No be small mata wey dey happen for social media as popular relationship coach and pastor, Kingsley Okonkwo don yarn say tattoos no be sin at all. E listen to am for one video wey dem share for X (formerly Twitter) by News Central. The pastor wey dey run David’s Christian Centre, don come tell us say make we no dey follow wetin some people dey talk for church say tattoos bad without proper evidence.
Pastor Okonkwo don clear am say no scripture wey talk say child of God no fit carry tattoo. Na wetin dem like or wetin dem think say Holy Spirit don tell dem dey drive this talk, and e no really geh head for scripture. “If person draw ink for body, wetin happen? E go turn bad person? Abeg, make dem bring scriptural proof or scientific proof if dem fit,” e talk sharp-sharp.
As e dey rant, e no shy at all. E dey wonder why anytime wey people talk tattoos, dem no fit give better reason why dem dey condemn am. “Everybody dey shout tattoos, but wetin make am bad? Na just wahala wey no get reason,” from his mouth, as the pastor dey vex over the matter.
Okonkwo don blow the whistle say make we no dey judge person by wetin dem wear or how dem look. E dey complain say to dey link how person dress to wetin dem go do no dey work. “Because person wear jeans come rob bank, na so jeans be bad thing? Which kind reasoning be this?” Na so our pastor talk as e dey vex like say dem don carry his jollof without meat.
In his own words, tattoos no define who you be as person. “I fit show you ten good people wey get tattoos, and you fit show me ten bad people wey get tattoos. Wetin we go do now? Stay for bad people dem?” Okonkwo dey ask, as e dey try make dem understand how ridiculous the argument be.
For the politics matter sef, e dey draw parallel as he dey yarn say na so some Christians dey avoid politics because dem dey think say e dirty. “If una no enter the dirty water, who go dey clean am? Wetin dey happen?” he dey ask as e dey shake head. E dey fundamental. “Church dey always try avoid wetin no look good, but instead of that, we gats find solution,” e add as e dey encourage people to rethink wetin dem dey believe.
E don even spark wahala online after wey he show off one Bible-inspired tattoo wey dey his arm. E recently clock 50 years, and for Instagram, e share video of the tattoo process wey get voice-over of John 3:16. Later, dem reveal the verse for Roman numerals, “III: XVI”. Clearly, this pastor dey ready to challenge the norm!
No be say we no dey respect beliefs o, but e go good make dem fit reason well and stop dey carry beliefs wey no get foundation. Pastor Okonkwo dey land real gist as e dey point fingers at dem wey dey create unnecessary wahala for the world of tattoos.
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