Tattoos can be seen as a form of self-worship and they can be an idol if we put our trust in them instead of God.Īlso just because someone has tattoos doesn’t you’re safe and they’re not. John 7:24, “Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.” You are not to make statues of gods for yourselves or erect an Asherah pole beside the altar you build to the Lord your God.”ġ0. Deuteronomy 12:4 says, “You must not worship the Lord your God in the way these nations worship their gods.
But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do for it is written: ‘Be holy, because I am holy.’”ĩ. 1 Peter 1:14-16, “As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. Tattoos are a form of self-mutilation and they go against what it means to be made new in Christ.Ĩ. In Ephesians 4:22-24, Paul says, “You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires to be made new in the attitude of your minds, and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.” When we offer our bodies as living sacrifices, we are not able to do things that would dishonor God, like getting tattoos.ħ. Romans 12:1 says, “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 says, “Do 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 you were bought at a price. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will.” In other words, we should not get tattoos or any other type of body modification that goes against God’s will.Ĥ. In Romans 12, Paul says, “Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. In the New Testament, tattoos are still seen as a form of self-mutilation. I am the Lord.” God is telling his people that they should not mutilate their bodies as the Gentiles do.ģ. In Leviticus 19:28, God says, “Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. For example, when Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, he commanded them to tattoo a blue cord on their wrists to show that they were part of God’s people (Exodus 14).Ģ. In the Old Testament, tattoos were often used to identify people as criminals or slaves. See if this Jesus ink spark something in your heart.1. It just so happens that scripture is what the tattoos in this article are based on. Bringing up scripture is not meant to spark some ‘should or should not’ debate on tattoos, plenty God talk can be found on my blog. So if you have peace about getting a bible verse permanently put on then go ahead, if not, it’s perfectly okay to remain a blank canvas. At the end of the day it’s just you and your tattoo. Tattoos, no matter your belief system, are a personal decision. At first glance it appears that Christians and tattoos don’t mix which would be a valid argument, except that only using the verses in Leviticus chapter 19 is taking things out of context. It’s not often that God and tattoos are involved in the same conversation and if they are it probably has to do with the book of Leviticus. To a lot of people Christian tattoos sounds like an oxymoron. Another awesome oddity is tattoo artists who are Christian. It’s such a cool thing to see a ‘bridge in the gap’ with genuine believers who are tattooed, it’s just not expected and the unexpected is always more interesting. I’ve even included some of my personal compilation. It took some time to compile a collection of Christian carvings, tattoos with deep meaning of course but also ones that were well done.
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