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Friday, February 19, 2016

Christians and Tattoos

Many people believe that Christians should not have tattoos. They say that the Bible says specifically not to tattoo yourself, and it actually does say that. Leviticus 19:28 of the Bible says, "You must not cut your body to show sadness for someone who died or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord (NCV)." It seems that this is clear in what it is saying. During this time, many people of other belief systems worshiped the dead or idols. They would cut themselves for their beliefs as stated in 1 Kings 18:28: "The prophets (of Baal) prayed louder, cutting themselves with swords and spears until their blood flowed, which was the way they worshiped (NCV)." With that being said, the use of the word tattoo becomes unclear, especially since the prior verse is concluded with the phrase "I am the Lord," which potentially shows that this was done as a form of worship. Furthermore, when people reference the mention of tattoos in Leviticus 19:28, they typically leave out the fact that Leviticus 19:27, the verse directly before, states that we shall not cut our hair nor trim our beards. It's strange how they seem to forget that, isn't it?
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-Isaiah Addair

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