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1 | Blood transfusions | NT general Archive 1 | Bliss | 171925 | ||
Greetings in the name of the Almighty!! Looking for passage(s) reference blood transfusions. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Blessed. | ||||||
2 | Blood transfusions | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 171926 | ||
Greetings Bliss, "Q. Does the Bible prohibit blood transfusions? "There is nothing in the Scriptures which would prohibit a blood transfusion. In the passages below there is a probation placed upon the eating of blood, not blood transfusions. Acts 15:19-20 (NASB ‘95) 19 "Therefore it is my judgment that we do not trouble those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles, 20 but that we write to them that they abstain from things contaminated by idols and from fornication and from what is strangled and from blood. Acts 15:22-29 (NASB ‘95) 22 Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas--Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren, 23 and they sent this letter by them, "The apostles and the brethren who are elders, to the brethren in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia who are from the Gentiles, greetings. 24 "Since we have heard that some of our number to whom we gave no instruction have disturbed you with their words, unsettling your souls, 25 it seemed good to us, having become of one mind, to select men to send to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 26 men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 "Therefore we have sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will also report the same things by word of mouth. 28 "For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these essentials: 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." [Taken from http://www.scripturessay.com/q293c.html] Blessings to you, Makarios |
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3 | Blood transfusions | NT general Archive 1 | Bliss | 171933 | ||
Thanks Makarios ... my findings exactly. God bless! | ||||||
4 | Blood transfusions | NT general Archive 1 | Bliss | 171937 | ||
P.S. Makarios. Genesis 9: 3-4, Lev 7:26, Lev 17: 11-12, 14. Blood intake, whether through the mouth or the veins; semantics? | ||||||
5 | Blood transfusions | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 171943 | ||
Greetings Bliss! The simple fact of the matter is that the Bible does not address human blood transfusions; not stating whether or not they are acceptable. The ingesting of blood spoken of in Genesis 9:3-4, Leviticus 7:26, and 17:11-12,14 that you mentioned is quite different when studied in light of the Biblical context then simply a matter of whether or not the blood goes through the mouth or the veins. Genesis 9:3-4 "Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I give all to you, as I gave the green plant. Only you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood." Genesis 9:3-5 and Leviticus 7:26, 17:11-14 state that the reason the Lord required for abstaining from ingesting the blood of the sacrifice was because the blood was identified as being the actual 'life' of the sacrifice itself. The animal sacrifice was a sacrifice to God, and was therefore to be sacred to God, and all of the Old Testament verses that prohibit the ingestion of blood have to do with animals, not human blood. Jehovah's Witnesses and members of Christian Science will point out that when a person takes a blood transfusion, they are actually 'ingesting' the blood of another person, thereby going against God's commandment in Leviticus. However, Jesus had a very different point of view in regards to blood, stating, "He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him." (John 6:56). Blood transfusion involves the saving of life. Even orthodox Jews who hold to strict Old Testament laws, and who certainly know how to translate the Old Testament more accurately than the Watchtower Society, accept the practice of blood transfusion. Under Jewish law, such a blood transfusion would been permitted in order to save a life, since to save a life is more important than to not eat blood. If internet reports are correct, then in recent years the Watchtower Society itself has apparently somewhat lifted its ban on blood transfusions. Perhaps those Jehovah's Witnesses who have lost their loved ones to Watchtower Society doctrine and then realized their error should begin considering taking the necessary steps to abolish the ban of blood transfusions. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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6 | Blood transfusions | NT general Archive 1 | Bliss | 171956 | ||
Dearest Makarios ..... perfect! It's what I felt in my heart; the words I was stumbling to find you have so easily and eloquently set out. God willing, with your explanation and as much love as I can muster :), I will be able to assist a very lovely couple. There's a baby involved. Blessings to you and yours. Bliss. | ||||||