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What is the place of tribal marks? Is that also a tattoo?
QUESTION: Jim from Indiana asked, In Leviticus 19:28, it says that you shall not put any cuttings on your flesh for the dead, or any mark upon you. My daughter just got a tattoo, how does this scripture affect her?
ANSWER: I believe the scripture is against tattoos. I believe tattoos are a heathen practice, even though it's rampant in today's culture. The Bible speaks against making markings on our skin and she needs to realize that. The Bible says, Thy Word, O Lord, is a lamp to my feet and a light unto my path. One reason that sin is so rampant today is because most people don't even know what sin is anymore, so first thing she needs to realize is that God's Word teaches that it's wrong. And then she needs to move to rectify it as much as she can.
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What is the place of tribal marks? Is that also a tattoo?
The Bible also says…"know ye not that ye are the temple"…I don't believe that anyone that loves the Lord would put graffiti on the inside or outside of the church building. How much more is the body where in Jesus resides, and desires to show Himself to be strong ?
I agree with the word of God. Christians need to abide in the borders of the bible. Its for safety,and it gives us a standard for living. This anything goes wouldn't have sat well with the early apostles. Thank God,that now tattoos can be removed. c
Rev 19:16 says JESUS HAS ONE ON HIS THIGH
Awaken yourself!
It says KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS
I agreed. Christians get so lost in religious conversations like this and quote the Old Testament and we wonder why people hate us. I believe Christians are the lost sheep and not the people who are not save. I mean look at the Pharisees, they were religious and claimed to know the law but were more lost than the ones who didn't know the law.
I have several tattoos that u did as a younger woman, and I do regret everyone. Now my children are not listening to me I pray that GOD leads them in a different path and let's them know it is WRONG. GOD bless you Irvin Baxter for putting verses up like this.
Ok i just saw guy that had pointed ,infection from it also horrable. Just do art on walls,papers ,not flesh its very pretty ,but God word says rules to protect us,God is Love,not maint to just restricking,like parents protecting are kids by telling them dint make this mistake,and at times exnored and well find out maybe i need lesson ,save little pain.
What about these weird skin piercings around eyes,in lips,tounge,ear lobes,inside ears,corners of your mouth,over the years it seems to be getting worse,this has to be influenced by some type of Demonic Occult Practices?
What about piercing ears?
I have been in the church for almost 10 yrs now I jave many tatoos..I have heard that we need to pray and ask God to detach us from watever spirit is behind them.
What about the rest of the law in the OT ? We seem to pick and chose what we follow !!
The laws in the old testament were different under the new testament because man was not able to follow them all. I don't think you can pick and choose. We don't do animal sacrifices as required but don't get a tattoo. If you follow the old law, you shouldn't have your ears pierced and our preachers would wear purple robes. The strictness of the laws were designed to lead people out of pagan worship. I am a 47 year old teacher and child of Christ. I don't believe my tattoos are going to keep me from heaven.
I agree with you. However, Jesus is fulfilment of all things that were law. His blood covers our sin and replaced law with mercy and grace.
I agree
What do you do to rectify it? Does if have to be removed?
Everyone who quotes this verse, misquotes it. It specifically says you are not to make any marks upon yourself (cuts, piercings, tattoos, etc) FOR THE DEAD. This whole section of Leviticus tells of funeral and death practices of the Pagans. Of which included tattooing themselves in remembrance of the dead. THAT is specifically what is forbidden, NOT tattoos in general.
As the Commentary by Matthew Henry tells: The rites and ceremonies by which they expressed their sorrow at their funerals must not be imitated, v. 28. They must not make cuts or prints in their flesh for the dead; for the heathen did so to pacify the infernal deities they dreamt of, and to render them propitious to their deceased friends. Christ by his sufferings has altered the property of death, and made it a true friend to every true Israelite; and now, as there needs nothing to make death propitious to us (for, if God be so, death is so of course), so we sorrow not as those that have no hope. Those whom the God of Israel had set apart for himself must not receive the image and superscription of these dunghill deities.
Avoid making any such marks upon yourself for the dead and you have obeyed Scripture. Expand that to include other marks and you have stepped beyond what Scripture requires. Which in itself is fine. But doing what Scripture does not forbid, is not sinful unless it falls under something else Scripture forbids.
I have a question I did that so will God forgive it? I lost my momma Sept 2009 then my only brother Jan 2010 my oldest sister Aug 2012 and my daddy June 2013… so I got tattoos for all of them
If we are not longer in the dispensation of Law then why would this hold true for today. I mean, we eat pork, so many of the "rules" back then are not followed. To me, you can't pick and choose what you obey and not obey. It gets very confusing and frustrating when things are conveniently interpreted or misinterpreted according to pop culture and the whims of man. Thank God, I've chosen to work out my OWN salvation with fear ( I don't want to displease or disappoint God) and trembling (I count on the anointing which breaks every yoke). I don't do or not do anything according to what a man says. Serial killers twist the Word of God to justify their acts. That double-edged sword needs to be wielded with wisdom but most of all Love.
Halelujah! Paul says tha all things are legal for us, but not all edify. But" Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth." Rom 14 All of it comes from faith, we are not under the law now but the Grace.
You are right but I have read not sure what Bible translation that the lord has marked us I thought it said tattooed us with his Love. I may have miss interprited it? I got a trible tatooe on my lower back some years ago I have no desire for another. They say it is very prety and I think so too! I cover it and it is just for the one I Love to see. Am I wrong for feeling that way? I Love the Lord so much and I feel even though I have a tatooe that makes know difference to how much he Loves me! When I see ones with tatooes I do think its most of the time unappealing but though we mark ourselves mess ourselves up in life Jesus arms are still open to hold us and and Love us with mud on our face. Thank you Irvin you are amazing we just Love your teachings so much. I met a knew a new friend at a superbowl party. Funny the game was so boring her and I stoled the audience [ which that wasnt hard to do that was the most boring game for us to watch? ] sharing all we learned from your last 4 videos. You made us two girls seem so smart being in the knowing. They asked for your information and are very interested in checking out your videos. I believe the Lord is going to highly use you for these end times. Thank you for adding much life to the party! patty
These OT scriptures against tattoos are in reference to instructions God was giving the Jews before bringing them out of Egypt. The land in which they were going marked themselves for their pagan gods by cutting, branding and tattooing. These were things that He did not want for His people, marks of false gods on the bodies of His children.
What does it say in Revelations about it?
Revelation 19:16 says Jesus has it written on his garment and his thigh: King of Kings and LORD of Lords.
Thank you for posting this. I have had several people in the past ask me about why I feel tattoos were wrong. This is very well sad.
Said. Not sad
I meant "said" not sad. Thanks
the bible says to come from among the world and be ye separate don't be like the world strive to be like Jesus! he didn't have tattoos!
Apparently you haven't read Revelation.
the bible is also against men having long hair, over eating , and a lot of other things that we do. i have tattoos that i had gotten years ago, now that i am saved by his grace, i really dont want any more, but i do hae some that has lost color and i am going to have the color fixed on them!
long hair on men? where? just like the bible says thow shalt not be homo
Interesting that you request your daughter to follow that verse, but you do not follow the one right before…
Leviticus 19:27 "'Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard."
Do you cut or shave your the sides of your head? What will God say about that? I strongly believe he despised hypocrites more than anything, people who blaspheme the holy spirit. God sent his son so that we may have life not death through condemnation. God fulfilled the law so that we may no longer live under its shadow. There is nothing we can do, or not do, that will cause us to earn, or loose God's love.
I believe it is a heathen practice to impose the old Levitical law in a post Calvary church.
Praise GOD for HIS grace! Praise HIM that we do not have to rely on the grace of anyone else.
Every creation comes with a manual from tvs to cell phones, even toys. We are God's creation and the manual by which we must operate is the Bible, so we are not supposed to be confused but happy when we see a lucid instruction in the bible like the one in Leviticus 19 vs 28
How do you respond to those that say that scripture was for those in that dispensation and that does not apply to our dispensation and there is no mention of it in the Dispensation of the Holy Ghost / Grace. I personally do not have a tattoo nor do I believe that Jesus would get one himself if he lived in our day and age but my question above is the argument given by those christians that have tattoos and I would like to hear your response. Thanks!
In Revelation 19:16 a verse says Jesus comes with it written on his garmot and on his thigh: King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Is this in permanent marker? If we are going to abide in the whole bible then we need to abide in EVERYTHING, not just pick and choose what is bad or good. Women aren't to cut their hair, women aren't allowed to speak or teach the bible, men aren't suppose to shave their beards or trim them or shape them. We aren't suppose to eat pork or anything without scales we are All sinners saved by Grace! I think we should stop judging and start loving!
What do you mean as far as "rectify"? Could you clarify?
I was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 57. After going through two surgeries and radiation and becoming a survivor, I decided at age 58 to get a pink ribbon tattoo on my ankle. I had it done on the same side that I had the cancer on to celebrate my recovery. I knew of the scripture in Leviticus but just like some of the laws in the Old Testament, when Jesus came everything changed. Some people go to extreme, and some tattoos are vulgar, but I think mine is in good taste and there to remind me and others of how God healed me!
You go girl!
Here is my take on tattoos this is just what I feel God has told me I have many tattoos I got them when I lived in sin now that I am saved I don't feel God sees them anymore even though we can still see them I even went through a time I wanted to get them covered by flesh tone color I prayed and prayed before I made a move and I got my answer sometimes when you leave things alone it can be used to help bring people to God I have heard so many people talk about being stuff necked they think they are better than sinners I don't think all christians are that way some are but im a normal person who has sins and scars and people can see them but I am 100% saved now we all have scars some can be seen and some cant
When we are saved, Jesus covered all of our sins. When God looks upon us, He sees the Robe of Righteousness. (God can not look upon sin. That is why He turned away from Jesus while on the cross. Jesus was carrying all the sin of the world) so, in other words, God sees Jesus when He looks at us!
As far as the feeling of quilt every time you look at your tattoos, that is satan. He is the father of lies. He manipulates our minds and steels our joy! Your sin(s) were nailed to the cross! Grace is so amazing!!
I agree with Bro. Baxter, the Christian society has explained and rationalized sin completely out of Christendom. It does matter what we do to our bodies. Our bodies have been bought with the blood of Jesus Christ. Once we repent and submit to water baptizism in the name of Jesus Christ and have received the Holy Ghost, we no longer belong to ourselves. It very much matters what we do to the body. We are the temple of the Holy Ghost. This includes over eating, smoking, excessive alcohol use, anything the flesh desires is against God. If you take offense, then you should pray for enlightenment. Be Blessed
If I have A tattoo How Can I Rectify It?
We have several people in our church with tattoo's. They also brought Rick Warens Purpose Church in. I'm so concerned about the silence of Tattoo's. Do you have any literature to help them.
I got a tattoo when I was young and had no clue at the time that it was frowned upon by God. Now that I am older and wiser, all I can do is ask for forgiveness. My kids are getting tattoos even though I try to discourage it but they are adults now and make their own decisions. I just wish I could reach them and hope that my youngest will have a better relationship with the Lord and does not let peer pressure get to her like the other two did. I will just keep praying.
My two 19& 20 yr old girls have. 10 tats of urple crosses and other stuff also im divorced after 21 years she and i did it due to me not believing in jehovah witness im a baptist and had been saved at 8 yrs old im 37 ans shes 39 i have 4!grandkids. on the way i hate tats
so breaking the levitical law is sin? then why are you not wearing a beard? it is seriously upsetting how in one moment you fallow the law and get high and mighty about knowing more bible than others, yet you don't actually know a man is supposed to have a beard. hypocrisy.
It saddens me that so many people have fallen prey to Satan's lies about marking one's body and body piercing's. I believe that every tattoo one puts on their bodies is adding another evil spirit and the fight to stand strong in this spirit filled world will weaken them. My daughter has fallen prey to this pagan act along with body piercing and walks a very defiant lifestyle. She left her two young girls and husband to pursue a gay lifestyle and has cut all ties with family and friends. Yes GOD teaches tattoos and piercing are wrong and those that do it will have consequences beyond their imagination…
Can you name some more scriptures? I believe tattoos are wrong, but whenever someone asks my opinion about them, and I mention Leviticus 19:28, they just tell me "that was under the law."
I agree with Dr Baxter. She needs to first realize,then acknowledge her sin to God and then repent. I'm about to be 32 years old,I have several tattoos because I was ignorant to Gods word. I really would like to go back and change my past. But I see that now it's my testimony. Praise God I'm alive and I had recently received the Holy Ghost!!!! Jim remember Gods word states that as long as we the parents stand on his word,we are promised our children. As long as you keep praying and fasting for your child,god will draw her unto him.
Doesnt the bible also forbid going to church while yoy are on your period because it was unclean? Im pretty sure the bible says a lot about the foods you cant eat but those things dont get brought up so why do we pick and choose what parts of the bible we accept.
Thank you, I agree completely.
People don't understand that tattooing is a covenant with the devil it about marking on the skin man don't understand what goes on in the spiritual realm Paul talk about principality and power spiritual wickedness the Israelites said what The Lord said we will do but we alway try to lean on our own understanding Irvin Baxter know what he is saying because God inspired him with knowledge wisdom and understanding in his word to open the blinded eyes who cannot see or hear spiritually. If we are in the world of sin and have tattoo on our body we are under that curse but in Christ you are a new creature in him the blood of Jesus break that curse and cleanse us with is blood .
I present to you the same comment I made earlier in a different post on here:
See, this is something I have been wanting to speak about for some time. So okay it says in the New Testament that we are not Jewish, and that since we are Gentiles that we dont have to follow Jewish Law. (Galatians 2:15-21) So okay since we dont have to follow Jewish Law as Gentiles, how are we to know what is sin and not sin. The HOLY SPIRIT is there to guide us, we have to trust the Holy Spirit to guide us in what is sin and not sin. We are not Jewish, I am not saying that what the Bible says is sin isn't sin. I am saying that little things like that, like tattoos, or having a beard in the Pentacostal denomination, or women wearing pants instead of dresses, or cutting their hair, or like I saw mentioned a few times above going to church while on your period. What does ANY of that have to do with SALVATION, and the state of your relationship with God. You may say that it's sin. But from what I can gather from it, is in the beginning during the old Testament, God was trying to make the Jewish people understand that in order for them to be able to have a relationship with Him, they had to understand that must separate themselves from the sinners. That they must understand that to be with Him they couldn't be like them, and that they had to be without sin. So he took it to an extreme and taught them to be TOTALLY unlike them, and not only that he was also teaching them basic hygiene and how to keep themselves from disease. Like the whole thing about not touching a dead carcass because its unclean. Dead bodies carry diseases, He was teaching His people about not touching things that would make yourself sick, same thing with casting the lepers out of the city. So that way a plague of leprosy wouldn't destroy the city. So basically God was teaching his people something. Number one: order. He was teaching how to keep order, and limit chaos, how to basically keep themselves in order when so many of the other places that were out there were chaotic. God was right, most of the other places out there were filled with heathens, and God wanted His people to be separated from them. Number two: How to take care of themselves properly, spiritually and physically. Like I said earlier, a lot of the things in the Old Testament Law was how to care for yourself physically and spiritually, like I said in my examples. The way I see the New Testament, is its basically saying: "Okay, your more mature and wiser now. Now let me show you what your supposed to do as a mature Christian." So in conclusion, I think that the Old Testament is God's way of telling us that in order to be a new believer in Him, that we need to separate ourselves from sinners. Because in order to be close to Him, we cant be like them. Then when we mature and grow as a Christian, we learn that we have to trust in the Holy Spirit to guide us. That really a lot of those Laws in the Old Testament, are just to show us how much we cant be perfect and that we NEED Jesus to make us clean in the eyes of the Lord. Im not saying that the Old Testament is useless, I am saying it is a tool that God gave us, a tool to show us how far we are from God by ourselves. That we NEED Jesus to bridge that gap between us and God.
Well said Sandra. Personally I hate tattoos, especially the evil looking snake type ones.
I am now 44 years old, and I'm bigger wider and saggier, I was about 15 when I got my home made tattoo, that would be around 1985, or 86..today after having my kids and started a family and settling down, I now have the luxury of looking at my small tattoo's and be reminded of the hectic life I once lived, I hate it, I'm ashamed of it, I want to cover it up and hide it and don't want others to see my past..I live with it because there is not much I can do about it now. I try and witnessing about not knowing of the phases and changes we go thru in each step of our lives as we get older..tattoo's can be a pretty thing, "on paper" not skin, you will start wrinkling up and sagging. thank God for His mercy and grace for those who seek Him with a humble sincere heart and asking for forgiveness. however, the hardest thing to do sometimes, is to forgive yourself, from a past from long ago that likes to show up and haunt you of your mistakes and think how ugly you might be..people does judge by appearance of the outside which does not help those who have took off the old coat and put on the new…Shalom….
Our appearances should not be what are judged, because then the people that fake every outward appearance of being a "good Christian" and beat their child at home in secret. Appearances mean nothing. Whats in your heart is what matters, because what is in your heart is what God will Judge on Judgement Day. Also what is in your heart will guide your actions, if your heart is to hurt people, then your will not help people. If what is in your heart is to make as much money as you can no matter what, then you will take money from people no matter what. If what is in your heart is to help people, no matter what the cost to yourself, then you will help people, no matter the cost to yourself. If it is in your heart to love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and all your mind. Then your going to love your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and all your mind. Its in the heart my friend, not in your appearance.
Man cannot judge man , the word of God does ! Because the word says He didn't come to do away with the law but to fulfill it, then we should still regard it ! We will be judged by the Word of God because it is God! One of the biggest things Anyone should think about when it comes to your Eternal Soul is this ( is what I am wanting to do that is temporal worth taking a chance for in eternity)? We only get one shot at getting this right , lets not gamble with our soul which is Eternal with something that is temporary when we have it written in the Bible! People never argue about math, english, reading or other things written and authored by man but when it comes to the Word of The Lord it seems there are opinions from everywhere! Opinions are just that ,lets follow the Bible as we would a History Book standing in Awe looking toward the future when all these things are fulfilled! Yours in Grace John
God loved his people and gave His laws and teachings all along the way to set the standard for purity, which is required to enter into heaven, and for protection from satan's works while we are here. If we believe in Christ and repent for our sins, He will purify us before we enter heaven. God gave us Jesus as a Teacher and a model to observe and follow. Only Jesus was able to follow all the law and remain sinless to his death, and then was offered by God as a unique sacrifice for all man's sin to show his love. If another person who did not believe in Christ could follow the law and not sin like Jesus did, they could enter Heaven, but it is not possible. Accepting Christ, salvation and getting to Heaven is sort of like graduating from high school. The real work is doing your best to follow the example of Jesus and with every gift you have been given, win those accepting soles of this world to God. Not leave them to satan. God wants every sole that can be redeemed, and all in heaven are working 100% to try to save us. So we are on His side here in the flesh fighting the same battle, not against the flesh, but against the forces of evil. Obedience to and spreading of the word of God, in the model of Jesus, will reap unimaginable rewards in Heaven. I need to do more.
Hello, I have a tattoo of my of son's name with the day he died and the day he was born on arm.. Am I in trouble??? that scripture says do not get a tattoo of the dead…
It also says not to trim your beard at the corners. What about that?
If you choose to live in the law then please convert to Judaism and do so. If you wish to live in the word please educate yourself with what Jesus taught.
The law has been fulfilled. There is a new Testament. Please do not quote the old one as the WORD. It is no longer such. If you choose to live by the fulfilled law then you need to stone prostitutes, marry your brother's widow, and quite a few other things. The law was not like trail mix where you can choose what pieces to eat and leave the rest behind. With the law you were either all in or you lived in constant sin. Yoi cannot be saved by the law, only Jesus the living embodiment of the word can save you.
I'm pretty sure Jesus nor any of his apostles said a thing about tattoes and if it was truly important he would have said something.
On a side note I have known quite a few military members in my day. They all had tattoos. I did not realize we are protects by a bunch of "heathens.". LOL
I agree … the only thing law does is show sin … to obey it doesn't forgive sin… The only way is through Faith and Grace yes Amazing Grace! Jesus died so we could obtain it… <3
Thank you! Finally!!!
Ron, may I offer to you what the word says in Matthew 5:17-20 Jesus said I came not to do away with the law but to fulfill it (walk it out, show you how to live it). If he has fulfilled in order to show us how to live by the law correctly, I would think that we are still under the law and more so since he has set the example. It also states that teaching people not to follow the law will make you least in the Kingdom of Heaven. If it's in the word of God, it is still valid and must be lived by us in order that we be found righteous. YaHoVaH(God) knows however that we are human and will fall short, that is the purpose for sacrifice Y'Shua(Jesus) made with his life that we may have atonement(forgiveness) for falling short on a daily basis.
I agree in part. However, the very beginning of the Gospel of John starts out with "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made." Verse 14 states, "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,(and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth."
Jesus and his disciples didn't need to address this issue because while they were teaching their revolutionary ideas, they were living by Old testament principles, such as the "tattoo" principle in Leviticus. Plus, if we are to present our bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto God, why indulge in marking up our bodies?
And I am not saying that if you get inked that you will be eternally lost. However, we have to go by what the Bible does say, and just because God is full of grace and truth, He gave his word to live by. His word says, "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness." That means we should give consideration to every verse before we decide whether to follow or discard it.
I KNOW A LOT OF OLD TESTAMENT COMMANDMENTS ARE OVER LOOKED AS DIETARY WOMEN BEING UNCLEAN WHEN ON THEIR MONTHLY CYCLE.. THE LIST GOES ON … ONLY GOD KNOWS THE HEART THAT'S WHY HE SAID IN Joel 2:13 "Rend your heart, and not your garments." Garment-rendering and other outward signs of religious emotion, are easily manifested and are frequently hypocritical; but to feel true repentance is far more difficult, and consequently far less common. Men will attend to the most multiplied and minute ceremonial regulations-for such things are pleasing to the flesh-but true religion is too humbling, too heart-searching, too thorough for the tastes of the carnal men; they prefer something more ostentatious, flimsy, and worldly. Outward observances are temporarily comfortable; eye and ear are pleased; self-conceit is fed, and self-righteousness is puffed up: but they are ultimately delusive, for in the article of death, and at the day of judgment, the soul needs something more substantial than ceremonies and rituals to lean upon. Apart from vital godliness all religion is utterly vain; offered without a sincere heart, every form of worship is a solemn sham and an impudent mockery of the majesty of heaven.
HEART-RENDING is divinely wrought and solemnly felt. It is a secret grief which is personally experienced, not in mere form, but as a deep, soul-moving work of the Holy Spirit upon the inmost heart of each believer. It is not a matter to be merely talked of and believed in, but keenly and sensitively felt in every living child of the living God. It is powerfully humiliating, and completely sin-purging; but then it is sweetly preparative for those gracious consolations which proud unhumbled spirits are unable to receive; and it is distinctly discriminating, for it belongs to the elect of God, and to them alone.
The text commands us to rend our hearts, but they are naturally hard as marble: how, then, can this be done? We must take them to Calvary: a dying Saviour's voice rent the rocks once, and it is as powerful now. O blessed Spirit, let us hear the death-cries of Jesus, and our hearts shall be rent even as men rend their vestures in the day of lamentation.
Beautifully said.
God doesn't want robots even though He saw what satan and his demons did when they destroyed the earth. God re-created the world in Genesis with physical beings so they could be destroyed if they didn't work out. Even the first physical being were given choices as we today. It started out by just deciding between two trees. Today, we are given and are tempted by many more decisions. Knowing that tattoos came from heathens, do we want to model ourselves after them? It's not a question of sin. Perhaps it is a question of rebellion. Perhaps it is a question of vanity. We know who the original vain rebel was. Do we want model ourselves like him or like Christ? I for one do not want to present myself to Christ as His bride wearing a symbol of the one who caused misery, death, destruction, and suffering throughout the ages. By the way, have you ever seen what a tattoo looks like on an elderly person? If you are lucky and have a tattoo you will find out!
You say that tattoos are a matter of rebellion, what about those of us that see them as a form of art. But Im not here to argue about what tattoos mean. You say that because tattoos come from heathens that they are sin. Well, what about bacon, the Bible says that we cant eat bacon because its an unclean animal. Also what about rounding off the edges of your haircut or rounding off the edges of your beard? Leviticus 19:27 reads "You shall not round off the side-growth of your heads nor harm the edges of your beard." Or how about wearing a shirt of two different kinds of fabric in it like polyester or if your a farmer having two different kinds of crops in your field? Leviticus 19:19 reads, "You are to keep My statutes. You shall not breed together two kinds of your cattle; you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor wear a garment upon you of two kinds of material mixed together." Or how about if your a bastard child, you cant even worship in church! Deuteronomy 23:2 reads, "No one of illegitimate birth shall enter the assembly of the Lord; none of his descendants, even to the tenth generation, shall enter the assembly of the Lord." Since these things are in the Bible, are they not a form of rebellion too when we do them? We are Gentiles, we are not Jewish. Paul said that since we are not Jewish, we dont have to follow the Jewish Laws. That is what we have the Holy Spirit for, the Holy Spirit is there to be our guidance when we need to know what is sin and not sin. Its not up to you to tell us what sin is and what isnt.
PRAISE GOD somebody else sees what I'm seeing…. what scripture clearly says! How on earth is everyone missing this? If Mr. Baxter meant what he said, he himself would have uncut hair and beard. Additionally, if his wife has pierced her ears, she is under the same condemnation.
Thank you so much for your reply, I was starting to feel some condemnation for a moment. I have two tattoos I am a born again Christian filled with his Holy Spirit. So thankful for Jesus and his Grace and that we no longer live under the law! I sure would not have looked forward to my death when the time comes! Thank you for helping me understand. God Bless.
Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard. This is Leviticus 19:28, "'Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material This is Leviticus 19:19, so I think there is more going on than just simple do's and don't. You shall not put any cuttings on your flesh for the dead, or any mark upon you….first of all the scripture says "for the dead" so it may be that they were doing some sort of worship or something of the dead. You can say one of these scriptures is black and white without saying the others are. If that's the case, you better not wear cotton and polyester, and you better not trim your beard or cut the sides of your hair. Just saying
If Mr. Baxter meant what he said, he himself would have uncut hair. Additionally, if his wife has pierced her ears, she is under the same condemnation. JESUS CAME, and saved us from the law. That's the point of the New Testament.
I have to agree with some others when practicing the old Mosetic laws. We cannot pick and choose what we observe. Either practice/observe all of it or none. For the most part, those that are intended to be observed is reiterated in the New Testament. That being said, I agree with some others. At one time, most that received tattoos were in the service or behind bars. The drastic tattooing done on the body is a sign of rebellion, I feel. That is JMO. The COI marked their children, both girls and boys, showing they were available for prostitution, according to some historians. The heathen and pagans did the same in rituals and part of their religion of idol worship. Never, before, has tattooing been so prevalent/popular and never before has America been so far away from godly principles. So, is tattooing against the Bible? I cannot say that it is, but when it is done, is it to be accepted by the world and what does it say about your walk with God? If you have a tattoo is it going to send you to hell, absolutely not. Before one gets a tattoo, I would suggest one asks themselves.. Why am I doing it? Is it for His glory or to be like the world? That is my take on tattoos.
well put O. Black
The scriptures also say not to go out and cut a tree and decorate it like the heathen do. Yet many Christians celebrate the Pagan/Catholic holiday of Christmas.
Jeremiah 10:1-4 When you ask them about it, they claim that was Old Testament. I wouldn't have another tatoo, however, the one I have, I feel no condemnation about!
Amen & Amen…the "church" is full of pagan "leftovers"…..but the "Restoration of all things is at hand,"
why is everyone so focused on law, we aren't under the law!! we have been forgiven every sin through the future not even committed yet! and gentiles never were under the Law….mixing law and grace is what Jesus spoke about in being hot or cold…you cant put old testament law in new covenant wine skins…Jesus came and He is greater than what Adam did making us sinners, Jesus came and redeemed future sins not even committed yet other wise He couldn't have risen from the dead. Stop trying to be judge!! Jesus is the only Judge, He came to redeem and we aren't to think we have to do it for Him..
Yes we are saved by grace and faith along through Christ what he has done on the Cross! However, It's not grace that we can do what ever. It's obedience! The Law of God is to be Obeyed . Do you even know what the gospel is? The problem with most Christians, they think that the gospel is about Jesus. It's not about Jesus! In the book of Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the son of God Also he is the Lord of the Sabbath Mark 2:23 Mark 3:4. Also if you love him, you are to keep the Commandments I John 3:21-24 Revelation 14:12. And true prophecy! The church doesn't teach true prophecy! Revelation 19:10
Whoa there! The gospel is the good news of what Jesus has done and is doing, period. Nothing you do without Jesus means anything.
I saw a sign at a booth that said "ears periced while you wait". My question, how else can you do it? Do you "drop the ears off and come back later?
Does outward adornment make you more attractive?
After you get a tat, do you look at it and say "ok, now I look perfect.
Being right with the Lord on the inside, will let you accept yourself on the outside.
LOL. and Amen
Once we engage in discussing what God said, then we sound like the conversation between Eve and the serpent in the garden of Eden "….Did God say…." Gen 3.1++. And the consequences of that conversation still live with us. We need caution and discernment from God
The instructions are still Holy to God. A lot of Gods instructions are to keep us safe. There wouldn't be s.t.d.'s if the law was followed. The dietary laws (instructions) also were for health reasons too. God still lets us have choices but it is still our responsibility to let people know with love God's preferences are (my people die for lack of knowledge). You run the risk of hepatitis C when you get tatoos or piercings. We are to seperate ourselves from the world. Thanks be to God for His mercy and grace for us! To love us and to forgive us and to restore us!!
Mary where does the bible say that we are to separate ourselves from the world ? I am very glad that Jesus didn't do life like that. The Son of Man[aka Jesus] came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and "sinners."' (Matthew 11:19) I think the real question a Christian should be asking him/herself was, when was the last time I was accused of something Jesus was accused of. Since we are called to be IN the world, but not of it.
God said to be Holy, because I am holy. Which means we are to be separated from the world when they sin. We are not to partake in the heathenish sin, but to be holy as God is. Yes, Jesus went and preached to the lost and sinners, but He did not sin, and did not allow the name of God to blasphemed. He taught who God was, but did not sin. Even sinners loved Him, why? Because he spent time with them and did not condemn. He did not sin, and He taught, but He did not condemn. We are to assemble ourselves together with like minded people, not with the world. Too many people do what the world does and don't even realize that they are sinning. Well, everybody else is doing it, why can't we, because they are the heathens trying to get us to sin. We are to be leaders with Christ, not followers of the world of sinners.
Is there any "REAL" scripture on this please?? Not that it matters we are all sinners there is none righteous but one
How much more REAL than the word of God do you want?
Also please read I Corinthians 3:16. Also I Corinthians 6:19 Avoiding Sexual Immorallity
Just because Jesus fulfilled the law or instructions as the word for law really means in hebrew doesn't mean the scriptures of the old testament aren't "real". The writers of the new testament quoted old testament to instruct on grace.
The Apostle Paul said that their will be rampant sin in the last days! Please read II Timothy 3..
I have tattoos, and I really don't think that God is going to condemn me for it. I had them before I understood who He was and what Jesus did for us all…and I know that I'm forgiven, for He knows my heart, and my Love for Him… and my love for art…and where I put it, be it on canvas, paper, wood, or my skin.
He also told the not to eat pork in the old testament, I have no idea why, maybe because of health reasons? Tattoos have been around before the Bible was written, and I'm sure that God did not condemn those people…for there are far too many other more serious actions that can land you in hell, like the most heinous one is to turn your face away from God, and deny Him, and to worship idols…
To many people tattooing is a form of art, and a statement of a certain event in their lives…and there are some beautiful pieces of art on the body…BUT…. there is another side to tattooing that I do object to which is the subject matter of the tattoos…devils, skulls, death scenes, and any violent, or sexual innuendo's that are put on the skin is definitely WRONG! and this practice I am sure is what is a sin in God's eyes…what a shame that people are stupid enough to think by putting a picture of something evil is cool..this is what I believe gives tattoo's a bad name…I feel that when Jesus comes, and those that have tattoos, if He doesn't want them on the skin, they will be erased…and that's just fine with me…I leave it up to His judgement when He arrives…
I can't believe you didn't explain why God was against tattoos back then in which has nothing to do with why people use tattoos today. Some cultures like the Fiji people still use tattoos to respect their heathen gods like they did in the Old Testament. Very disappointed with your lack of knowledge of the history and why God said that.
I'll be willing to bet that Mr Baxter has worn clothing made of two materials and has cut the sides of his hair. If so, Who is he to tell someone that tattos are against scripture?
"most people don't even know what sin is anymore" is very true! God is the same yesterday , today and forever! the ways of THIS world are not God's ways. I am not judging but if we want to make it into the kingdom we need to forget the ways of man and focus on Jesus and his will for us. we are not our own. the road to salvation is narrow Matt 7:13″Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14″For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it. God bless you
In all love, I say that if our salvation is determined by any thing else than belief in Jesus' sacrifice and resurrection, we most assuredly missed it.
The "road" is what leads to life. Yes eternal life is included in salvation, but the life is for here…on earth. For health, provision, and protection were all bought by Jesus at the cross, but many will not receive it; either of ignorance, or unbelief. John 10, says that Jesus gave us life and in abundance.
If we study Lev 19:28 in its context we can see it is talking about the practice of markings used as to identify with a pagan deity or practice. Two verse above that it states you can't eat meat with blood in it? Does that mean we can't eat steak cooked rare anymore? But this again is talking about meat eating when given for sacrifices for sin, not a steak at Outback Steak House…The verse below that commands that men not cut the locks of their hair nor even trim their beards…Does that mean all "Christians" have to have long hair and beards now? No..this also was referring to a custom that the pagans had of identifying themselves with a certain god they worshipped. Is a pastor or a Christian who had his girlfriend name or "Mother" tattooed on his arm 40 years ago while in the Navy any less saved? I think not. Not unless his girlfriend or mother was a "god." Are some tattoos in today society satanic, weird or not Christ like? Sure…But so is Gluttony and many other things Christians do…Than Jesus., Yeshua the Lamb of God for the BLOOD….scripture has to be kept in its context and time…if not "come up here" will start a false rapture doctrine? Oh…Sorry about 200 years to late on that one…
Boy! This one has certainly stirred up a hornet's nest! We are in the age (dispensation) of Grace. We have three ways to look at this issue. First is through the eyes of the "legalism". Second through the eyes of "freedom from the law" — we are not a theocracy and we are not a Jewish nation. The third is from knowledge of the Word of God and something most Christians lack– Common Sense.
First of all, remember that God looks at the heart and man the outward appearances. So, there is no obvious sin issue here. Ask yourself, will this tattoo help or hinder your witness for Christ?
For the sake of not offending "ignorant brethern" and making no statement that could take "center stage" to your wittness, I would recommend not getting one. If you already have one, no "big deal". God can use you to bring the Gospel to the unbeliever who does have tattoos.
Well said!!!!! preach on, to God be the glory.
Tattoos and shavings were forbidden in Lev 19 & 21 for servants of God. God has and
always will be against any sign of cultism which these two come from Roman cultism.
This is just another sign of the times as the Grammys were loaded with cult signs and
so was the closing of the Olympics in China. If they are there before salvation that cannot
be changed but it will hinder witnessing as I have seen in my 83 yrs.
Thank you. We work outside the church with people scarred by sin and I do not notice the tattoos. I notice the need people have for love. I have no marking on my body, but I know a lot of Christians with hidden tattoos. Fleshly christians should rather focus on Christ than on the mistakes of the world. X
you are on the way and still learning…we are free from the curse of the low but we should be dead to sin as Christians
I disagree tattoos are awesome im getting 2 one of an urple cross and the other is my 19 yr old girl who is wwe diva eva marie jesus wont condem me for it im 37 and know april 29 is not the final 7yrs also
What would you think if, after the resurrection, your tats are still there? Just thinkin'!
Then maybe it means you were left behind! Just thinkin'
Our body is the temple of God. We are not our own. We have been bought with a price. God dosn't want "Graffiti" on his temple. If thy eye offend the then pluck it out. It is far better to enter Heaven with one eye. Irvin is right and the Scripture are clear.
There are several "Churches" that support a "Tattoo Ministry" and that is wrong.
I just want to say that I've got 7! Tattoos and I'm looking to be forgiven and to be closer to god!! I always have!!! Always and hearing this just makes it seem like I have no chance at all at having a relationship with god….. It makes me sick to think you are a Christian and you as well don't follow what Jesus says, Jesus says come as you are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So if I've sinned by getting the tattoos I have then I'm done for and I'm just filth???? Maybe you should look into being more supportive of "us" people who have tattoos…. Maybe we did it and didn't have knowledge of how it was unexceptable!!!! I'm married now and I'm very happy and I pray to god everyday and thank him for what he has blessed me with and the lessons he's given me! My life is much different from what it used to be, I don't have any evil markings on my body just simple tattoos and this just killed my hopes at trying to bring me and my family closer to god. This is why I'm in fear to go to church is because of people like you. This is so wrong! I now know what the bible says about tattoos and I feel a great deal of regret ever marking my body!
We are to repent and put our trust and faith in Jesus Christ, right? Repent means to turn from sin. Which means we are to stop sinning every chance we can, and certainly the sins that we can control. Lev, 19:28, God makes very clear that He does not want markings on your body. For the dead or otherwise. No tattoos. So, why are people justifying sin when God says don't do it. Yes, the Leviticle law is Old testament, but so are all the laws, including the 10 Commandments. Do we just throw away the Ten Commandments, and go commit adultery and murder any time we want? Go lie and steal and dishonor our parents just because it is Old Testament? OF course not, so quit using Old Testament as a reason to justify your sin. If God hates it, then don't it. God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and He still does not want you marking up the Temple of The Holy Spirit. If God wanted you to look different on the outside, then He would have given you different parents. Now, please stop being the like the world and justifying your sin. Be more like God, remember, Be holy, because I am holy. God bless
what does the new testament say about tattoos and what if you have them on you before you get saved?
if he got them on you before he got saved, deal with it! They are your brothers in Christ now.
Just read up on Roman mythology and gods and you will see that tattoos and shaved heads
are a symbol of cult worship of the dead. Notice in movies of Abraham, Ben Hur, Joseph
etc that Romans rulers have their head shaved. Many black singers, Rhianna, Kanye and
Jay Z have cult symbols on their albums and on their clothes when they appear on TV or in
a concert. The closing of the Olympics in China was loaded with cult symbols. Even the
Grammy awards had many cult symbols. This is going to be a major impact on kids in the
next 5 yrs.
If I work with people outside the church, I do not make an issue of tattoos. God has sent Jesus for those too. When you focus on sin, you can not reach calling, but rather focus on loving God and people, without condemnation.
in your circumstance the damage is already done. So trying to preach to them against the tattoos they have is a fruitless waste of time and creates a barrier between you and them. You need to show them that there is forgiveness for all their sins. That grace extends to all who take Christ as their champion. In time they will learn that tattoos and those remnants of their old life are no longer important or something to seek after. Once they are filled with the desire to know the Holy Spirit, it is the Psirit they will seek after. they will devour scriptures in order to become closer in knowing their Savior and their God.
Well said
My name Joan Lopez. I am part of life group. We are discussion of book Isaiah on chapter 7 about prophecy Emanuel , child born from virgin. Can you explain to me if there any possibility of double prophecy. Than maybe King or Isaiah could have child with that name in there time and then years later the fulfillment of Emanuel from virgin. I am very confuse with that double prophecy. My understanding is that prophecy of hope that a virgin will give birth to son and call him Emanuel (God within us) our redeemer. If you can clarify this with facts so I can take it to my group on Wednesday and clear up any doubt. Thank you. God bless you.
Joan Lopez
The prophecy speaks of one being born of a virgin who would be God with us. Jesus was the fulfillment of that prophecy according to Matthew 1:23. This was not a double prophecy and never in history has another been born of a virgin.
Well, I've told all of my kids about scripture and tattoos and that it's all about glorifying oneself and not God. Look at me, right?
Now, my very christian son called me one day and said dad, I finally got a tattoo. My heart and jaw dropped as I new, he new better. He was a big kid. Played college football, so he's seen all the tattoos on all the guys on the team. When I got home he asked me if I wanted to see it. I said not really… and then he lifted his shirt off and to my surprise it was a cross tattooed over his heart. I was at a loss for words…
Keith……scripture states not to cut or tattoo our bodies for the DEAD. One thing that I find so difficult with Christians today is that they read one part of scripter, without knowing what the scripter is really even talking about. During that time they were operation under Sundry Laws….Also back then people worshiped a lot of idols and that's why they would cut and tattoo themselves. So by your son getting a cross tattoo who does that tell you he worships?? None other then the one true living God…..right?? I have a tattoo of something the Lord whispered to me. It is written in Hebrew and it says "you shall be called victory". It reminds me everyday that through Christ I am victorious!
You are not victorious Angelina. Christ is. Your victory is only through the sacrifice Christ made for you. never forget that you are to be meek as a child. Humble in fact. That voice was something else. Perhaps your own desire for self assurance? NO Angelina. Christians of today are not wrong to stand against tattooing. It is not what God wants for His Children. He will not condemn His children for having them, but rather for His children desiring them. We are not to love this world and it's trends. Seek the truth Angelina. I can see that you are seeking the trtuh else you would not have commented here. Your soul is facing conviction for your act of vandalism. But you are confused and trying to ratify your tattoo here by teaching others falsely. Repent and ask the Lord to forgive you and to release you from the deception you are under. He will do it gladly. Be blessed dear girl.
One thing certain is that God does not and will not change and so is His words in the face of man's failures and unfaithfulness, 2Tim 2:13. Once the word of God has made it explicitly clear that believers should not cut their skins or tattoo their skins, Lev 29:28: it behoves us as God's children to Obey and work by His words without asking questions because to do so is to doubt and to doubt is to err. Now the tattoo of cross on his body you may be quick to conclude portrays his faith and showcases him as the worshiper of the christian God. But here you err also because the cross is not a sign of the Christian God, even if it is. Besides the word of God says in Exodus 20:4 'You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below'. By tattooing a cross over his chest your son has unwittingly made an idol for himself. One error leading to another grievous error. Please do know that it is blessed to follow God in simple obedience for this gives beauty to our relationship with him. For God who cannot liar and cannot change will not change His word to suit our ways. For in this many have erred.
Did not god create all knowledge both good and evil and give man and many of his creations the free choice of deciding which one to follow? This is not to condemn God in no way because we like all God's creations have the privilege of choice. Final decision is ours not Gods. So Jesus Christ died on the cross and was buried and was resurrected. Jesus said it is done. The Book of Revelation is a warning to many Christians and non-believers who have not fully realized what It is done means. That is why so many parts (chapters) seem to be out of order. John merely wrote after as the information was presented to him and as we know, God can be cryptic at times, because of our inabilities at the time or His plan for the future. Or just maybe, the future and present exist concurrently and we are just not aware of it. Could explain how God knows the future before it happens. Well enough, my question is still: what didn't Jesus Christ accomplish at the cross?
why sacrifices if Bible says "thou shalt not kill"
I had that same question and the Lord took me into the spirit and he showed that the blood of Jesus covers our sins and when we ask him he does it and as long as she stops adding to her body she is forgiven. So as a believer lve her inspite of her lack of knowledge . Once she asks Jess into her heart all is covered by the blood.
I have a question for Irvan how come you are having the Jewish people go to your bible college,when the scriptures are clear that the final show down is at Peta and megedo?
To finish what i started to write when I was brought in the spirit I saw Jesus and we turn and saw a grert creature and Jesus handed me a bucket of red liquid and he said throw it on the creature and became invisible every where this red liquid hit the bodyof the ceature it had its claws around a human heart and I turned to Jesus and said i need more and he kept filling the bucket until the creature was gone. I than woke up and i ent to the the back of the church where they were praying for a young man and the Lord spoke out of my mouth to the youngman and told him to remove his shirt and he did and tatooed on his chest was this same dragon creature that I threw the blood of Jesus on.So I was shown how he cleanses us.
Indeed Debra. He cleanses us when we have areas that need cleansing. If He was ok with tattoos He would not bother to waste His blood to cleanse us. But because it is such an offense He uses His blood to clean us, His precious blood.
I will give a Amen on the tattoos. Against the word of the Lord.
It shows heathen practice and these 2 words describes it well.God help us today
Irvin, was not a tattoo in the old testament a sign for a slave?
I wonder if the mark of Cain was a tattoo?
In any case, slaves and prostitutes were tattooed back in the day. They still are. Certain tattoos and piercings tell you what that person is willing to do.
it is wrong to judge a book by its cover. But having said that, it is the nature of a person to pre judge another on their outward appearance. The Lord knows that about us and wishes to spare His children from such human judgement, which is one of the reasons He advises us against marking ourselves. Do not condemn others, we know not where they are in their journey with their Savior.
I have a large crucifix on my back. My father, his father and his father before him have the same tattoo, it's a family tradition that goes back to our time in the Royal Navy. Having this crucifix would prevent the wearer from being flogged as this would be deemed to offend Christ. Surely The Lord would not object to this?
A flogging is a form of correctional discipline. God is not against correctional discipline, but He is not for using a tattoo as a way to gain favour. You are not going to God to ask for His help, but relying on a "talisman" for protection. it is the same as witchcraft. Change your heart and go to God for forgiveness. You will receive it. Ask Him to forgive this traditional practice as well. You are either all for God or not at all interested in Him. Be blessed and seek the truth.
I was just reading this over and over and wondering when you say you think it is the time clock of God that is the restrainer that holds back the antichrist, so could it be it is actually God in how it says "The one who now holds it back," and also refers to he, in 2 Thessalonians 2:7 For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. Thank you, Love your Ministry and the devotion toward the Jewish people.
Did not Paul speak clearly in Gal 3:24-25 that we are no longer under the law because the law was there to guide us to Jesus but now that Jesus has come we are free from law? Todays tattoos are not as they once were. There was a time, as referenced by Leviticus, when a "tattoo" was used to represent or give honor to false gods. In fact the hebrew word we translate does not mean tattoo but rather "to cut" and the tradition of pagans was to make deep wide cuts then pour ink into the wound. In fact the whole passage is about the practices the jews had picked up that were not honoring God. Its a context issue similar to the root of all evil is money where the real translation says the LOVE of money is the root of evil. Also if you go through various translations you will find that in reference to Leviticus 19:28 the word "evil" is used in reference to the markings. This would easily be used to say then that as long as the tattoo is not evil it is ok. Either way there is still the point that Christ came to free us from the law not to bind us to certain parts. Afterall if we are following the law we should follow all of it which would mean forgetting ham or bacon and saying goodbye to cheese on hamburgers. One last thought, no matter how you believe we need to respect that each of us has a personal walk and relationship with Christ and each relationship has different boundaries. 1Cor 13:13
Christ has come to save us. We are not condemned to die as once we were. And our salvation is no longer dependent on following the law, because Christ is the sacrifice now. Surely, once you have accepted Christ and done so in accordance with His will, you will receive the Holy Spirit. As a spirit filled Christian, you will only ever face true spiritual conviction by the Holy Spirit if ever considering a tattoo. God does not require you to mark your body. In fact He requires you to keep yourself clean and free of this world and its trends and fashions. Do not be deceived by those who wish to see you falter in your service to God. Christ has cautioned us against false prophets and teachers. He told us we should be in the world, but not of it. Do not ignore the fact that Christ is our teacher now, not our excuse to do as we please. To love God, is to honor Him, respect Him and cherish that which He gives you. Your body is a gift from God. Do not vandalize it. If you have already done so, ask His forgiveness and He will give you grace.
I used to get tattoos, but now that I know Christ, and had my spiritual awakening, I no longer have the desire to get them. I have them, and they are a reminder of my past life. But being born again has great advantages of allowing you to be reminded of your past life and how you've overcome it. Now if I want to see colors, I use paper, not skin. That's just me…
Be assured that you are cleansed of the sins that drove you to get these tattoos and use them as a reminder of your salavation and God's grace. Bless you and God be with you. With Love and Admiration, your sister in Christ.
So hypothetically if I were to get a tattoo do u think God would reject me and not allow me into heaven? ?
Like if it were really really small
it's sad to continue to see partial scripture references on display. to you tattoo 'condemners', when referring to Lev. why have you not also condemned trimming your beards? of course, this would also mean you should have a beard therefore, if you don't you are in sin, right. do you trim the sides of your hair? sin. do you wear mixed fabrics? sin. do you eat or plant crops from mixed seed? sin. all these are also listed in the same area as the tattoo/cutting with reference to the dead and pagan worship/idols.. hello folks. please stop leaving scripture out for your own personal opinions. to those who talk about the body being a temple of the Lord. yes, there is also reference sexually, but to those of you who use it against tattoos how many of you are overweight or down right fat not due to a medical issue? don't exercise, over-eat (gluttony is a sin as well), etc. you're also not treating your body as God's temple are you? from Irvin down (who i respect) i am really tired of Christians not seeking the whole truth regarding topical issues and making sin issues of things where Scripture does not. let's talk about drinking, smoking, and all the other issues we could discuss regarding what scripture does and doesn't say.. come on folks if scripture doesn't address an issue stop creating your own religion. you won't win anyone to Christ telling them getting a tattoo or having a beer in and of itself they're sinning which keeps you out of Heaven. God bless you all.
There are reasons for each tattoo we get. It could be a silly reason like "my parents will hate it :)", which boils down to rebellion. It could be to "honor the memory of my dead mother" or to "imprint the names of my kids on my arm until death", so in essence we commit a part of our body to a human being, rather than to God. It could be because we think it will look cool/pretty, and we want to look cool/pretty to impress people, which really boils down to having a need for attention and that means we really don't have a very good relationship with our Savior if we feel compelled to seek attention from people. Whatever the reason, there is simply NO Godly reason to get a tattoo. God Himself does not like it. Who could blame Him. When I see a tattoo on a person it looks the same to me as seeing graffiti on a white wall. It's vandalism. there are some who will say they wish to have a religious or Christian symbol tattooed upon them, to honor God, but nowhere has God told us that in order to honor Him, we are expected to mark ourselves. God is very specific and straightforward on how He wants us to worship Him. He has a resolute mind on that subject. It is especially insulting to try and honor God in this way because in days gone by and in some circles today, heathen gods (demons) are honored in this way. With brands, tattoos and other markings. Like cattle are marked. God does not see us as cattle. He feels very deeply for us and has gone to great lengths to offer us salvation. Society is becoming more and more blase about the popularity of tattoos and other body modifiactions. this plays into the eney's plan for us. He is priming us to become numb to the abhorrence of vandalizing our bodies. He wants that for us so that when the time comes to take upon our flesh the mark of the beast, it will be no big deal. If the Holy Spirit dwells within you you will know what is right and what is wrong. Do not let others try to sway you. Their opinions are fraudulent and they are deceived.
I do not have any tattoos so I cannot speak to that specifically. BUT i do have many ugly scars from when I used to cut myself, before I became born again.
When I find people looking at my scars I use it as an opportunity to spread The Gospel. I testify to them about my life and then about my New Life through Christ.
I should like to think that if I had gotten any tats as a non believer, I would also use these to testify to those who ask.
While I certainly do believe that should anyone come to Christ AFTER marking themselves, those marks are washed off of our spirit bodies.I also believe that we have a duty to use them to the Glory of God. As in "I used to feel the need to cut myself because I felt so utterly worthless and ugly. I hated my body. I hated myself. But after accepting Christ I bitterly regret treating myself like I did. Christ has taught me how to forgive myself for those things however."
You see I believe it comes down to desire.
Before I was saved, I desired to harm myself. But now that I am saved my desire is to bare witness to others, that they too might be saved.
Similarly I am sure the desire that drove you to get your tat was not an urge that stemmeed from a Holy place. Rather it came from a place of rebellion or vanity perhaps. Each person has their particular reason. Whatever the reason was, I believe that the desire that drove it is snuffed out once we recieve the Holy Spirit.
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So I have always had these lines on the sides of my nose, now on the right side of the picture (left side of my nose for me) the line is actually a bump, it's not smooth, like the cartilage is pertruding out a little to much. you can only tell from the side view. Can my cartilage on the left be made symmetrical to the right? Also is it possible that I created the "bump"? I used to squeeze my nose constantly for months on end to make it smaller, is it possible I changed the cartilage? Thanks!
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A Minor Change Finesse Rhinoplasty
Hello Justin, Of course a plan for treatment can't be implemented without a examination but I will offer you my opinion relative to the photo you provided.
- The irrregularities that you describe are probably caused by the protrusion of the supporting cartilage beneath the nasal skin.
- These irregularities can often be asymmetrical
- It appears that the refinement that you are seeking could be accomplished through a less aggressive closed technique. One a scale of 1-10 in describing the extent of your procedure, I would rate yours in the 4 to 5 range.
- It is highly unlikely that you caused this problem by squeezing your nose.
Yours would be what I like to describe as a less aggressive finesse Rhinoplasty. Suggest you chose you surgeon based upon the number of cases he or she has performed. Good Luck
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Minor changes can be performed through closed rhinoplasty. To be honest I would have to examine you to determine some of the concerns you are expressing as the single tiny view is not enough for me to make a judgement. Find the plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of rhinoplasties each year. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
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20 Week Ultrasound: Little Ninja
Angela and I went to our 20-week ultrasound last week. We were told that it would be a long appointment, and it was.
Unlike our previous ultrasounds, this one was at a special office that specializes in them. The office was well decorated, but not nearly as comfortable as the one Angela's OBGYN keeps.
Measuring the Baby
This appointment is called the Anatomy Scan. In the UK, it's sometimes referred to as an Anomaly Scan. This is a pretty detailed ultrasound, in which the technician takes tons of measurements of the baby from head to toe, checking out vital organs, blood flow, and brain development.
Our son was particularly active throughout the appointment. On first glance, he was relaxing with his legs crossed and his hands up by his head. He wasn't sucking his thumb, but he was rubbing his forehead a lot.
Before long, he uncrossed his legs and gave Angela's cervix a swift kick. He looked like a little ninja!
When the technician attempted to get a heart rhythm, he started to swim around. It took her a while to get him to settle down long enough to establish a rhythm: 160 quick beats per minute.
Mama's Progress
Angela's bump is getting more pronounced every day. Some days it appears a lot bigger than others, and we've even been able to feel what we think is the baby moving around in the womb.
Angela even feels kicks now and not just the light flutters she has been experiencing since her 16th week. When she stands up from the bed or her recliner, the baby gives her a little kick sometimes just to remind her that he's in there.
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Nr 10: BERTIL HANSSON / Målandets resor / Journey of paintings // BERTIL HANSSONs book contains 43 new paintings and prints. Text by ARNE THOMASSEN / He lives in Dalsland in Sweden and in France. / This book contains a selection of new paintings and prints, made by BERTIL HANSSON for the exhibition at GALLERI UDDENBERG in Gothenburg, Sweden, sep-oct 2013.
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text: RT Book, Whole DB /z-wcorg/ DS http://worldcat.org ID 83977491 LA English T1 Axis A1 Wilson, Robert Charles,, PB Tor PP New York YR 2007 SN 9780765309396 0765309394 AB We are taken to the mysterious planet Equatoria, a world apparently engineered for humanity by the inscrutable machine intelligences known as the Hypotheticals. Turk Findley, a man with a criminal past, runs an aeronautical charter service on the newly settled planet. Lise Adams, who hires Turk, is a would-be journalist searching for her vanished father, a scientist obsessed with the Hypotheticals and their illegal life extension technology. Meanwhile, young Isaac, genetically manipulated by rogue scientists so that he may become a conduit between humanity and the AIs, is coming of age, and something enormous and unknown is assembling itself far underground.


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In consultation with several sector bodies1 we've produced three draft vision documents for research, further education (FE) and skills, and higher education (HE) teaching and learning. These documents are not final or authoritative and are intended to initiate discussion.
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acrylic and pen on canvas, 24 x 30 in.
This reminds me of HRR Geiger's (I think that's how you spell his name) work. It looks really cool!!
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looks like the harmful effects of smoking . I didnt see your art in quite sometime but you are back with a bang again ! \m/
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Go big or go home was the motto for last night's Emmy's fashion; colors, cleavage and cut-outs ruled the red carpet.
As Brad Goreski predicted, color was one of the night's biggest trends. TV's top talent didn't shy away from bold shades, with canary yellow, cobalt, orange, oxblood and sea green among the Emmy's hot hues.
In an unusual red carpet color choice, Claire Danes, Julianne Moore and Julie Bowen proved that canary yellow is actually incredibly flattering for evening wear.
Other stars tapped into the season's "it" hue, with Jenna Malone and Julie Louis-Dreyfus looking fab in wine-colored gowns, while Tina Fey, Ashley Judd and Kelly Osbourne all went with grape gowns.
Channeling a completely different vibe, Heidi Klum, Julianne Hough and Sofia Vergara recalled the colors of the ocean in teal and sea green.
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Starlets sparkled in silver, gunmetal and sequins, from Lucy Liu's futuristic Versace dress to Nicole Kidman's teal sequin embellishments and Hough and Vergara's shimmering mermaid gowns.
Sexy silhouettes abounded. Cleavage-boosting sweetheart necklines, curve-enhancing mermaid silhouettes, stem-spotlighting slits, shoulder-baring one-shoulder gowns, skin-revealing sheer cut-outs appearing — you name it and we saw it. And some stars – Cat Deeley, Hough, Malone and Vergara — amped-up the sex appeal even more and sported more than one of these sexy trends.
Balancing out the night's sultry styles were the sophisticated column gowns worn by Girls' star Allison Williams and Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery and the full-skirted dresses that Moore, Zooey Deschanel and Ginnifer Goodwin all wore. Architectural pleats, frothy layers, asymmetrical hemlines, and eye-catching embellishments made these more covered-up silhouettes stand out among the sexier styles.
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London (AFP) July 14, 2010
British ministers on Wednesday launched a new Google Earth map designed to show the potential impact of temperature rises of four degrees Celsius.
The interactive map lets members of the public see the dramatic changes that could occur if action is not taken to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Significant alterations include higher temperatures over land compared to the sea, and extreme temperature increases in the Arctic, according to the map.
It was created using analysis from the Met Office Hadley Centre, a largely state-funded climate change research unit that advises government, and other leading scientists in the field, according to a Foreign Office statement.
Unveiling the map, Foreign Office minister Henry Bellingham said it demonstrated the new government's determination to tackle climate change and show a wide audience the dangers or rising temperatures.
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As many as 26 companies have been given preliminary approval so far, state media reported this week.
The official said Internet titans Google and Microsoft had not submitted applications to provide mapping services in China in the world's biggest online market.
Under new regulations introduced in June, all firms providing Internet map and location services in China are required to apply for approval from the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping, state media said last month.
Authorities will be allowed to shut down the service if providers do not get a licence by the end of this year, the China Daily said.
Foreign firms wanting to provide mapping and surveying services in China are required to set up joint ventures or partnerships with local firms.
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In a blink of an eye Magic Johnson went from the Michigan State sophomore celebrating a national title to one of basketball's senior statesmen.
He was the peerless point guard with historic numbers who once played center and had one of the greatest games in NBA Finals history.
When we looked again last month he was arguing that his 1992 Olympic team was the greatest ever.
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(Reuters) - The Benckiser group agreed to buy Caribou Coffee Co Inc CBOU.O for about $340 million in a deal that would boost the German investment company's position as the No. 2 U.S. purveyor of premium coffee, but still well behind Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O).
Joh. A. Benckiser Group (JAB), the investment vehicle of the Reimann family, offered $16 per share to take Caribou private, a premium of about 30 percent to the stock's Friday close of $12.32.
Adding Caribou's 610 outlets in 22 U.S. states to Benckiser's Peet's Coffee and Tea outlets would give the group a little more than 800 U.S. outlets. Starbucks has about 11,000.
Caribou shares jumped to $16.64 on the Nasdaq, suggesting some investors anticipate a higher offer, before easing back to $16.01 by early afternoon, still just above the offer price.
"We don't think they are paying anywhere near enough. The price should be closer to $30-$35," said Richard Fearon, managing director of Hedge fund Accretive Capital Partners LLC, whose largest shareholding is in Caribou.
"At $16 per share (Caribou) is being stolen for less than 0.9 times sales and 10.5 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization," Fearon said.
Peet's, in contrast, was taken private at 2.4 times sales and 21 times EBITDA, Fearon said.
Craig Hallum analyst Matt Bendixen, who has a $19 target price on the stock, said he believed Caribou could get a better offer. "The buyer has got a pretty good value here on the purchase price," he said.
However, intrinsic valuation on Thomson Reuters StarMine suggested that Caribou's stock should be trading around $8.22, compared with Friday's close of $12.32, indicating stronger growth than analysts had anticipated.
StarMine's models take into account analyst estimates for growth, usually over five years, and then model the typical growth trajectory of companies over a longer period of time.
"Investing in a growing premium coffee space is the overarching theme here, and Caribou is a very cheap way to do that," Stephens Inc analyst Will Slabaugh told Reuters.
The Reimann fortune comes from the Benckiser chemicals company, founded in 1823, one of the predecessor companies of London-based Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc (RB.L).
The family also controls fashion group Coty COTY.UL, which it unsuccessfully tried to merge with Avon Products Inc (AVP.N) in a $10.7 billion deal earlier this year, and owns Labelux Group, manager of luxury brands Bally, Belstaff and Jimmy Choo.
Benckiser bought Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc PEETC.UL for about $1 billion in July. It further bulked up its coffee business in October when it raised its stake in Amsterdam-listed D.E Master Blenders 1753 DEMB.AS, the Douwe Egberts coffee business spun out of Sara Lee, to just over 15 percent.
Caribou Coffee, founded in 1992, operates its own outlets and licenses its coffee to Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc's GMCR.O for its Keurig single-cup coffee brewers.
Caribou reported a 3.5 percent rise in comparable-store sales in the third quarter, helping it post a better-than-expected results.
Chicago-based BDT Capital Partners, founded by Byron Trott, a long-time confidant of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, will participate in the Caribou deal as a minority investor and adviser.
Once the deal is completed, Caribou will continue to be operated as an independent company run by its current management and will remain based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Caribou Coffee was advised in the deal by Moelis & Co LLC.
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Cherish, Conor and Alec survived a deadly plane crash in which Conor took the blame, Alec disappeared, and Cherish's life changed forever. A year later, another crash and a mysterious message reunite Cherish with the two men from her past: Alec, the man who loved her, and Conor, the lover who betrayed her. Together, they must stop a terrorist from killing again. But as the investigation unfolds, Cherish's faith is put to the test as she tries to decide if one of the men she trusts could be the killer.
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