A pastoral response
Do the scriptures declare that our bodies and temples of the Holy Ghost according to Corinthians 6. 19?Don’t you know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit, that it is in you, that you have God, and that it is not yours?Therefore, it is wise to really seek to know what God’s standard is for this temple.
We only have one text that speaks of marking the body found in Leviticus 19:28
However, we do not have a clear and explicit commandment on this topic in the scriptures, but we have some principles that can help you decide.
This formula helps us discern between what is right and what is wrong.
Question 1: What will I do and of physical, mental, and spiritual benefit?Should it be done?
“All things are legal to me, but not all fit. Corinthians 6. 12
Question 2: Can you master what I’m going to do?
“All things are allowed to me, but none of them will dominate me. Corinthians 6. 12
Question 3: What am I about to offend others?
“And so if food is a scandal for my brother, I will never eat meat again, for fear of scandalizing it. “I Corinthians 8. 13
Question 4: What am I going to do to glorify God?
“So whether you eat, drink, or do something else, do everything for the glory of God. “I Corinthians 10. 31
Knowing that we are not guided by rules but by the Holy Ghost, and that the way the Holy Ghost guides us passes through the Word of God. Read and ponder these verses, and may God’s will be fulfilled in your life.
By Let’s Turn to the Gospel collaborator Joo Vitor
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I believe that if he preached the non-use of tattoos (it could be a earring or jeans) by the image of tradition, by the exaltation of the identity of the denomination, by the glory of the moral image of himself, God would be in the background and in this case preaching not to wear tattoo would be a sin, because he blurs the glory of God and puts it in moral attitudes.
Similarly, if I want to use a tattoo to affirm my identity, to confront “the system” with the freedom of my mind, to attract gaze and sensualize, the use of tattoos (or jeans) becomes a sin, because once again the image of man in a useless pleasure puts God aside.
Anyway, the purpose of the believer’s heart is that the problem, not the attitude.
Did Simon the Wizard seek to take advantage of the gifts of the mind?Did Paul say we should look? But he did it for completely carnal and un regenerated purposes. If we propose or refrain from being guided by goals based on our own un regenerated desires, we commit sin specifically: if we get tattooed or do not tattoo according to our own un regenerated desires, we commit a sin.
By Bruno Curnha, Contributor to Back to the Gospel
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Leviticus 19:28 condemns tattoos in ancient Israel. This prohibition was part of the “code of holiness,” a large section of Leviticus dedicated to the laws given to Israel to distinguish people from the nations around them. , so Israel should not use them to provide a visible demonstration of the fact that Israel was “Holy?(i. e. , set apart as special to God). From the context of Leviticus 19:28, it seems that tattoos specifically forbidden were those received as part of a pagan ceremony, although some believe that this is a broad ban on all tattoos.
However, when Christ came, He brought down the wall of separation between Jews and Gentiles (Ephesians 2:12 and following). Specifically, this means that the laws that were given to separate Israel from other nations are now counterproductive if applied in the same way as ancient Israel observed them. We must adapt our application of the Law to follow its original. purpose in the light of Christ’s changes.
Let’s take the example of circumcision. This stipulation distinguished Israel from the Canaanites of the Promised Land, but the New Testament clearly teaches us that being holy to God no longer requires circumcision (for example, Romans 2; Galatians 2; 5). Circumcision was an external symbol of devotion to God. But this external symbol, which divides people according to racial criteria, is no longer useful. God’s people come from all nations, and the symbols of holiness that we must now use are pure hearts (for example, Romans 2:28-29, which was also required in the Old Testament) and baptism (which has no racial connotations), and replaced circumcision as a sign of the covenant; Necklace 2: 11-12).
Now, doesn’t that mean everything that appears in it?Does code of holiness belong only to that separation?there are also other factors at stake, such as morality (Israel’s morality was to help him distinguish himself from other nations). If someone is convinced that tattoos are a moral issue, that person should refrain from doing so. Why is tattooing a moral issue? Certainly the Bible does not indicate that there are moral flaws involved in the use of a tattoo, regardless of context. The case would be very similar to the commandments that we should not cut our hair. in circles or damage the tips of the beard (Leviticus 19:27). These are innocent practices in themselves. They were wrong in ancient Israel because of their association with pagan practices (such as divination, rituals of death, religious prostitution, etc. ; Leviticus 19: 26-31). If these actions have no perverse associations in our time, there is no reason to ban them.
By Ra McLaughlin
Translation: Felipe Sabino de Ara-jo Neto