Is Tattooing Prohibited in Scripture?
Written by Charlene Ralph ‘You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the Lord. Leviticus 19:28 This text plainly says that a person is not to make tattoo marks on themselves. It is used by opponents of tattoos as biblical support for their position. But does this, or any Old Covenant law apply to New Covenant Christians? Are Christians still subject to these laws? Romans 6:13-14 tells us that we are not under law but under grace. So what about the Law? Is it to be completely discarded and considered obsolete as if it has no use anymore? Paul tells us in 1 Timothy 1:8-9: But we know that the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully, realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane Paul declares that the Law is good, meaning that it is valuable or virtuous for use, but that it is unnecessary for a righteous person. He g
