I'm looking for OPINIONS, as I do not feel there is a clear-cut right answer for this and really want to avoid people hashing out what can be a delicate topic.
15+ years ago, I had four tattoos done... 2 are kind of 'eh' at this point, 2 are still awesome and hold deep meaning. Regardless of how I feel about the design and quality now, I have come to understand (for me, not as a general law) that I should not have gotten them and they are dishonoring to Yah.
I've been thinking a lot about having them removed so I was researching that a bit tonight. All three processes (surgical, dermabrasion and laser) sound absolutely horrifying, painful, practically guaranteed to scar, expensive and unlikely to entirely remove them.
IN YOUR OPINION- do you think it's necessary to remove a tattoo after repentance or merely to abstain from getting more in the future? Bonus points if you have scripture to help guide me in this. ;)