Let's Talk : Body Piercings And Tattoos

"Is it okay for a Christian to get a tattoo or a piercing?"

One thing you should know about me is that i NEVER preach my opinion and i absolutely HATE it when people do. I have never liked tattoos, never found it cute. I don't care if it's your mum's birthday, or a picture of Jesus (Who said that's what Jesus looked like anyway? LOL). The same goes for body piercings. Okay,I lied. I have entertained the thought of multiple ear piercings. It looks so cute on some people :) Nose piercings have always been a no-no though. Yuck! No offence to anyone with tattoos or body piercings though. Anyway, I digress.


Okay, what does God say about tattoos and piercings?

The Bible verse people would generally point to is:

"Do not cut your bodies for the dead, and do not mark your skin with tattoos. I am the LORD."(Leveticus 19:28)

So, they say, piercings fall under cutting your body. However, the Bible says for the dead. God was referring to pagan religion. I don't think any of my friends with body piercings did it for the dead, or as a way of practising idolatory. Ooh, my ears are pierced too (from birth), and I do not intend to close them. Does that make me a pagan or a sinner? NO! However, there are some people God might have instructed not to get piercIngs of any kind. If they read this post, or other Christian articles, or hear a man of God say it's okay to do so, and decide to get their piercings, will they be sinning? YES! 

Now to the tattoo issue. I believe this is different. God didn't say "Do not cut your bodies and mark your skin with tattoos for the dead". He didn't give a condition for tattoos. However, if i wanted a tattoo, and someone showed me this scripture, i could easily retort and say, Well, in the verse before it, God also said
"Do not trim off the hair on your temples or trim your beards." . Why is it that so many Christians trim their beards?

There are certainly many things in the Old Testament, that we as Christians under grace are no longer bound by. However, we CANNOT just discard some laws, just because they are in the old Testament. You can't just choose what commandment you want to obey, as it suits you.

I personally don't think God approves of tattoos or excessive piercings, and I wish i had scripture verses to back it up, but I don't. However, i implore you to pray and ask God to reveal to you, what to do. And unless you get a go ahead from God, DO NOT do it. If you are reading this, it's most likely because you want answers, and you're not sure. I implore you, don't get that tattoo, without asking God.
Romans 14:23 says "But if you have doubts about whether or not you should eat something, you are sinning if you go ahead and do it. For you are not following your convictions. If you do anything you believe is not right, you are sinning."

Something I think you should consider before you even ask God if you can get a piercing or a tattoo is why you want it. Why do you want that tattoo? Why do you want that piercing? I'm sorry, I didn't hear that. Did you say just because you want to? That's not good enough. You need to remember that your body is the temple of the LORD. You can't just do with it, as you please. You also have to keep in mind, that as a Christian, you are a representative of Christ. So, when thinking of why you want that tongue piercing or that tattoo on your arm, please remember that  whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father. (Colossians 3:17)

Sometimes, people say what if i want a tattoo of a Bible verse? I don't need to hear from God for that. It 

Sweetheart, you cannot bribe God by saying, it is for the Glory of God. Let the way you live your life speak for you. God requires that we ink His word on your heart, not your flesh!


That being said, i do not believe that people with piercings or tattoos won't enter the kingdom of Heaven, and i would NEVER judge anyone or demerit them, based on whether they have piercings or tattoos.

May God help us. Amen!

Love you!