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| Topic: Tattoo? The Holy Bible is against it. | |
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LEVITICUS.19: 28.Ye shall no make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
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LEVITICUS.19: 28.Ye shall no make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD. this was given to the Hebrews prior to the sacrifice of the lord |
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Both for every one in the world today. Not the Hebrews alone.
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I will quote a statement about Leviticus 19:28 made by Dr. David Capes, a Professor in Christianity at Houston Baptist University:
It is true and undeniable that Leviticus instructs the people of God not to cut their bodies or get tattoos. But we must ask what function those laws had.
There are 613 laws in the Old Testament that make up—and this is key—God’s covenant-agreement with the people known as Israel. Some laws are universal (no murder, no stealing, no adultery), but the majority are specific to that people. Christians today, for example, don’t remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy by doing no work on the Sabbath. The Sabbath is the 7th day of the week, Saturday, not Sunday. Christian women today don’t follow the laws of what to do during their menstrual cycles. The majority of Christians eat pork, shrimp and catfish despite God’s clear instruction to Israel not to eat these things (Leviticus 11). Christians today don’t celebrate Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles. Now why don’t Christians follow these laws? They are part of the Bible. True, they are, but these are laws God gave to establish the people we know today as Israel. These laws set them apart from their pagan neighbors. They are written, according to Paul, for our instruction but they do not apply to us. Paul, you remember, did not insist that Gentile men be circumcised in order to follow Christ even though circumcision was central to the Abrahamic covenant. Circumcision is the mark/cutting of the body that set the men of Israel apart from their pagan neighbors. Today many Jews still follow these laws and practices. Informed by the Old Testament, Christians are to be formed by a different set of teachings (the Sermon on the Mount, law of Christ—Galatians 6), practices (Sunday worship, Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, hospitality), and beliefs (incarnation, trinity, resurrection, etc). In the 15th chapter of the New Testament book of Acts, we read about a council held in Jerusalem by the Apostles and elders of the Church at that time. The topic of their discussion was whether or not Gentile followers of the Messiah were required to conform to the Laws of Moses as spelled out in the Tanak (a.k.a. Old Testament). The members of the Council decided that Gentiles were not required to conform to the Laws of Moses. The Council drafted a letter that was sent to the Messiah's Gentile followers living in other cities. This is what the letter said: The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings. Since we have heard that some persons have gone out from us and troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions, it has seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth. For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements: that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.
In short, the claim that Gentiles must conform to the Mosaic Law stated in Leviticus 19:28 is a claim that contradicts the teachings of the Apostles. |
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Is the old testament not to be obeyed? Or should we abide in Christ teachings only?
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Would you scratch weird signs on a brand new porsche you just bought? No. What is the essence of having tatoos in the first place? Do they add to your personal beauty or what. I know older folks who are embarrased showing off the tatoos they had as youths. Well, everyone to their decisions. I dont need it on me.
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I got a tattoo when I turned 50 with a butterfly that says believe and I'm a Christian and lead a Christian life and know I'm going to heaven
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LEVITICUS.19: 28.Ye shall no make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD. this was given to the Hebrews prior to the sacrifice of the lord True! |
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Is the old testament not to be obeyed? Or should we abide in Christ teachings only? we should obey the old testament. So lets all take our sons and daughters out to the city gates and stone them for being bad. lol sorry bad humor. If we abide in Christ we follow the Old testament. If you sum all the laws up in the old testament and look at the two commandments Jesus said ( though shall love the Lord God with all your heart and though shall love your neighbor as yourself) you cannot break any law in the old testament and follow these laws of Christ. It all sums up to love. I only love God as much as I love the person I love the least |
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Something we must examine is whether or not we Christians are required to keep Old Testament Law. No we are not. Now, this does not mean it's okay to lie, to cheat, and to steal. It means that we are not required to keep Old Testament Law in order to get or maintain our salvation. This is because we have died to the law and because of that, all things are lawful to us.
Rom. 7:1 ,4 , "Or do you not know, brethren (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law has jurisdiction over a person as long as he lives? ...4 Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ, that you might be joined to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, that we might bear fruit for God." 1 Cor. 6:12 , "All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything." If a person wants to maintain that a Christian should keep the Old Testament Law concerning tattoos, then do they also keep the Old Testament law concerning not shaving the beard? Also, what would they do with the Scriptures that say we have died to the law and that all things are lawful? Would they require legalism? I don't have tattoes but just want to say that. |
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Thank you for that
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 I am a Christian and I have 4 tattoos and I can assure you I have never felt closer to God than I do right now.The Bible also says that it's not what goes into a man that defiles him,it's what comes out of him,meaning what's in his heart and comes out of his mouth that condemns him,not whether he has a tattoo or not.
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That is a very interesting point but here is something to think about....what is God's law for? To set the Israelites apart but also so they could have a long and prosperous life, that includes us now. In the old testament obedience, the law, sacrifices, and faith in God was how they got to heaven but now it is faith in the Son (The Lamb). Remember that faith without works is impossible. Jesus came to fulfill the law not abolish it. It is not by the law that we are saved but it is how we will be able to have all the blessings and abundance that God has for us. Having tattoos is not going to keep us from going to heaven but we could be a stumbling block. Psalm 139 is about how God made us perfectly. If you were to put Graffiti all over the Sistine Chapel how awful would that be? God's creation of man is His greatest creation and yet we mark it up and alter it. How it must grieve Him. The foods of the pagans also cause disease and it is epidemic in this country especially but now around the world too. Now we are tired, sick and busy, often times too busy and tired for God and His work. The blessings we miss out on....we are all a work in progress and what one person is convicted of is what the Holy Spirit is dealing with in that person at that time. He will deal with all of us and our issues one at a time. The Holy Spirit reveals the truth and when you are ready for it He will begin to change you. But don't knock God's word because it is true, good and right always, even if we don't understand why. Just pray about it and continue to read His word. "Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find." :)
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Edited by
2KidsMom
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Fri 05/17/13 10:43 PM
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I am a Christian and I have 4 tattoos and I can assure you I have never felt closer to God than I do right now.The Bible also says that it's not what goes into a man that defiles him,it's what comes out of him,meaning what's in his heart and comes out of his mouth that condemns him,not whether he has a tattoo or not.
I have quite a few tats, but that does not make my walk with God any less. I love the Lord. People are way to judgemental these days. The way I was brought up, was Jesus died for our sins. And no man on earth is without sin. But hey that's JMO. It hurts to be treated less or put down for my Ink. I have about 16 tats. When you can walk on water ..hit me up;) |
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