Does God hold you accountable

cicy · 07-29-2009, 08:38 AM

If you change your appearance with surgery because you are not happy with your looks, can God hold you accountable and punish you when Jesus comes?

AlphaSigma · 07-29-2009, 11:30 AM

Are you asking if cosmetic surgery is a sin?

**Dwight Schrute** · 07-29-2009, 01:32 PM

what AlphaSigma said, and taking it further - accountable and punished for what? I am aware of no sin of cosmetic surgery. now the motivation of the heart behind this surgery - that is a different matter.

OiBoyz · 07-29-2009, 01:38 PM

Just to throw out an odd little thought I had... God actually commanded one particular "cosmetic surgery."

***BillSPrestonEsq*** · 07-29-2009, 01:52 PM

Does God hold you accountable? Yes.

For plastic surgery, tattoos, piercings, etc? Yes.

Note: People, please read the whole post before going to town with where I am taking it from. It would be easy to soundbite me on this one because I am going to use a much misused piece of scripture.

I think the clearest example would be the OT prohibition on tattoos. Leviticus 19:28 speaks of cutting or tattoos for the dead. It prohibits them explicitly. Now... ...I think the key focus in this passage is not making a mark on yourself, but making a mark on yourself for the dead. The point here is not the tattoo, but the usage of ancient witchcraft, which actually does still continue in some cultures' tattoos.

Now. I think that the motive of craft here is the importance.

My mom had a bunch of plastic surgery on her foot to make it appear more human after a car accident. I do not think you can make a case for that being wrong. However, as living in Orange County I see a lot of plastic surgery that is probably wrong. For example the girl I overheard the other day at the gellato stand in line with my wife, was definitely getting a boob job for immoral reasons. (to get laid easier, was the stated reason.)

I think motivations on a lot of this stuff are going to be where the line is drawn and often as humans when we honestly take a look at why we are doing what we are doing, if we are honest, I think we will see sinful motivation as the core. However, I think there is a time and place for plastic surgery especially. Tats and piercings usually seem fairly neutral to me.

**Dwight Schrute** · 07-29-2009, 02:31 PM

thanks for the NOTE, Bill - saved me from falling over in my chair