Thy Body Is Thy Temple

"Thy Body Is Thy Temple"

“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.” - Corinthians 6:19-20

This is the reason that many people disagree with tattoos and body modification. Mind you, I have my own opinions on every peircing, body modification and tattoo. I believe that every tattoo should have a meaning behind it and a reason for getting it; I do not believe that one should walk into a tattoo palor on a whim, see a 'cool' tattoo and get it right then and there. As for body modification and peircings, each person has their own reasons for getting them, any where between sexual attraction/stimulation to just wanting it done to a spiritual reasoning. Who am I to say not to get one. I have my ears and naval pierced because I wanted them done, Iam getting my tongue pierced because I like the taste of metal, want it done and other reasons that are just facination-drawn. As for the tattoos I want, they all have significant meaning behind them and every part of them has a specific symbolism, from the number to colors chosen.

Now.

"Thy Body Is Thy Temple"

This may be true, but have you looked around at the temples of the world? If we were to treat out bodies as if they were our own temples would we not decorate them with that that beholds beauty and meaning to us? Churches, as well as other temples, have large stained glass windows and paintings, are they not like tattoos for the building? We hang picture frames, wreaths, flowers, jewels, ribbons, etc from banasters, walls, nails and tacks...are these not like peircings for the buildings? We will add onto a building, redesign it when we are unpleased by how it looks is that not just a modification to the self image of the building?

“Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD” -Leviticus 19:28

But it is not of flesh and blood, you say. It is not in the image of the lord as we are, you say? Look at it this way, we build temples to worship in to please the lords(ladies) that we admire and believe in. We build statues and figures of those we pray to, is that not in the image of the lord? Is that tree that you carve that cross out of a living thing as we are? It has it's own flesh and blood as we do, does it not. As stated in Leviticus 19:28, a section of the old tesitment, the lord does say not to tattoo ones sept or to cut yourselfs though in the same sentance says not to do it for the dead. Now, this was stated in the old tesitment, while the above qoute from Corinthians 6:19-20 is from the new tesitment. How you choose to view it is of your own accord. I see no harm in accepting these markings and getting them.

"Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged."

"The tattoo is the mark of the soul.

It can act as a window through which we can see inside,

or it can be a shield to protect us from those who cannot see past the surface."