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DO YOU BELIEVE? DO YOU BELIEVE? DO YOU BELIEVE?
John 14:11-14 ”Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves. “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father, “And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. “If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
Romans 10:8-10 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart “ (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Do you believe? If you do, words you speak from the fullness of your heart should confirm your belief. If you do not believe, the words you speak will let you know. Listen to yourself, are you speaking; fear, doubt and worry?
The words you speak will tell you. DO YOU BELIEVE! Listen to yourself.
Yes, I believe in GOD and, the wonderful things he does. I believe in Jesus, and respect him also.
But I have a question about something I was woundering about is it ok to get a tatoo on my body? I was also woundering if it would be ok to get a tatoo of Jesus’s name on my right arm, or would that be bad, or a sin to do so? I want to here the truth about the the question I have asked, I seem to get a different answer every time I ask a different person?
Dear Drew,
You should seek God and His Son for every queston you have in life. Some of us seek our desires with out God in Mind, and some of us think we find God only later to find out it is a wolf in sheeps clothing. As you ask whether to get, or not to get a Tattoo? I do not know anyone other than God, that could tell you to or not to get one, I know if you ask Him in Jesus name, He will answer you. Here are a few Scriptures.
Exodus 20:4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image– any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;
John 14:15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments.
When you show God you love Him and His Son, it is very clear that the way we do that is do God’s will in our life. God’s will is written down, and we can know it as we study the Scriptures. If you decide to make an image of anything to show you love God, it puts a limit on God, and with God there is no limits.
If you have a tatoo or you do not, God loved you. If your desire is to get one to show God you love Him and His Son, you will need to ask God in Jesus name. I would have to say, doing His will is the only way He would like to see you love Him.
Drew; speak to God in Jesus name, there is no man that can tell you what God wants in your life. Do not let men direct you unless they direct you to and with God’s word.
I know how to pray to GOD, and thank him for every thing that he has given to me, but I don’t know how to pray in Jesus’s name? how do I do that? I usualy talk to GOD when I am praying.
Thank you for answering my qustions for me I thank you!!!
When you pray in Jesus’s name, you acknowledge the fact that Jesus did come and did pay a ransom for our salvations. When you pray in Jesus name, you simply say, “Heavenly Father, I am coming to you in prayer in Jesus name. I believe in your Son and I believe He came to this earth to be an example, to die on the cross for my sins, and I believe with His stripes, the ones He received from the beatings that were given to Him, before His crucifixion, I was healed.”
When you let God know you have an understanding of Jesus’s sacrifice, you are letting Him know exactly what you believe.
It is very important when you speak to God, you speak in Jesus’s name. Jesus sits at the right hand of God and Jesus, is who has given us the authority to speak to God through Him. Jesus is our intermediary.
In the Scripture John 14:12-14 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father, “And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. “If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.”
These words are in red because they are the words Jesus spoke in the Bible. It is clear that this is the way God wants us to speak to Him. In His Son’s name. Always when talking to God we should pray in Jesus name. It is the order God has put into place. It also gives us the opportunity to give the glory to Jesus for allowing us the ability to speak to God. It is because of Jesus, we can speak to God. We need to always recongnize that fact. And we do when we mention His name in our prayers.
Beaver-
I researched this topic and wondered if you could have any insight. Both Old and New Testament seem to be against tattoos, if you follow these two passages;
Leviticus 19:28-Never cut your bodies in mourning for the dead or mark your skin with tattoos. I am the Lord thy God.
Matthew 5: 17-19 = Do not misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to fulfill them. I assure you, until heaven and earth disappear, even the smallest detail of God’s law will remain until its purpose is achieved. So if you break the smallest commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God’s laws and teaches thtem will be great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
This was my own bit of research. I’m sure that you’ll be able to find a rebutle, but I was curious when I read this passage.
Maybe you can find something to counter these verses?
It is good to know Jesus is sitting at the right hand of the Father. It is also Good to know we can speak to Him at any time of day or night. Because we now can do this, it is now we should do it. Let us take what Jesus gave His life for and become righteous, we will do this by faith, and speaking to who we believe in.
I went to Levitcus and read this passage and wondered why I would not have been led to use it. I asked a question and I count on the Holy Spirit guidance to respond. As I read the Scripture I quickly saw that it read “You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you.
It jumped off the page, (for the dead) and Thank God Jesus is alive and well.
I can only assume that is why He led me to answer, with the graven image commandment. It was not a question of getting a tattoo for the living.
It is so good to know that even if we mess up, we can repent in Jesus’s name and still speak to Him.
God loved us.
Beav,
I knew the Holy Spirit would shout it out to you! When I read this post, the only thing I could think of was that tattoo passage from Leviticus. The thing is, however, that I couldn’t find anything against body markings in the New Testament. I did, however, find that bit about Jesus and the old laws. I knew there was something that would make a tattoo/marking okay, but I wasn’t sure where I could find it. How cool is it that the answer was there in the subtext? I think that’s pretty awesome, and you’re right. When you do things in Jesus’ Holy Name, you do them in mind of the living and NOT the dead. As it says in Matthew 8: 22
But Jesus said unto them“Follow me, and let the dead bury the dead.”
Thanks Beav for a nice bout of conversation! I think a little point/counterpoint makes things interesting. There were a LOT of views for this post!
The most important lesson in this conversation, is speak to God in Jesus name. It is why He came and paid the price, it is how we please God by using our faith in Jesus name.
If you have a tattoo, Jesus still loves you, If you do not have a tattoo and you want one, only to show you love Him, there is only one way to show God you love Him. Line up with His will and keep the faith in Jesus name.
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