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1 | Why do you wait? | Phil 3:20 | kalos | 55542 | ||
NASB Acts 15:29 that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication; if you keep yourselves free from such things, you will do well. Farewell." AMPLIFIED Acts 15:29 That you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols and from [tasting] blood and from [eating the meat of animals] that have been strangled and from sexual impurity. If you keep yourselves from these things, you will do well. Farewell [be strong]! There are things I admire about people who are Jehovah's Witnesses. However, their doctrine is not one of them. As far as Acts 15:28-29, I take it literally. Abstain from blood means abstain from blood -- period. Nothing figurative or mysterious there. kalos |
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2 | Why do you wait? | Phil 3:20 | stokeyhk | 55617 | ||
Its interesting that the Amplified Bible inserts "tasting" into the verse. TEV inserts "eat." Jehovah's Witnesses "take it literally," too. You're right, "abstain from blood means abstain from blood." So, do you admire this aspect of our doctrine? Naturally to believe it intellectually is one thing, but to do it is quite another! Acts 5:29, 32 says: "'We must obey God as ruler rather than men." 'God gives his holy spirit to those obeying him as ruler.' James 1:22 says: "Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says." Stokey. |
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