GTD Key Themes (Part Tres)

Some key points on the Great Tattoo Debate:

• The Old Testament Law prohibits tattoos that worship idols.
• If you are going to condemn people with “God-honoring tattoos”, you need to keep the whole OT Law. And you don’t, so check yourself before you wreck yourself. Or someone else.
• We are not under law, but under grace.
• Honor God with your body. There are tattoos that honor God and tattoos that do not. If you are getting a tattoo, and love Jesus, get one that honors him.
• We are to love each other, not judge each other. We are not saved by anything we do or don’t do, but saved by the blood of Christ.
• If you think people will go to hell because of their tattoos, regardless of their faith in Christ, you are not a Christian. You are into voodoo. We are saved by grace, and God does not hold our sin against us when we embrace the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.

If you are getting a tattoo:

• Think about it for a long time (like a year), pray, and do not even consider something that does not bring glory and honor to God.
• If you live with your parents, and they forbid you to get a tattoo, honor them. God commands it (Ephesians 6 among other places).
• If you get a God honoring tattoo, honor God with it….people will ask you about it…tell your story.
• If you have a tattoo that worships an idol, one that is not honoring God, don’t beat yourself up. You are forgiven by the great love of God. You are saved by grace, not by what you look like.