Can a Christian have Tattoo??
Leviticus 19:28 says :” Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.” These were also pagan practices God wanted Israel to separate from. The trimming of the hair, the beard, cutting, and tattoos were all connected with pagan rites of mourning. i. Part of this message to us today is that what our culture thinks and how they perceive things is important. If some clothing or jewelry or body decoration would associate us with the pagan world, it should not be done. This is a difficult line to draw, because the standards of culture are always changing. Some modern examples of changing standards are hair length and earrings for men. ii. In Paul’s day, in the city of Corinth, only prostitutes went around without a head covering – so it was right for the Christian women of Corinth to wear veils, though not required to by the letter of the law (1 Corinthians 11:5-6).
You may have or not have such and be in either case a christian or not a christian whatever that may mean to followers of different denominations. Many seem to agree that a christian is someone who has the Divine Spirit in his heart and reflects same onto others. If that’s not the case then there remain just empty meaningless names. Furthermore one is to become less selfish in ‘the process of becoming one’ apart from mere instant rituals and always consider what one can do for others rather than what they should do in return. Hope this is helpful and inoffensive.
