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Well the only thing that I can remember is that the bible does say that our bodies are houses and temples of God. He created it and it is His. If you defile it, it is like defiling a place of God. But, I always understood this as abusing ourselves and our bodies through addictions (from sex to food to drugs) and other self-destructive behavior.
So, I wouldn't call getting tattoos an abuse of the body...unless it is part of a self-destructive behavior. Do I make any sense?
I hope someone with more expertise can tell you more!
I do not see anything wrong with a tatoo like you described. My pastor would disagree, saying a tatoo is defiling God's temple - your body. But one has to use common sense on this. If you are really in doubt, talk to your pastor.
Since I got a PM about this one, I will merely paste and copy my PM answer here:
Yes I read it and it appeared to be answered ok, and I had nothing really more to add.
Lev 19 ( I think) addresses it but it does in the context of cutting and tattoo for the dead, that was a custom in those day from pagan practice to mark your body as a help to move the person from this world to the next. Beyond that I don't know of tattoo for looks and fun like we do now.
And if you read all of that chapte you will see all sorts of things that are sins for that time and place.
So my feeling is that the mention in Lev is not related to what we do and call tattoos today, since it is not done for a religious purpose (normally)
I have nothing against them, 3 of my 5 sons have them ( one of my sons is 6 and better not have one)
I almost got one while in the military and alittle part of me still would like one.
personally i think its fine to get a tat, when i was a christian i thought it was fine too. I mean as long as you don't put something evil on you. As a nonreligious person ill say i think you should do what you want. It is your body, you see it everyday and live with it. If you love your child or family or w/e that much gosh do what you want. And some of the things in the bible are more like guidelines
. I look at things from -is it moral?
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