Divenley Dope and Deliverance Chronicles presents Godly or Nah Tattoos and Body Alterations?

Godly or Nah? Tattoos and Body Alterations, Tattoos, Piercings & Body Alterations.

1. Leviticus 19:28 You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead
2. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.
3. Romans 12:1 Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you topresent your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship.
4. 1 Corinthians 3:16 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?
5. 1 Kings 18:28 And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their customwith swords and lances, until the blood gushed out upon them.
6. 1 Corinthians 10:21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils.
7. Deuteronomy 12:4 “Do not worship the LORD your God in the way these pagan peoples worship their gods.”
9. Proverbs 16:2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
10. 1 Corinthians 10:31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
11. 1 Timothy 2:9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with modesty and sobriety; not with braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array.

Tattoos are conforming to the world.
I believe tattoos are conforming to the world. I also believe that there are godly Christians with tattoos, but do tattoos really show a heart for God?

12. Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
13. Ephesians 4:24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
14. 1 Peter 1:14-15 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct.

Did Jesus have a tattoo on His thigh?
There are many people who think that Jesus had a tattoo, which is not true. Jesus would not have disobeyed God’s Word in Leviticus. Nowhere in the Bible did it say Jesus got a tattoo or any disciples getting one. This passage was being symbolic. In those times a king would have his title engraved on his garment or he could have had a banner that said, “King Of Kings.”
15. Revelation 19:16 And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”
16. Matthew 5:17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.”

17. Romans 14:23 But whoever has doubts is condemned if they eat, because their eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.
18. Galatians 5:17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.

We shouldn’t look down upon people with tattoos.
I believe that tattoos are a sin, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t many godly men and women with tattoos. I even have tattoos from my youth. I am not condemning any believer with tattoos. I love all my brothers and sisters in Christ regardless of appearance. However, from studying Scripture I strongly don’t believe God would want tattoos for His children.

Most of the time tattoos don’t give off the appearance of godliness and I know that, but there are many believers who look down upon others with tattoos and that is a sinful attitude. There are some people who see others with tattoos and say, “he is not Christian.” We have to fight against a critical spirit. Once again just because God doesn’t look at appearance does not mean it should be used as an excuse to get a tattoo.

19. John 7:24 “Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”

20. 1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

21. Proverbs 12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
22. Luke 14:28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sits not down first, and counts the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

23. Proverbs 27:12 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

24. Romans 14:21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby your brother stumbles, or is offended, or is made weak.
25. 1 Corinthians 8:9 But take heed lest by any means this liberty of your’s become a stumbling block to them that are weak.