1. Honor your parents. Take serious consideration on their opinion/reaction to you getting a tattoo. Responses from parents will range from approval to disowning you as their child. Evaluate your parents position (positive, negative, neutral) and how strong it is. Make sure getting a tattoo is worth the dishonor it may bring to your parents. I know this will be more difficult for some than others. I just encourage you to consider it and give it the weight that God gives it in His Word.
- In Ex. 21, God gives the death penalty for 4 crimes. (1) First degree murder, (2) stealing and selling other people, (3) striking your parents, and (4) cursing your parents.
- It's one of the ten commandments.
- Paul makes special note in Ephesians 6:2 that it is the first commandment with a promise.
- We only have 7 recorded things that Jesus said on the cross. One of these is Jesus taking special pains to ensure that John will take care of His mother.
2. Biblical stewardship. You're looking at a minimum of $40-$50 for a tattoo. As Christians, we believe our money is not our own and spending it should be for God's glory and kingdom. It's important to have justifiable reasons for what you spend.
3. Christian testimony. What I'm referring to is not what the tattoo means to you, but to everyone else. How will your Christian brothers and sisters view your decision? Will it impact your ministry? Will it aid your ministry? What if your future spouse is opposed to tattoos? This category of 'Christian testimony' could potentially be a reason for or against getting a tattoo.
The main thing is to check your motives. God looks past the outward reasons you give for your decisions and He sees your heart. I believe there can be good or bad motives for getting a tattoo.
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