Founder of the David Christian Centre and popular relationship coach, Pastor Kingsley Okonkwo, has doubled down on his decision to get a tattoo, saying there is no scripture that says a child of God cannot have a tattoo.
The cleric’s decision to get a tattoo reading “3:16” in Roman numerals, a reference to John 3:16 in the Bible, sparked controversy on social media.
His action was condemned by netizens who cited Leviticus 19:28, a Bible passage that reads, “Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord.”
Dismissing the argument against his decision, Pastor Okonkwo said in an interview, “There’s no scripture that says a child of God cannot have tattoo. So, people are (just) doing personal preference, or what the Holy Spirit told them, or their church’s preferences. They want to impose this on other people, and that’s not how this works. Everyone needs to know Christ and the word of God.
“Somebody needs to sit me down and say tattoos are bad because if somebody draws ink on their body, their brain goes bad; if somebody draws ink on their body, their character suddenly goes bad. They must give me scriptural or scientific proof, or something to back this up.”
