![]() ![]() We need more context, and it’s always helpful to look at Jesus and the New Testament letters when asking these questions. Seeing that verse pop up immediately, I responded, “Well, looks like we shouldn’t get them!”īut wait - the verse before this one states, “Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.” I’m not sure about you, but I’ve been getting a 0.5 fade and trimming my nonexistent beard for a few years now, so…am I doing this all wrong? This verse is the only place in the Bible that directly addresses tattoos, so let’s start here.įunny enough, this is the same scripture I web-searched on my iPod Touch during my junior year of high school when someone asked me what I thought about tattoos. “You shall not make any cuts on your body for the dead or tattoo yourselves: I am the Lord.” That being said… What does the Bible say about tattoos?Ī common answer you may have already heard (or possibly the first answer you’d get on Google) when asking what the Bible says about tattoos is a reference to Leviticus 19:28 from the Old Testament: Spoiler Alert: I obviously decided that it’s okay for me to get a tattoo, but you may decide differently. But how we engage with parts of the Bible that may be confusing can help us grow trust in God deeper than we previously held. Whether or not tattoos are sinful doesn’t make or break my faith, nor do I believe it has to for any Christian. So I also have to wonder, am I going to get fired?ĭoes the Bible give us any guidance in this realm? Does God boil with hate towards those who get inked, or does he not care and just tell us to do whatever we want? I work for a church, and many say tattoos are outlawed in the Bible. ![]() And beyond what people think - what does God think? No matter who you poll, you’ll get quite the assortment of thoughts on tattoos - regardless of one’s spirituality. I didn’t tell her about mine - mainly out of fear she’d try to do a laser removal of it at 18,000 feet. I received some words from friends, some from family, and even some from a woman on a plane who told me that tattoos prevent one’s soul from leaving their body in the afterlife. I got my tattoo at the apex of the pandemic (a risky endeavor, to be sure).Īnd if you, too, have been inked before, you’ve likely experienced a variety of tattoo-related-feedback. ![]()
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