Fala João!

by João Marcos Bezerra ( jmarcoscb@gmail.com ) Translated by Talyta Rolim For starters, I'll let the fans and supporters of body piercing and tattoo know that I will not defend the use of this art and also to the staunchest critics that it is not my intention here to condemn. The purpose of this article is to reflect whether the Bible prohibits it or not and what the biblical criteria for the use or not of body piercing and tattoo are (does it have?!). Therefore, I will be direct right away and warn that there is no specific biblical text prohibiting the use of these marks, but there are important criteria and principles to be taken into consideration. To begin with, the text of Leviticus 19:28 is the most widely used to combat the use of these body ornaments: "Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD". When the Lord told Moses to write this warning to the Hebrews, He began by saying, "You must not do as th...

By João Marcos Bezerra ( jmarcoscb@gmail.com ) Translated by Talyta Rolim Base Text: Ec 11.8 – 12.7 (NIV version) If you already know this phrase and hear it what goes on in your head? Carpe Diem is a Latin phrase, written a poem by Horace, Roman poet and philosopher who lived shortly before Christ, it means, "reap the day" or "seize the moment". Prof. Keating, character played by Robin Williams in the movie “Dead Poets Society”, 1989, also recited it in the following sentence: "Carpe, carpe diem, reap the day boys, make your lives extraordinary." When you hear the term "enjoy the moment”, what do you think? By reading the Bible book of Ecclesiastes, I realized that the king and wise Solomon makes this call to his readers: " However many years anyone may live, let them enjoy them all " (v. 8). But, before you go out to get drunk, pick up every girl or boy, hook up with whoever you want and enjoy a life without rules, look ...