Is getting a tattoo a sin?

[Sarcelle]

Levitcus 19:28 (RSV)

You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh on account of the dead or tattoo any marks upon you: I am the LORD.

Maybe this is not my business. It probably is not. But I have never seen a woman who I thought wow she is more attractive because of her tattoo. Sometimes it’s neutral but most of the times it’s negative.

A woman’s skin is beautiful as God made it.

You probably hate me now, but that’s ok.

It’s like putting graffiti on an otherwise beautiful building. Just ruins it.

 

[Sarcelle]

Well, I wonder if people get tattoos to look good for themselves…what are the motives invovled?

I can only speak for myself, I see pretty girls that I find attractive, but tattoos sure don’t help, and I usually think, she would be way more appealing without that one tattoo or multiple tattoos.

I still maintain that it could be construed as mutilation, but mutilation is a cultural construct, so it can be defined differently depending on one’s world view, it seems.

Let me just google it:: mutilation-

***: to cause severe damage to (the body of a person or animal)

: to ruin the beauty of (something) : to severely damage or spoil (something)***

courtesy of Merriam-Webster.

So it’s okay for ugly girls but not pretty girls.

 

[StGerardMajella]

He also allows his disciples to do what is “unlawful on the sabbath.” The Law prohibited them from gathering grain, but Jesus not only allowed it, He defended it! And He defended it using an example of someone else who had done something unlawful!

Ironically, by your very own logic, you make a very good Pharisaic argument accusing Christ of violating the Torah commandments. Your argument follows only the “letter” of the Law, not the Holy Spirit in the Law.

Christ was perfect, and sinless. Christ never broke any of the Creator’s commandments, and He never would.

This entire thread is filled with evidence of Church teaching on the issue.

It helps your argument when you cite actual Church teachings that support your opinion.

And you have twice now presented a system of holiness which contradicts official Church teaching and presumes to say who is holier than someone else.

The Church is not in any way opposed to the Creator’s commandments. To suggest otherwise, would be to defame the Church.

You say personal holiness is in direct correlation to keeping the Law of Moses, which the Church has said has no bearing in light of the revelation of Christ. This does not mean the Law is bad, wrong or has no meaning, but it is understood differently and whether or not we follow every precept does not directly affect our holiness.

Let me be crystal clear: Christ is the Living Torah. He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. He is perfection. Jesus Christ followed His Father’s Torah commandments to the utmost - to utmost perfection. “The Word became flesh, and dwelt among us” - John 1:14.

Holiness is achieved by those who follow the Father’s commandments - John 14:5, “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” The closer we are to the Creator’s commandments, the holier we become. This is both scriptural, as well as Church teaching.

And the entire tone of your posts, especially when talking about personal holiness, is passing judgment…I know men and women with tattoos who are far holier than some without, and vice versa. There is no direct correlation between the two.

See above.