Just when you thought you had seen it all DeShawn Stevenson proves you have not. Getting tattoos has become part of the NBA culture. But getting a tattoo across your neck, come on that is way over the top. Stevenson's latest tattoo is of a five dollar bill with Abe Lincoln smack dab on his adams apple accompanied by a 5 on both sides. Wow, what was he thinking? It doesn't stop there. He also has the backwards P logo for the Pittsburgh Pirates on his cheek and to top it all off he has a little crack at the top of his forehead symbolizing people try to break him but he never cracks.
I don't have any tattoos and the focus of this article is not whether having one is right or wrong. However the Bible does address the topic in Lev. 19:28. Ye shall not make any cutting in your flesh for the dead nor print any marks upon you. I am the Lord. You can also refer to Deut. 14:1. You can interpret those scriptures however the Spirit leads you.
Stevenson's tattoo goes well beyond the images imprinted on his neck to what is going on inside his mind. Ephesians 4:18 refers to the mindset of the Gentiles. Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of the heart.
As Christians we are called to live in the world but not to be of the world. Though we live here we are called to be a light not to blend in with the ways and cultures of the world. That can only happen when you are renewed in the Spirit of your mind. (Ephesians 4:23) Don't get caught up, ask the Lord to renew your mind today.
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