Piercings and Tattoos.

PIERCING AND TATTOOS

Then you shall take an awl, and put it through his ear into the door, and he shall be your slave forever. And to your female slave you shall do the same. (Deut 15:17)

You shall not make any cuts on your body for the dead or tattoo yourselves: 
I am the Lord.
(Lev 19:28)

Then his master shall bring him to God, and he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall be his slave forever.(Ex 21:6)

This is not an exhaustive study on the topic but just my understanding of things now.

If you are going into OT and trying to apply certain laws etc..you need to understand things in context and why they did that. Piercings and tatooings in OT carries the meaning of being OWNED by certain gods and masters. Remember the Israelites just came out of Egypt...they did not know much of who this God is..

It was more of clearing ones life of old ways and old believes ...so that God can bless them. God was freeing them from slavery and bondage as those piercings and tattoos were signs of their commitment and worship to the past. Till today, there are certain rituals and practices that people do on their bodies to show allegience to their gods. I suppose that's what it meant then.

If you read 1 Corinthians..you see things like Paul asking ladies to keep quiet and not preach ..only man can preach. Or women must cover themselves with head coverings why leh ? does that mean we all have to do that now ?..If it is not mentioned anywhere else in the Bible..then we must be careful on application...Paul was refereing to the need to respect cultures..and cultures is respect. Jesus never destroyed people's way of life..He just love people overflowing till the way of life is influece by Him.

Today, ear piercings for guys..can mean the guy is are or something else. But tattoos are pretty irremovable..so does that mean a new convert with tattoos..cannot be accepted by Jesus ? surely no right..because God sees the heart more. Anyways..the flesh alreayd crucified...

People like to label others as this or that. It is religious people that find differences unaccetable..If there are gays and lesbians in the congregation..or suddenly an unbeliever lights a cigaret in church..will you kick them out ? I won't..I will preach and accept them..let God change them...Get rid of religion brother..Faith is empowering to do the right things.