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Body – Art Part 2
“Ye are the children of the Lord your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead … thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations” (Deuteronomy 14:1; 18:9). Obviously God cares what people do with their bodies.
“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry” (1 Samuel 15:23). People commonly say, “It doesn’t matter,” or “It doesn’t mean anything.” But everything in the universe matters — everything has significance and meaning. Prominent practitioners of piercing and tattooing have commonly and casually admitted that they recognize such things as being associated with rebellion.
“They cried aloud, and cut themselves” (1 Kings 18:28). This behavior is an expression of desperation for attention. If we want attention there are better ways, as believers, to get it.
“All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits” (Proverbs 16:2). Ask yourself, Why do it? Are my motives godly? Do I really want to please God?
(More tomorrow.)
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