Before my walk with God I had my nose pierced. I took it out because my dad wanted me to - I didn't really mind too much because I had had it for quite some time. Recently however, I've really missed it but I don't want to do it if it's in violation of what God wants. I've read Leviticus where it says to not pierce your body, but I've also read Isaiah where it talks about beautiful women who had their nose pierced. I would really like to know what I should do.
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That's a tough one.  Tattoos are an agreed upon sin cause it clearly says not to mark-up your body or harm it cause it doesn't really belong to you, however, almost all girls have ear piercings - and that's always been OK.  And recently girls have been getting multiple ear piercings (still OK), so maybe an ear ring is also acceptable due to the changes in modern style.  \n\nI think whatever your decision is will be okay since you've already taken the time to think about what God would want you to do.  It's the same as consulting with your dad on something.
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Wow I was actually thinking about getting a crown of thorns on my lower back right above the Hebrew tattoo I have, but I'm not sure yet how I want it.  (Could you send me a pic of yours?) ANyway I think that's awesome.\n\nBut in general I am a Christain and I like tattoos(depending on what they are of course).  \n\nThe only verse in the bible I know of tht mentions tattoos is in Leviticus.  If you read the entire chapter, or the book, you'll find that in that passage, it has a bunch of rules like don't mix crops, or wear clothes with different types of fabric, and lots of other things.  At the time God was specifically addressing the Israelites.  His purpose was to establish them as His.  At the time they were in the desert preparing to go into diferent lands filled with different idol worshipers.  God wanted His people to stand out as seperate.\n\nOf course all that was in the Old Testament. Alot has changed since then.  Now God sets us apart by filling us with the Holy Spirit (Acts Ch. 2).  Also people in the Old Testament were bound by the law, which included all kinds of specific rules.  But when Jesus came and died, we were released from the law and we are now under a new covenant with God, a covenant of grace (not the law).  Read Romans, it pretty much explains it.\n\nAnyway, some Christains will argue, but I personally have prayed about it and don't feel conviction about my tattoo, and niether does my husband. In fact both of us have tattoos that express our faith in Christ and we have had many opportunities to share our testiminies because of them. So I think it's great.  But the best thing I can tell you is to just pray and ask God to convict you if you are wrong.  If you do feel conviction, then repent and don't get anymore, but if not, then don't worry what anyone says.  After all God alone is the judge.  Again I would encourage you to read the book of Romans.\n\nMany blessings :)
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Divorce - leviticus 21 discusses not marrying a divorced woman, deuteronomy discusses not divorcing one's spouse as well as what grounds there are for divorce.....\n\nPiercing/Tattoos - leviticus also addresses tattoos, and I don't recall any scriptural reference to piercing exactly although leviticus does address "cutting" yourself.  However this was in reference to those who were marking their bodies for other god's.  So personally I don't think this means that current day "trendy" tattooing or piercing is against God.  (Unless your tattoo or piercing is done in worship of another god).\n\nJealousy - numbers discusses making offerings for jealousy, so it would be assumed by these verses that it is displeasing to God.  However the bible does give plenty of indication that God is a jealous God when his creation is bowing in worship to other false Gods.  Specifically there is a verse in Psalm 78 & 79 about it.\n\nRemarriage - see divorce response as this was addressed in leviticus and dueteronomy.\n\nSuicide - there is no direct mention of suicide in the bible, however some denominations consider suicide a form of self murder and therefore it is a sin b/c murder is a sin.  This is debatable and frankly open to interpretation.  Personally I don't believe in the whole "go to hell if you commit suicide" camp.  There is nothing scripturally to back that up, therefore I don't buy it.\n\nFalse Teachings - we are told to beware of false prophets and false teachings in several books of the bible including:  Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, and Micah.\n\nWitchcraft - is mentioned throughout the OT as being against God, specifically found in the books Dueteronomy, 2 Kings, 2 Chronicals, Micah, Nahum and Galations.\n\nSpiritual Gifts are addressed in many forms, sometimes specifically (1 Corinthians) and other times in the mentioning of "talents" given by the Lord to accomplish specific tasks. Such as those who were responsible for building the tabernacle (Exodus)\n\nUnconditional Love -   will have to think on this more.\n\nHomosexuality - God clearly states that he abhors it.  this can be seen in the story of Soddom and Gahmorrah and in a few other places where it addresses men laying with men, women laying with their kind, etc.  HOWEVER, this does not give room for us to hate gays.  We should still love them, because we are commanded above all things to love.  Love the sinner, hate the sin.\n\nThe Trinity - We can see the first address of the pluralism of God in genesis when God says "let US create man in OUR image".  This definitely indicates more than one.  Then through out the bible we see references to God the father, Jesus the son, and the Holy Spirit.  Jesus says that he was with the father in the beginning, he uses the name I AM which is also the name God used in the OT, etc.  \n\nDrinking Alcohol - Jesus made water into wine... and frankly it was a common drink of the time ... water was generally dirty and not good for consumption.  So wine would have have been used and even drunk by children.  Not uncommon.  However, the bible does address drunkeness and moderation. Genesis addressed Noah being drunk, Lots daughters get their dad drunk, etc.  In these instances being drunk leads to not so great things and is obviously displeasing to the Lord.\n\nPre-marital sex... Exodus discusses the pentaly to for sleeping with a virgin, this is a prime example of it not being favored by God otherwise there would not be a penalty for it.  Levitcus 21:13 clearly states the woman he marries must be a virgin.  Dueteronomy also addresses the importance of virginity.\n\nOther religions - or false Gods (taking interpretation of your question here) is addressed in Psalms, Jeremiah, Romans, 1 Corithinians, 1 Timothy, and more.  God clearly doesn't like us turning to false Gods, bowing to idols, etc.  In fact the first commandment we have is that there shall be no o
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This is something I found by an anonymous guest writer on another forum some time ago but it is in the same vein as your question and I think it provides an aswer, I'm sure the person who wrote it won't mind me posting it here, enjoy:\n\n(quote)\n"Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, and I try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind him that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination. End of debate.\n\nI do need some advice from you, however, regarding some of the specific laws and how to best follow them.\n\na) When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord (Lev 1:9). The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?\n\nb) I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?\n\nc) I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness (Lev 15:19-24). The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.\n\nd) Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?\n\ne) I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself?\n\nf) A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an Abomination (Lev 11:10), it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this?\n\ng) Lev 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here?\n\nh) Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev 19:27. How should they die?\n\ni) I know from Lev 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?\n\nj) My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev 19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? (Lev 24:10-16) Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)\n\nI know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can help.\n\nThank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and unchanging.\n\nYour devoted disciple and adoring fan."(unquote)
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You go girl!!!!\n\nThere is a passage in the prayer service at my temple that is repeated every Friday night.  Basically, it says, "that which is hateful to you, do not do to others.  This is the whole Torah - the rest is commentary."  I'm paraphrasing but that is what it says.  Lead a good life and everything else will be alright.  If other people don't like it - to heck with 'em.\n\nA
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i don't have any piercings--to me that's about the dumbest thing i've ever seen.\n\nmy brother has his nipples pierced.  i asked him what in the world did he do that for?  he said it was for the 'endorphin rush'.  he said there was this immense pain at first and then the endorphins kicked in and it was a high like you've never felt before.\n\nok.  you bet.  man, you want a high, go drink a few buds or smoke that doobie you've been saving---but to have a complete stranger punch holes in your frickin NIPPLES and then shove a piece of metal in there just for an endorphin rush?  you've got to be out of your mind.\n\nnow that i think about it, i don't believe him.  all the times he went running to mom telling on me after i'd slug him in the arm----he should've been thankful for me giving him the 'endorphin rush'!
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I wouldn't worry about it, plenty of Pagan, neo-pagan, and Wiccans I know wear crosses.  Crosses have been used by tons of non-Christian peoples, gods, goddesses, and sects over time (Assyrians, Celts, Yorumbas, etc); the cross is not inherantly a Christian thing.  The Christians just co-oped the symbol from the pagans around them and made it popular.  My ex-roommate used to wear the cross his grandmother gave him for his Roman Catholic confirmation to circle all the time.  It's not a big deal.\n\nWhen someone asks you about your cross, tell them that you are not Christian and that neither is wearing a cross necklace.  Tell them that plenty of other cultures wore cross jewelry.
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Ever since I was younger I had considered getting plastic surgery on my nose (nose job).  IF I were to ever get plastic surgery, that is honestly the only work I would ever have done because I am very happy with my appearance and the only thing I don't really like is my nose. I have considered it, but I'll probably never do it.  I think people look terrible after having a lot of work done and I'm afraid I might regret it or it might be terribly painful.
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It seems like people are avoiding the issue. What's being asked is if you will unquestioningly submit yourself to God. Whether you think God would want you to perform said action or would not be able to do this without you is not in question.\n\nIncident: God tells you to kill someone.\nYou are a self-admittedly insignificant being who could not begin to understand God. Whatever his motivation be, God has told you to do this.\n\nDo you comply?\n\n(My answer's no by the way, but I'm not religious so this question probably was not directed at me. I just think that some of the people passing judgement here are being hypocritical.)
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Is it sin?...there is no command against it, however the effects to your health have been proven to harm not help or heal and we are suppose to treat our bodies as Holy, most of us can not say we do that either, so here is the real question...does your heart condemn you when you light that cigarette? Do you feel like God wants you to quit..or are you trying to please man and their rules?When I became a Christian I had many habits and yes smoking was one, God helped me to quit through fasting and prayer, so if he is convicting you to quit, by all means quit, he will help you and you will be glad that you did. If he is not convicting you, then maybe it is not your time yet. Do you really enjoy smoking or do you just think you do? I used to believe I enjoyed it but what I found out was I was a slave to it, it controlled a lot of what I did and I planned a lot of stuff around it. If it came to buy cigs or buying food Cigs won even if I had to buy something cheap for my kids to eat but I had to have my Cigs, that my friend is not being FREE...who the son sets free is FREE INDEED, think about it
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And Jesus continued: "God commanded your forefathers: 'Thou shalt not kill.' But their heart was hardened and they killed. Then Moses desired that at least they should not kill men, and he suffered them to kill beasts. And then the heart of your forefathers was hardened yet more, and they killed men and beasts likewise. But I do say to you: Kill neither men, nor beasts, nor yet the food which goes into your mouth. For if you eat living food, the same will quicken you, but if you kill your food, the dead food will kill you also. \n\nNow for the answer to your question:\n\n"And when you eat, never eat unto fulness. Flee the temptations of Satan, and listen to the voice of God's angels. For Satan and his power tempt you always to eat more and more. But live by the spirit, and resist the desires of the body. And your fasting is always pleasing in the eyes of the angels of God. So give heed to how much you have eaten when your body is sated, and always eat less by a third.\n\n                                       Page 301
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Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD. \n\nLev 19:28 (NIV) \n\nYou shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the LORD. \n\nLev 19:28 (NKJ) \n\n><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> \n\nMany of the old Laws of the Book of Leviticus are routinely ignored by the Religious establishment, with the exception of the Orthodox Jews (whom I admittedly don’t know much about). The verse before the one above states: \n\n><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> \n\nDo not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard. \n\nLev 19:27 (NIV) \n\n><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> \n\nVerse 19 tells us not to “wear clothing woven of two kinds of material”. How often is that rule violated in churches across America. Still, when it comes to tattoos and other “supposedly heathen subjects”, the verse that people want to count counts, and the ones that they find inconvenient don’t count. \n\nI don’t buy that. I believe that if it’s in the Bible, it deserves serious consideration, along with all other verses in the Bible that apply to the decision I am trying to make; before I make it. I was in Hawaii when I had to make this decision, away from my family and my support group. I was away from my computer and it’s hard drive’s fifty megs of BibleSoft’s “PC Study Bible” software, which I knew could assist me in dealing with my dilemma. Thank God, though, I had with me my NIV Study Bible, a small New King James version of the Bible, and my Franklin Electronic Bible, which is one of the most powerful Bible research tools ever developed. It will find applicable verses when my computer software fails to, because of it’s capacity to search for “similar” words. \n\nI meditated on the “tattoo” verse off and on for several days, and it was obvious to me that God was telling us not to get tattoos as a part of mourning for the dead. I wasn’t doing that. I wanted a tattoo of the Old Rugged Cross to brand myself as belonging to God, to remind myself of Whom I belonged to each time I looked into the mirror, and to let those who may try to entice me into relapse know that I no longer fit their version of “cool”. \n\nThen, satisfied that I had researched that verse sufficiently, I continued. I started looking for verses that spoke to placing “marks on the body”. The only other verse that addressed it was: \n\n><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> \n\nFinally, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. \n\nGalatians 6:17 (NIV) \n\n><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> \n\nDoesn’t that exactly describe the situation that I wrote about above, in wanting “to let those who may try to entice me into relapse know that I no longer fit their version of “cool”? \n\nI then started reading anything else that fit the situation. I considered my very favorite verse in the Bible, which is: \n\n><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> \n\nTrust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. \n\nProverbs 3:5 6 (NKJ) \n\n><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> \n\n“In all your
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Hi, I am 63 and a spiritualist and I have been wearing my crucifix as a statement of my faith, my belief in God, the Divine Spirit and Christ for many years now.  My crucifix is  made of mother of pearl and, I believe, is french.  It is very precious to me, not only because of my beliefs, but because my dear Mum bought it for me.  She passed to spirit 3 years ago.  She made such an effort to buy it for me.  My sister pushed her in her wheelchair to the local antique shop where she bought it for a Christmas present.  I only take it off when I shower as I am frightened of damaging it. Otherwise it never leaves my neck and if it slips behind my clothing I put it on show again.  I would NEVER take it off for anyone.  BA have no right to ban crucifixes.  If they do that then those who follow other religious denominations must also adhere to the rules.  This could really get out of hand - what next?  We all have a right to which faith we follow, and as such should be allowed to wear a symbol of that faith.  It is now getting ridiculous - not allowed to say certain words in case they offend, can't wear what we want.  The whole world is going mad and I am sure God did not want this divide.
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don't listen to those ignorant answers before mine.. i have my hood pierced and i am no little girl.. it hurt for a few seconds. it never got infected and it never hurt after that day. so go for it.
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Leviticus 11:7 - And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you. \n\nThis chapter talks about what you can eat.
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Interesting, but my translation says "God takes his stand in his own congregation".  (New American Standard).  We would need to discuss it with an expert in ancient hebrew to form an informed opinion, so take it easy.
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It is also not god's will for you to eat shrimp, wear clothes made of 2 kinds of thread or for men to shave their beards.  In the same chapter where it describes "man laying with men as with women" it also outlines how a daughter may be sold into slavery.\n\nIf you are going to hold these beliefs please be consistent and don't pawn off your bigotry as the "will of god"