Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God-this is your true and proper worship. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 New International Version (NIV) Let’s take a look at a few more Bible verses to inform our perspective.ĭo you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. Moreover, recognizing that God knows the true desires of our hearts, should we judge those who derive joy and happiness from a portrait of a loved one memorialized on their skin? The topic becomes even more complicated when we consider that modern technology even provides the option to remove tattoos completely an option that simply didn’t exist in old testament times. In these cases, the words of the scripture do not apply. For example, we all probably know a loving mother or father who got a tattoo of a newborn child as an expression of love. I am the Lord.” A modern interpretation of this text would clearly include such tattoos as skulls of remembrances of our deceased loved ones, but many times people get tattoos to express love for the living. Leviticus 19:28 says, “Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. Surely we don’t want to condemn these cultures to hell simply because they don’t adhere to our forms of Christian culture, do we?Īs we consider how we should approach the topic as Christians, we should remain sympathetic and try to understand cultural differences as we teach the word of God. Yet, others use bodily markings to demarcate bravery and maturity in the same way that the military awards medals of honor. Some cultures use body art and paint to mark familial relationships. For example, body art and branding are often used to identify tribal ranks. There are many tribal cultures across the world that incorporate body ink for various cultural reasons. However, your intent in getting a tattoo can be rooted in sin.
In fact, we wrote a blog post highlighting some amazing Christian-themed tattoos. I don’t believe that tattoos are necessarily sinful. Let me start by offering my humble OPINION.
However, it does provide a scriptural basis for us to take a close look at how Christians should approach the subject. Some older Christians still hold a traditional viewpoint that tattoos are sinful, while the youth – even those raised in the church – have a very different opinion of ink.īut are all tattoos bad? Will I go to hell if I get one, or two, or three?Īs an ancient book, the Bible doesn’t address the form of body art that is commonly used today. In the modern society where body art is seen as a form of identity and expression, tattoos have become an important and popular topic for youth ministries.
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