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Body Art — Part 3
“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). In what way would body-piercing or tattooing glorify God? Is it appropriate adornment of the temple of the Holy Spirit?
“All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any” (1 Corinthians 6:12). There are many things in life which are far easier to do than to undo. Piercing and tattooing are among the many things in life what are commonly recognized as having lasting and permanent consequences. Not everything advertised as reversible is as easily reversible as advertised.
“I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus” (Galatians 6:17). The Apostle Paul was not ashamed of the marks on his body. If you bear marks on your body, for whom do they witness? Paul also said: “That in nothing I shall be ashamed … so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body” (Philippians 1:20).
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