Temple of the Holy Spirit
It seems as if everywhere we look these days someone has something pierced or tattooed on their body.
Tattoos and body piercing, also known as body modifications, are showing up not only on celebrities and sports stars, but also on people all around us.
The reasons why people pierce some part of their body or get tattoos are endless, from self-expression to shock value.
We must recognize that defiance and rebellion are not in the spirit of God.
We should also ask ourselves why we would want to achieve a different look.
Is it something inside us that we’re trying to change by altering our outward appearance?
Maybe we should work on the inside before we start marking up our body.
Changing our outward appearance may have the opposite effect that we want it to have.
Taking care of our body is a basic responsibility.
Putting ourselves in an unnecessarily unhealthy or dangerous situation is not respecting ourselves.
Achieving a certain look is not worth a risk to our health or even our life.
The human person is obliged to regard the body as good and honorable since God created it and will raise it up on the last day.
Some body modifications are less than good and honorable and therefore inappropriate for the human person created in the image and likeness of God.
Our body deserves respect and the best of care.
Reckless, rebellious or thoughtless choices do not express that respect.
The question we ultimately must ask when considering a tattoo or body piercing is: Are they marks worth making on our God given body for the rest of our life?
“Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own, for you have been purchased at a price. Therefore, glorify God in your body.” (1 Corinthians 6: 19-20)
Tattoos and body piercing, also known as body modifications, are showing up not only on celebrities and sports stars, but also on people all around us.
The reasons why people pierce some part of their body or get tattoos are endless, from self-expression to shock value.
We must recognize that defiance and rebellion are not in the spirit of God.
We should also ask ourselves why we would want to achieve a different look.
Is it something inside us that we’re trying to change by altering our outward appearance?
Maybe we should work on the inside before we start marking up our body.
Changing our outward appearance may have the opposite effect that we want it to have.
Taking care of our body is a basic responsibility.
Putting ourselves in an unnecessarily unhealthy or dangerous situation is not respecting ourselves.
Achieving a certain look is not worth a risk to our health or even our life.
The human person is obliged to regard the body as good and honorable since God created it and will raise it up on the last day.
Some body modifications are less than good and honorable and therefore inappropriate for the human person created in the image and likeness of God.
Our body deserves respect and the best of care.
Reckless, rebellious or thoughtless choices do not express that respect.
The question we ultimately must ask when considering a tattoo or body piercing is: Are they marks worth making on our God given body for the rest of our life?
“Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own, for you have been purchased at a price. Therefore, glorify God in your body.” (1 Corinthians 6: 19-20)