Can we tattoo Leviticus 1912 26 28 and 31 1 The Lord said to Moses 2 Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them Be holy because I the Lord your God am holy ID: 268640
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Slide1
Leviticus 19
“Can we tattoo?”Slide2
Leviticus 19:1-2, 26, 28 and 31:
1
The
Lord said to Moses,
2
“Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy. …
26
Do
not eat any meat with the blood still in it. Do not practice divination or seek omens.
...
28
Do
not
cut your bodies for the dead or
put tattoo marks on yourselves
. I am the Lord. …
31
Do
not turn to mediums or seek out
spiritists
, for you will be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.”
Slide3
Israel was not allowed to have tattoos because
It
displaced
God (as the only True God) in the life of the Israelite worshipper – God was
dishonored
, God was
displeased
.
It
probably
stumbled
other Israelites when they see a fellow Israelite with tattoo marks. Close friends and relatives would also be
saddened
that this person had fallen into the sin of
idolatry.
This
person had left the protection of God over the people of Israel, and opened himself vulnerable to other sins, as well as the spiritual (demonic) forces behind the other gods of the Egyptians and Canaanites. He had been
ensnared
and
endangered.Slide4
3 questions we can ask with regards to whether we can tattoo:
Does
it affect (dishonor, displease, displace) God in my life ?
Does it affect (stumble, sadden) others ?
Does it affect (endanger, ensnare) me ? Slide5
Does
it affect (
dishonor, displease, displace
) God in my life ?
Does it affect (stumble, sadden) others ?
Does it affect (endanger, ensnare) me ? Slide6
Does
it affect (dishonor, displease, displace) God in my life ?
Does
it affect (
stumble, sadden
) others ?
Does it affect (endanger, ensnare) me ? Slide7
Does
it affect (dishonor, displease, displace) God in my life ?
Does it affect (stumble, sadden) others ?
Does it affect (
endanger, ensnare
) me ? Slide8
In
our global village, pluralistic world today, there are many
cultural practices
which are commercially available but they are
still linked very strongly with active religious traditions
.
Slide9
H
ow
can we be a faithful Christian in a
non
-Christian world ? Slide10
Pop culture
Tattoo,
Body Piercing,
Yoga,
Martial Arts,
Dressing,
Clubbing,
Dancing with provocative moves,
Hypnotism to unlock the power of the mind,
Harry Potter, Games (computer/board) which are too violent or have links with the occult, etc
Religious culture
Tattoo,
Yoga,
Martial Arts,
(non-Christian) Funeral rites,
(non-Christian) Wedding rituals, etc Slide11
Pop culture
Tattoo,
Body Piercing,
Yoga
,
Martial Arts,
Dressing,
Clubbing,
Dancing with provocative moves,
Hypnotism to unlock the power of the mind,Harry Potter,
Games (computer/board) which are too violent or have links with the occult, etc
Religious culture
Tattoo,
Yoga
,
Martial Arts,
(non-Christian) Funeral rites,
(non-Christian) Wedding rituals, etc Slide12
Yoga is a group of ancient
spiritual
Hindu
practices
originating in India.
It
has been defined as referring to “disciplines of asceticism and meditation which are thought to lead to spiritual experience and profound understanding into the nature of existence and divinity, and to
attaining enlightenment
.” Slide13
The
Hatha
yoga is made up of the syllable
ha
, meaning “moon” and
tha
meaning “sun”.
The “moon” impulse begins in the heart and ascends to the brain. The “sun” impulse starts at the solar plexus and heads downwards to the anus.
Hatha
yoga tries to harness these 2 sets of currents and by making them unite to still both body and mind. The person would then be free to concentrate upon one’s true “self”.
Yoga
has been defined as referring to “disciplines of asceticism and meditation which are thought to lead to spiritual experience and profound understanding into the nature of existence and divinity, and to
attaining enlightenment
.” Slide14
The breathing exercises are all designed to create the uniting of these 2 currents. What should then happen is that the concentration of energy is pushed down to the base of the
spine, the
sushumna
.
If the
yoga practitioner
manages to push energy through the
sushumna
, then he/she would have achieved a significant breakthrough in the goal of attaining enlightenment / finding the spark of god in himself/herself.
This, then, is the reason for the physical exercises of yoga.
Any benefits to physical fitness or emotional tranquility are
merely secondary
.Slide15
Pop culture
Tattoo,
Body Piercing,
Yoga,
Martial Arts,
Dressing,
Clubbing,
Dancing with provocative moves,
Hypnotism to unlock the power of the mind,
Harry Potter, Games (computer/board) which are too violent or have links with the occult, etc
Religious culture
Tattoo,
Yoga,
Martial Arts,
(non-Christian) Funeral rites,
(non-Christian) Wedding rituals, etc Slide16
Raise Alarm Bells
Research on the practice
wRestle with God
Receive God’s peace as the Holy Spirit leads you to a conviction
Slide17
Raise Alarm Bells
Are there links with New Age or Occultic practices ?
Are there questionable ethical or moral issues/outcomes/practices ?
Are there links with Existing Active (non- Christian) Religions ?Slide18
Raise Alarm Bells
Research on the practice
wRestle
with God
Receive
God’s peace as the Holy Spirit leads you to a conviction
Slide19
Research on the Pop/Religious Culture activity
Does
it affect (dishonor, displease,
displace
) God in my life ?
Does it affect (stumble, sadden) others ?
Does it affect (endanger, ensnare) me ?Slide20
When we willfully submit ourselves under the authority of another spiritual power – a non-God, non-Christian spiritual power,
we
have
intentionally walked out of God’s protection
,
and
so we must be prepared to face the consequence of
such non-Christian spiritual powers entering our lives
and at times oppressing us. Slide21
Raise Alarm Bells
Research on the practice
wRestle
with God – what you
should
or could do
Receive
God’s peace as the Holy Spirit leads you to a conviction
Slide22
Raise Alarm Bells
Research on the practice
wRestle
with God
Receive
God’s peace as the Holy Spirit leads you to a conviction
Slide23
Superstitious
Spiritually Ignorant / Spiritually Arrogant;
Deadly
Harmless
Non-God
Spiritual PowersSlide24
“So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols : we know that an idol is nothing at all in the world and that there is no God but one.
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth …,
yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.
But not everyone knows this. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that when they eat such food they think of it as having been sacrificed to an idol, and since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.
But food does not bring us near to God; we are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.
Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.”
- 1 Cor 8:4-9
Slide25
“So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols : we know that an idol is nothing at all in the world and that there is no God but one.
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth …,
yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.
But not everyone knows this. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that when they eat such food they think of it as having been sacrificed to an idol, and since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.
But food does not bring us near to God; we are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.
Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.”
- 1
Cor
8:4-9
Do not be superstitious about finding demons in food, but for the sakes of those with a weaker faith, it is better not to eat food offered to idols.Slide26
Do I mean then that a sacrifice offered to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything ?
No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons.
You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons.
Are we trying to arouse the Lord’s jealousy ? Are we stronger than He ?”
- 1 Cor 10:19-22 Slide27
Do I mean then that a sacrifice offered to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything ?
No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons.
You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons.
Are we trying to arouse the Lord’s jealousy ? Are we stronger than He ?”
- 1 Cor 10:19-22
Don’t
be ignorant – there are demonic presence and therefore demonic powers found in the worship of pagans.
And
don’t be spiritually arrogant – when you partake of the table of demons, you would actually displease the Lord Himself.
Slide28
Superstitious
Spiritually Ignorant / Spiritually Arrogant;
Deadly
Harmless
Non-God
Spiritual PowersSlide29
Jesus has come!!
God
doesn’t want His truth to be kept only within a Single Culture, like in the days of Leviticus and the Old Testament. Slide30
We are to go forth to
engage other cultures
and share God’s love and live God’s will in those cultures.
But
of course as we go we must be mindful of their potentially strong and negative influences against us too. Slide31
Pop culture
Tattoo,
Body Piercing,
Yoga,
Martial Arts,
Dressing,
Clubbing,
Dancing with provocative moves,
Hypnotism to unlock the power of the mind,
Harry Potter, Games (computer/board) which are too violent or have links with the occult, etc
Religious culture
Tattoo,
Yoga,
Martial Arts,
(non-Christian) Funeral rites,
(non-Christian) Wedding rituals, etc
Like Jesus, we
are to be in the world but not of the world. Slide32
Leviticus 19
Verses 1-2, 26, 28, 31