Who thinks getting a tattoo is a sin? Is this anything the Bible says? Certainly not!
Why do so many fine Christians reject those of us who have tattoos or desire to be tattooed?
Unfortunately, I believe that many Christians do not completely comprehend the redeeming grace bestowed upon us via our Lord's humanity and death.
It is our responsibility as devoted, tattooed Christians to teach other Christians about.
We must also demonstrate to our opponents that our religion is founded on more than simply tattoos; it is also backed up by good acts. And we must pray as much as possible for controversial but insignificant matters (such as body art) to be pushed aside in favor of more serious concerns: Inequality, famine, and Christian unity are all issues that need to be addressed.
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Every Christian anti-tattoo argument appears to be built on a single scripture from Leviticus.
There is, however, a serious flaw in this reasoning. One cannot accept this text as applicable to us today while believing that Jesus is Lord and that He came to rescue the world through grace and love. It may come out as harsh, but it is accurate. Why? The solution is straightforward. The New Testament Law, which contains Leviticus 19:28, overrides the Old Testament Law.
We may observe how Christ's New Law frees us from the shackles of rituals and observances like Leviticus 19:28 by answering the following questions.
What is the Old Law? Why was it necessary?
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We need to look at the Old Law, its nature, and why it was required in salvation history before we can comprehend the New Law and its freedoms.
The world was in chaos before Christ embraced mankind and became man: it was divided, and people didn't comprehend that we had a common Father, the one true God. This is something the Bible tells us. In reality, we know that men were spiritually infantile, immature, and unable to realize their wickedness, and that because we were separated, there was no rapid way to bring us together. It was at this point, with Christ's arrival already a part of God's plan, that the Lord, our God, gathered a people for himself, preparing them to receive the Redeemer (see Deuteronomy 7:6).
God gave Moses and the Israelites particular rules to prepare for this moment, the fullness of time when Christ would emerge, regulations that awoke their consciences while also setting them apart from the heathen countries, a type of "barrier" that assured the Israelites stayed free from "infection."
As a result, we have the Old Law, which is described in Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy. The moral code and the civil and ceremonial precepts are the two sections of the Old Law (ritual observances). The moral code, encapsulated in the Ten Commandments, is a natural rule, a law of conscience gathered by reason, and the basis upon which man is to achieve his purpose to live in the image of God. The commandments make clear what goes against God's love, and so they reveal our sins. The observances, the second section of the Old Law, were vital to keep the Israelites unified as a nation and separate from the pagans.
If we had a Law, why did we need a New Law?
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So, if we already had a law in place, why did we need a new one? The fact is that the Old Law is a work in progress. That isn't to imply it's unclean, uninspired, or unrelated to God's enigmatic purpose. For a stubborn people who were both carnal and unspiritual, the Old Law was required, with its severe punishments and temporal rewards. God wanted his chosen people to become conscious of their wickedness so that when the time came, he might bring a New Law that would allow each of us to know the love of God, who forgives our sins and raises us to eternal life, in our hearts.
• It does not pardon sins (since only God's love is capable of doing so).
• It implies that the sole criterion for eternal life are our activities in conformity with the Law (wrong, since only grace based on faith can guarantee this)
• It is based on fear of retribution rather than God's love.
In reality, if the Old Law had the ability to make us righteous and innocent, pure and faultless offerings for the Lord, Jesus' death on the cross, the sacrifice that opens the way to God the Father, would have been superfluous.
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