For the record, Mary Magdalene would have easily been a Republican. She knew her place relative to Jesus, she never fornicated, and she worked for money, rather than beg for it. None of those traits of Mary Magdalene are to be found in a member of the Democrat Party.

Very well. If you wish to ignore the Truth as presented, then go ahead and blow all your money on getting etchings in your skin. Don’t come crying to me or my tax dollars when you want a reimbursement for your follies.

I’m quite amused that you ignore the rather long arguments Tom and I put out. I’m equally amused that you insist on viewing us as ’simple-minded’, while attempting to justify tattoos by the usage of personal anecdote, a notoriously unreliable verifier.

I write articles like this because I am concerned for my fellow man’s soul. Knowing full well that even so called ‘Christians’ are not moved by Scripture, I resort to secular arguments as well. I’m sorry that you do not acknowledge the Word, and will pray for you until you do.

If God, who judges us by our hearts and not our bodies, then tell me this. How does that tattoo on your body help you get into heaven, or how does it help you come closer to God?

It doesn’t. As a matter of fact, you might be judged on why you had marked the body that he gave you, and that in your heart, maybe you don’t want to come closer to him. And maybe you might have thought that he would save you because of it, even if you backslid(leave God). It would be like a man who knows nothing about computers, but prints up a masters degree, and then shows it to the employer, so that he can get in the door. But when he gets into the door, he knows nothing.

Like the ten virgins, when the other five who had went out to buy their oil, and then came back, pounding on the door saying “Lord, Lord, let us in!” The Lord had spoken and said, “Go away, I know you not.”

The knowledge and the love for God is priceless. God cannot be bought. You must show your love to God with your heart and not from your word.

That is all,
God bless

I see, Mr. Tattooed and Proud. However, our argument is not towards the fact of how polite and successful people with tattoos can be. Our argument is aimed towards the fact of what you are doing to your body. As a matter of fact, do you know that your body belongs to God?

1 Cor 6:19-20 Tells us that, and also it tells us that we must take care of our bodies. I do not know why you or anyone would want a tattoo. I cannot make any assumptions on that matter, however, I can tell you that it serves no useful purpose. All it does is implants this ink, forming a picture onto the area of your body of wherever you desire, and then leaving it there for life.

“Plus that Lev. verse is speaking of getting pierced and tattooed out of sorrow. Which in a Christian’s point of view….is selfish. You shouldn’t cry or feel bad for yourself for the dead. I get tattooed and pierced to celebrate life and milestones.”

As a Christian, why would need tattoos and piercings to celebrate life and milestones? And you have also mentioned that:

“John 7:24
Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.”

As we all know, God judges ones by their inward appearances, and not by their outward. Yes, you are right. So, at judgement day, when God judges you, do you think that he will judge you by your piercings and tattoos? Or will he judge you by what is in your heart and your mind?

If that is the case, then why bother to “celebrate life and milestones” by marking your outward appearance, when the judgement only matters from what is in your head? I have had some milestones, yet, I have never thought of tattooing myself. I have come an intersection in my life where I could make that choice, but I strongly believe that my milestone or current accomplishment in my life can be remembered from that point on, without the need for a tattoo.

Another thing, about this can be for marriage or a strong relationship. When I fell in love, and eventually got married, I also knew that there was no need for a tattoo. A heart with a ribbon carrying her name on it would be pointless. Your love and affections for your loved ones are expressed from your heart, and your actions. Not from your words nor do the “lovely pictures” on your skin say much either.

If I was some guy who went out and got a tattoo because I love my girlfriend or wife, and then, when I found out that I married the wrong woman, or I’m not the man she wants to be with, then… what am I going to do about that tattoo on my body? After my heart being broken from the breaking up, am I going to want a permanent marking on my body with her name to remind me about her, and the mistake that we have made? I certainly wouldn’t. I can’t imagine why anyone else would either.

Another thing, similar to the previous situation, is the same “milestones” that I have gone through in life. Although I was proud of it at the time of my life, then yet again, what if there was something that either I regret or am no longer proud of in my life? For instance, a milestone in my life is when I got my bachelors degree in computer science from UVA in Charlottesville, back in 1994, I was very proud of it, it had been the biggest accomplishment in my life at the time. However, after 6 years of staring at a computer screen for 10 hours a day for 5 days a week, with very little interaction and no excercise, things were going downhill for me. By 2001, I had enough, and then started looking into another business. Unfortunately, there was no time for me to go back to college, so I left and became a car salesman for toyota. I joined FedEx in 2003 as a second job when I heard about their benefits and after working with them for 5 years, I became a DSP(Delivery Service Provider, the guy who delivers packages to your door). But with all of that said and done, I look back to where I was in 1994 when I graduated. And today, I only wished that I had chosen a different path.

If I was a tattoo guy, and had tattooed that “milestone” back in 1994, I might have been “proud of it” until a few years pass by for me to find out nothing else other than I regret the path that I had taken and that I want to go on a different path, or career. In other words, if I tattooed that milestone on my skin, then I would be stuck with a marking of an accomplishment that I wish that I would have had never taken.

Although I have my bachelor’s degree, however, it means nothing to me now and does me no good in my line of work anymore. Keep in mind that neither a college degree, nor honors in your school can replace the knowledge of your major, nor can it replace your strong will to work hard.

To me, credentials, medals, markings on your skin, are never important to me. Yes, of course, a degree might come in handy when I am looking for a job when I have no experience, but when I am in the door and I work for them, it means nothing.

“What about the verses in the Bible speaking about judging….

Matthew 7:1-5
“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye. ”

What you need to think about is not the exact words of the text. The context, and the point that is being made from the scriputre is the most important part. When you study scripture, you must figure the truth for yourself. But keep in mind, that predetermination is not part of “figuring out the truth”, neither is listening olny to your pastor and then taking everything for granted. When you study scripture, you must take everything into account. You must include what has been said in previous scriptures along with the current scripture. Along with that, you must also take into account of what happens in reality.

Plus that Lev. verse is speaking of getting pierced and tattooed out of sorrow. Which in a Christian’s point of view….is selfish. You shouldn’t cry or feel bad for yourself for the dead. I get tattooed and pierced to celebrate life and milestones.

People with tattoos are not losers. There are rocket scientists, doctors, etc. that have tattoos. We are polite and don’t like the negative conotation that comes along with being tattooed. Most of us would like to change that and show people that we are not evil, that we are just like anyone else.

What about the verses in the Bible speaking about judging….

Matthew 7:1-5
“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.

John 7:24
Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.

Luke 6:31
And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.

I thought that Christians (like myself) are supposed to be kind and spread the good word. That we, ourselves, are supposed to not judge and be rude to try to help the “unsaved’ This malicious article is the epitomy of why people don’t like Christians and hate being preached to. It’s very hypocritical to call people out on their “sins” and not your own.