Human Body - perfect?

[farm hunter]

My Kids are in Vaction Bible School this week - I find it very interesting with what they come home with - I think they learn alot from it - and it helps them form their own thoughts on religion.

That said -

They came home with a story that one of the teachers told - that God created men & women and that the Human body is "perfect". Can someone cite a passage?Maybe Book of Matthew? I'm curious, and I'd like to better explain the concept to my kids - and I know you can help.

The reason I want to better explain it - is that the teacher went on to say that any marring of the Human Body - was to disrespect God - and that tatoos and peircings were wrong, and if you did this - God could not "trust you" and you could even go to Hell for it. My daughter said the EVEN wash off tattoos were disrespectful to god. The "mission Lady" cited the fact that the convicts in prison were ALMOST ALL tattooed - was proof enough.

Sounded like personal agenda scare tactics to me - and I let my kids know that some people's opinions were not neccessarily the opinions of God - but sometimes they get portrayed as such.

Can anyone help?

FH

[DaveH]

Genesis 1

27 So God created man in his own image,in the image of God he created him;male and female he created them.

31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning"”the sixth day.

These probably aren't what you're looking for, but God did create a perfect man in the beginning. However, sin brought about the curse which made the perfect become imperfect. As far as piercings and tattoos . . . I guess it is a marring of our body, which is God's temple and would therefor be improper. However I disagree with this woman's way of presenting it and attempting to scare the kids with the fear of being sent to hell for something as trivial as this. I agree with your assessment that she has an agenda and is using scare tactics to achieve it.

[Grasshopper13]

Hi FH!

I would suspect they are referring to Leviticus 19:28

You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the LORD.

This was a prohibition under the Mosaic law. To my knowledge it was not repeated in the New Testament. I would say that this issue falls directly under opinion 101. With that said, the bible is clear that we aren't to cause weaker people to stumble. In the past, tatoos were veiwed as something most people, in america at least, wouldn't do. To a certain extent, that view seems to have changed in the last 10 years. With all that said,I would be uncomfortable with it for myself, but would have noproblem with a brother who had one. I also would not let a bunch of tatoos on a non-christian affect my trying to share the Gospel with him.
I would also have a problem with anyone making a new brother feel somehow "second class" because he happened to have them. If i had to explain it to my kids, I would tell them that tatoos probably aren't the first thingI think of on a christian man or woman, but that if a brother or sister had one or two, or even a bunch, that God has looked past a lot worse things in my life than a few tatoos. I suspect He does that for all of us.

GH

[dapoppy]

While the human body is a wonder of God's Creation, that works perfectly in it's function, the human flesh is rotten, and dieing. This is true of every person. The Good news is, is that some who are rotting away in their bodies will be given an eternal Life, just because God wants it that way.

[cameronmclain]

farm-
I also agree that the lady has a personal agenda and is using scare tactics. I think as the father and the spiritual leader of your household, that I would go have a friendly discussion with her.

On another note- I doubt God put all the convicts in prison because they were almost all tattoed. Haha. It's almost funny to think about.

Judge: "You got a tattoo?"

Man: "Yes, Your Honor."

Judge: "GUILTY!!!!! LIFE IN PRISON!!NOW GET OUT OF MY COURTROOM!"

hahaha

[Leafrivermac]

Leviticus 19:28

You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the LORD.

I find in this an Old Testament scripture that at least should warn us that marring the body whether by tatooing, piercing, scarring, etc, is not pleasing to God.
Nowadays kids and "adults" alike are getting pretty weird with the things their doing to their bodies. What message does this give about these individuals?
I'd be glad that someone would aid in impressing on my childs mind that these things are wrong. From the way you say she worded her message I would think that she could have done a better job of it, but then at these Vacation Bible Schools, many times these folk volenteer to teach without actually being qualified.

[farm hunter]

thank you all.
FH