How should Christians think about Septum piercing?

Q:My 18 year old daughter wants a septum piercing. I am against it and my husband isn’t thrilled but considering. She is a recent Christian school graduate on track for a degree in a professional position. She also voices wanting to get Scripture tattoos ( her favorite Scriptures) at some point. She lives at home and will be most likely for the next 5 years while completing college. Although she can be a typical moody teen, I would classify her as a good respectful child. Her best friends ( Christian school grad, good child, professional degree) parents have agreed to let their daughter get the same piercing and of course my daughter wonders why it’s such a big deal to us. Am I making too big of a deal out of this? Is this a battle not worth dying on the hill for? I need a Biblical Christian perspective for why vs. why not.

A: If others jump off a cliff should she too? No. As a parent you are to continue to give godly wise counsel and guide her in the ways of righteousness. 

Also, Not all who claim to be Christian are. Its evidenced by decisions they make and things they do in their life and with their bodies. Don't desire what those other people do who "profess" Christ. We are to be holy people and set apart, unlike the rest of the world around us. 

Like tattoos she has to consider if it will damage her witness. Will Christians (of all ages) stay away from her thinking shes unsaved, carnal etc, will modest unsaved people (of various religions) in town [or elevators] (including children & elderly) worry shes a radical of some sort and fear being near her, or flee from her (to not even converse)?

The world today is selfishly pagan focused instead of Gospel focused. Most who got saved in the past (33AD until 2010 AD) would remove all pagan things and anything that would be a ppssible stumbling block when witnessing or being around believers.

For those reasons I would say no and explain why. That's enough for a NO. Children are to obey their parents. Fun fact: the 10 Commandments were given when the generation entering the promise land were 33 year olds. Godly guidance and righteous obedience to parents is still expecred as adults. Just as godly counsel is given within the church to believers of all ages. 

You can also note:

From a health standpoint, the complications of nasal piercings are so much higher than ears. It’s a dirty area with increased infection risk. Your nose isn’t meant to have holes in it! Ive treated many nasal staph infections after piercings and one nasal hemangioma which lead to all sorts of complications. I guess I am biased because I’ve seen all the bad things that can happen with nasal piercings, but it’s just a dirty area to be making a wound in!

Also for the tattoos, there is a recent study about increased risk of lymphoma after tattoos. And it’s after ANY size tattoo. We need more research but as of right now, it looks like a pretty significant risk! That’s scary. Please encourage her to research this before she makes that decision, because that risk doesn’t appear reversible.

The focus causes people to stare at you [look at me look at me]. The nose piercings we see todsy in the West are due to pagan newagism, feminism, and mass numbers of India women immigrating here. If the world embraces it, we redeemed should not. 

The septum nose piercing looks terrible and "is distracting" to look at. Historically nose piercing was used globally by pagan cultures so those wearing it indicated they were not Christian. The septum piercing was 1. To indicate property. Cows had nose rings as did women. The women were treated as chattle and property. Why would free peiple embrace such a worldview? 2. It symbolized enslavement. If a slave didn't want to leave after 7 years you could put a ring in their nose to signify they were bound to you forever. 

People today are trying to fit in with the world and thats not what we are called to as believers. 

Today the West is embracing old paganism that was never part of our Christianized society. We as Christians should look and live modestly and not be a stumbling block for others to come to Christ, nor cause believers to flee from you. 

Such WERE some of you but you were washed you were cleaned. You are a transformed new creation whose life is eternally minded, not focused on the ways and things of this world here. 

Similarly are the implications of Tattoos and damaging your witness. If we are radically transformed into a new creation, then the focus of your life and all you do [and decisions] is not on you but on living a life that draws people to Christ [which includes looks as well as verbalization & how you live]. It is good & right to put off the sinful things, the former ways of living life and former ways of thinking...which includes removing tattoos, removing pagan piercings, and looking like a normal human if you had body modifications of any kind. 

Our mindset should be "Less of ME Lord and more of YOU". (Focusing on eternal not earthly things). 

Educate her on this, and ask her if she wants to follow Christ or the world. We are to remain pure and to be constantly renewing our mind by the Word and living holy. We dont need to do what pagans do. Our lives need to be focused on Christ & eternity... not the things that tempt people to focus on things of this world. 

Resources for Believers