I have often thought about tattoos and if it is a sin to get one. Personally, I feel it is more of a personal conviction rather than a "sin" due to the fact that there are some prominent Christian artistes with tattoos that proclaim their faith of Jesus Christ and also because the Bible only seemed to talk about it once in the Old Testament (correct me if I am wrong).

I am touching upon this subject because I want to know if it is a sin or is it a conviction. I have honestly thought of getting tattoos before, mostly words instead of drawings or pictures. I even contemplated on getting one on the day of my wedding; the inside of my ring finger that either says my husband's name or just the word 'married'. Of course, I know that all tattoos fade in the end so I did think about getting a white tattoo after seeing one for myself; however due to the standards that I have I wanted to check what the bible says about getting tattoos.

In Leviticus 19:28 , it says that we are not supposed to cut our bodies for the dead or any marks on ourselves. Yet, it says that in the New Testament, there is only two laws to obey. So technically, do we still have to follow through with Leviticus 19:28 or is it a self-conviction? In a sense, lying is a sin, however now we do not lie because we are afraid God will send lightning down to destroy us but instead we don't lie owing to the fact that we love Him and we don't want to grieve Holy Spirit. It was never clearly stated if getting a tattoo is sin or not, but we do know that God doesn't like it.

Thus, because my Father doesn't like it, I won't get it. Now, we come to the place where some people might argue that they are getting one not in remembrance of the dead but one to seal their faith into flesh, that they may be reminded of it wherever they go. In 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, it tells us that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit and we all know that Jesus died on the cross to redeem us. The word 'redeem' means to 

If you look at the definitions, out of 5, 3 acknowledge that it is an act of buying something and another even specified the word "ownership". So when Jesus redeemed us, He bought us. When He bought us, we ultimately belong to Him. Thus, whatever we do to our bodies, whatever actions we have, will have to result in His approval of it; what we eat, drink, speak if I may elaborate.

In this essence, the bible is not telling us that we cannot get tattoos but lets us know that our actions have to glorify our maker and our bodies and souls do not belong to us but to the One who has paid the price. With all the research I have done and the conviction in my heart, I turned in my bed and resolved in my heart that no matter how tempted I am to get a tattoo, even if it is to work as a reminder of my faith etched into my skin, I will never get one. It is, however, your own choice to get one and if you're still keen reading this, I have said all there is to say and look forward to how your ink turns out to be like.