Questions...some more

The question has been asked about piercings tattoos and what you should or should not do. That makes sense because the church has been great about making that list in the US. I am reminded of Paul’s words to a similar issue the church in Corinth, Greece had in 1 Corinthians 10:23
Pretty much the verse says that you can do anything you want but not everything helps you. You can do anything you want but only Jesus is master Lord, in control of your life, nothing else.

That raises the questions though of OT Law and OT, NT and historical culture and taboos concerning certain things. I remind the readers who attend our church that my parents and grandparents had to sign a form stating they would not go to movie theaters and agree to a list of other things that most of us have done or are doing that are reading this. I am not going to bring up the arguments or give evidence other than the fact that Paul wanted the Corinthian church and us to understand that we have free will and can do whatever we choose. That choice may be good or bad. For instance if you get a tattoo after your mom tells you not to you have disobeyed her and have sinned, missed God’s standard. You need to make it right by asking forgiveness from both her and God because you are wrong according to Ephesians 6. Yet you get a tattoo and use it effectively not to show off your body but to witness to someone else with tattoos and they see God’s love and come to Christ. I will say that I, without tattoos can do the same thing because tattoos or no tattoos, God’s love has no limits. But I will say that when it comes to relationship over religion instead of hearing someone’s opinion of what is on their “list” of do’s and don’ts you need to read scripture like 1 Corinthians 10 and make your own standards to not have anything but God be in control of your life. It all comes down to motive that most of the time is between you and God unless you make it known to others so that is why God is our master and not something on the list. Sometimes we want to rebel which is natural in our sinful nature. But as Paul also says we aren’t people of death and darkness but when we have a strong relationship with Christ we are people of light and truth getting rid of sinful nature including rebellion.

You can do anything you want but not everything helps you. You can do anything you want but only Jesus is master Lord, in control of your life, nothing else.