Leviticus the LORD God
says that we are not to
make cuttings into our
flesh (tattoos) as the
pagan cultures do in
order to cut the names
of their gods into their
skin. Nor are we to
print marks upon our
skin (tattoos).
God is saying not to cut
God is saying not to cut
into our skin at all! And He
did not make exceptions
if you have a 'nice'
message or a 'Christian'
message tattooed into
your skin! After
commanding us not to
do this He states "I am
the LORD." Meaning
that this is His
command not to do
these things as the
pagans or the rest of
the world does.
Leviticus 19:28
Leviticus 19:28
Ye shall not make any
cuttings in your flesh
for the dead, nor print
any marks upon you:
I am the LORD.
1 John
2:15 Love not the world,
1 John
2:15 Love not the world,
neither the things that
are in the world. If any
man love the world,
the love of the Father is
not in him.
2:16 For all that is in the
2:16 For all that is in the
world, the lust of the flesh,
and the lust of the eyes,
and the pride of life, is
not of the Father, but is
of the world.
2:17 And the world
passeth away, and the lust
thereof: but he that doeth
the will of God abideth for
ever.
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that we are not to cut
ourselves (as in modern day
tattoo) because they (and
we) "are the children of the
LORD your God".
Deuteronomy 14:1
Deuteronomy 14:1
Ye are the children of the
LORD your God: ye shall
not cut yourselves, nor
make any baldness
between your eyes for
the dead.
This verse also says that
This verse also says that
we shall not print any
marks upon us (such as
ear or nose or lip or other
body piercings). And God
says "I am the LORD"
meaning this is His
command to us!
Leviticus 19:28
Leviticus 19:28
Ye shall not make any
cuttings in your flesh for
the dead, nor print any
marks upon you: I am
the LORD.
Why should we obey these
Why should we obey these
commands? Because the
LORD does not want us
imitating pagans. Jesus
said we are the light of
the world.
Matthew
5:14 (a) Ye are the light of
Matthew
5:14 (a) Ye are the light of
the world.
5:16 Let your light so
shine before men, that
they may see your good
works, and glorify your
Father which is in heaven.
1 Corinthians
6:19 What? know ye not
1 Corinthians
6:19 What? know ye not
that your body is the
temple of the Holy Ghost
which is in you, which ye
have of God, and ye are
not your own?
6:20 For ye are bought
with a price [the blood
of Jesus Christ]: therefore
glorify God in your body,
and in your spirit, which
are God's.