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Tattoos
Question:
What does God think of
Tattoos? Are they
allowed in the Church of
God?
Answer:
Our bodies are temples
of the Holy Spirit (1
Cor. 3:16) and, as such,
God desires that we look
after our bodies in the
best way possible. He
wants that we eat no
unclean foods and do
what we can to keep our
bodies healthy from the
inside. Similarly, God
also wants us to keep
our bodies on the
outside, including
avoiding unnecessary
body piercings and
tattoos. Leviticus 19:28
specifically tackles
this question on
tattoos: “You shall not
make any cuttings
(piercings) in your
flesh for the dead, nor
print any marks
(tattoos) upon you: I am
the Lord”. This is clear
instruction against
marking the body with
tattoos.
Some in the Church had
tattoos done prior to
conversion. Once
conversion, repentance
and baptism take place,
our past sins are
forgiven (1 Cor. 15:3).
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