Well it goes to prove my point: the modern 'contemporary' church has embraced the 'Age of Grace' neglecting the "Truths" of God. We are called to "remember" God's Word/ law / statutes/ commandments HUNDREDS of times to bring us closer to Holiness in God's love- Not man's skewed vision of what God's love is to be like. This can only be done in the Holy Spirit.
The modern church has deceived itself in forsaking the principles of self-control: decency, order, appropriateness, modesty, speech, health, etc.... I am guilty of them all. We don't forsake these these things under God's grace; we are to seek them, do them and teach them to our children. But we don't. Because we are still on the milk and not the meat. We are not "perfecting" / maturing in God's Word. I see 40, 50, 60, 70 year old 'Christian' children acting like they are in their teens, and twenties to be 'hip' with the world culture.
World culture should never influence our Christian behavior, but we have allowed it too. Our excuse is rather to 'reach' people where they are rather than being an example of what they (we) are to become. Western Christianity is lazy.
Don't tell me: " I got this tattoo to honor Jesus". No you didn't, you have fooled yourself, abusing God's grace to do what you want. It's the same in dress, music, speech, lifestyle, etc... We aren't fooling God, we are fooling ourselves. Jesus won't condemn you for a tattoo, but he wouldn't ask you to do it either. He still loves you even if you choose to mar your body, but it grieves the Spirit. Apply this to anything we 'want' to do that just isn't Holy. God still loves, but we are young fools.