"Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put any tattoo marks on yourselves. It doesn't get anymore specific than that. This verse alone strictly forbids tattoos.Īlso the 2nd Commandment in Exodus 20:4 also forbids it: "You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below." This is in the context of how to avoid idol worship, but I believe it would apply to tattoos also, because by tattooing yourself with certain images, you would be honoring the creation more than the Creator, which would then toe the line of idolatry. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world." (Romans 12:1b-2a) "1.offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God - this is your true and proper worship. There's nothing holy about tattoos (even the biblically inspired tattoos set people up for undue scrutiny of hypocrisy). Plus tattoos' undeniable rise in popularity is definitely a new "pattern of this world" so because of all of these reasons, the Word tells us, again that tattoos would not be appropriate for a Christian.Īlso, "Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block to the weak." (1 Corinthians 8:9) And as we already saw in Leviticus 19:28, tattoos would not be pleasing to God. This verse urges us to keep in mind how our actions affect others. Suppose a new Christian sees another Christian all tatted up and then is led to believe that tattoos are acceptable, because they haven't yet read the verses I already shared. There's no telling if they would get biblical tattoos, either.
That being said, 1 Corinthians 7:20 says "Each person should remain in the situation they were in when God called them." What if they get a band logo (idolatry) and it was your own tattoos that led them to stumble in such a way? I wouldn't want that on my conscience, would you? They could be lead (mislead) to believe all tattoos are acceptable for Christians.
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