During a conference that was held recently, American Christian
evangelist Joyce Meyer has given a biblical case for getting tattoos and
agreed she has been thinking of drawing a tattoo on her body just to
shut the mouths of religious people.
The video clip that was posted by Joyce Meyer Ministries began with Meyer explaining the difference between being holy and religious.
She went on to make it clear that religious people have made a
mockery of holiness by putting several rules and regulations on people.
She listed dancing, drinking, wearing makeup and more among those rules.
According to Christian Post, Meyer quoted Isaiah 44:5 in defence of getting permanent markings. The scripture says,
Televangelist Pat Robertson, among others, has cited Leviticus to argue that getting tattoos is a “heathen practice.”
“You look at the Bible, the people are told not to mark their bodies and cut themselves like the heathen did. Tattooing is a heathen practice, it is not a Christian practice,” Robertson said in 2016.
But Meyer rejected the argument and contended that God also tattooed those He loves to Himself.
See video below.
https://youtu.be/jDAXKwekeCY
The video clip that was posted by Joyce Meyer Ministries began with Meyer explaining the difference between being holy and religious.
“Holiness is not legalism,” Meyer declared.
According to Christian Post, Meyer quoted Isaiah 44:5 in defence of getting permanent markings. The scripture says,
“One will say, I am the Lord’s; and another will call himself by the name of Jacob; and another will write [even brand or tattoo] upon his hand, I am the Lord’s, and surname himself by the [honorable] name of Israel.”She also shared a bible portion that was often used to discourage believers from drawing tattoos which is being found in Leviticus 19:28: “Do not cut your bodies for the dead and do not mark your skin with tattoos. I am the LORD.”
Televangelist Pat Robertson, among others, has cited Leviticus to argue that getting tattoos is a “heathen practice.”
“You look at the Bible, the people are told not to mark their bodies and cut themselves like the heathen did. Tattooing is a heathen practice, it is not a Christian practice,” Robertson said in 2016.
But Meyer rejected the argument and contended that God also tattooed those He loves to Himself.
“The Bible says in Isaiah 49 that God has a picture of you tattooed on the palm of His hand,” she maintained.Meyer said her ink would say, “I belong to the Lord.” She admitted that her husband pushed back a bit on her stance but they realized it was just a religious stance stemming from legalism.
“I’m right on the verge of going and getting a tattoo,” she added, pointing to her shoulder blade. “I thought I might as well just push all the religious people right off the cliff and just get it over with.”
See video below.
https://youtu.be/jDAXKwekeCY
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