oh, I'm getting it on the top of my right foot. About the same place where the nail went when Jesus was crucified.

 

[soda]

watch out. you might get addicted!!