You shall not make any cuts on your body for the dead or tattoo yourselves: I am the Lord Leviticus 19:28

This is the only verse I know of in the Bible that speaks of tattooing. It's pretty clear that God does not want us to go out and damage our bodies with tattoos. You did this before you were converted, and it is costly to remove them. Also, I can't think of any reason from Scripture why you would go to hell for having them. If you belong to God, then you belong to God and what you did before you were converted is under the blood of Christ just as any other sin you have committed or will commit.

While I know many of my brothers and sisters in Christ find nothing wrong with tattooing, I personally have a problem with it. That is mainly because they are potentially harmful to the body, and we should take care of what God gave us.

All I can suggest that if your conscience is really bothering you about it, take the matter before the Lord and ask Him what He wants you to do about it. If the tattoos are not a hindrance to your ministering to other people, I really wouldn't get too uptight about it, but if they display things that would damage your testimony, you might want to prayerfully consider covering them up or having them removed.

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J Baldwin
Keowee Presbyterian Church, PCA
Pickens, SC
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” Luke 10:27

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