Yesterday in class we were studying 2 Corinthians 6 and when we came to verse 17 we somehow got unto the topic of tattoos. Someone in the class mentioned that in his discussion with one of his children the topic came up and he said that he had thought about how we should not set our standards by the world and there had to be ways that the Christian does appear and acts different from non-Christians.
Tattoos in Bible times and in pagan cultures often are related to pagan worship and in these cases one should not have a tattoo but what about something innocent such as a butterfly or even a Scripture reference? Since we live under grace and not under law are we free to mark our bodies in any way we want?
After class one on the class members who as a very strict conservative upbringing said that he recently attended a wedding at a church of his upbringing and and a man came in with a tattoo on his arm. One of the older women made the comment that if they allowed people with tattoos like that then she would not attend that church. So I ask the question, where is the place for the girl with the dragon tattoo?
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