One more observation: Our position on tattoos illustrates that someone can have a strong, free conscience on a particular issue and yet choose to act in a way that is externally indistinguishable from someone with a weaker, stricter conscience. Think of two groups of believers. One group is theologically correct in believing that it is morally acceptable to have a tattoo today; the other group is theologically incorrect in believing that it is inherently sinful to have a tattoo. Yet both groups choose not to get tattoos. Functionally, they act the same on this matter, but what undergirds their
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