They see the above passage as a law from God, extending the Jewish dietary prohibition on blood to the Christian congregation for all time to come. But did the early church treat this apostolic letter as a permanent injunction? Obviously, fornication is permanently forbidden, but what about the other things mentioned in the letter?

What about meats offer to idols? Paul discussed the subject at greater length in his first letter to the Corinthians, pointing out that “an idle is nothing” and that “neither, if we eat, are we better; no other, if we eat not, are we the worse.” He urged against being such a meet in cases where it might become a stumbling block to new believers who had only race and lay-up and ideologist worship.

You ( See 1 Cor. 8:1-13, kvj) but, in general, Christians were free to eat whatever is sold in the pagan meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience and to eat whatever is set before you buy a pagan neighbor’s home. (1Cor. 10:25,27)

Therefore, the part of the letter of Acts 15 that refers to Meat’s offered to idols must not have been viewed as a permanent injunction for the church. There is no basis, then, for claiming that the statement about blood has forced to date either.

But, Even if it did, the scripture is still talking about diet, not blood transfusions. To take a dietary regulation and stretch it to the point of denying lifesaving medical procedure to a dying man is reminiscent of the Jewish Pharisees who were furious when Jesus healed a man on the Sabbath.

A letter published in the December 8, 1984, issue of the Concord monitor tells of Jehovah’s Witness Elders interrogating a terminal cancer patient in a hospital and then disfellowshiping him on his death bed because he accepted a blood transfusion. We could easily picture the Pharisees doing the same thing, but would Jesus act like that?

1.What did paul mean when he said to “abstain from blood”? can anybody look up the actual greek or aramaic word abstain and tell me the definition?

2. This is a qoute from jw literature that i cannot argue with. please provide valid logical arguements why this is wrong thinking so i can be firm in my understanding of the intent of this rule.
“In a hospital, when a patient cannot eat through his mouth, he is fed intravenously. Now, would a person who never put blood into his mouth but who accepted blood by transfusion really be obeying the command to “keep abstaining from . . . blood”? (Acts 15:29) To use a comparison, consider a man who is told by the doctor that he must abstain from alcohol. Would he be obedient if he quit drinking alcohol but had it put directly into his veins?”

Thank you and may peace be with you

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I am very distressed at what I have been told by a Jehovah Witness visitor about Blood Transfusions

I told him that I would never be a Jehovah Witness because I believe that we are to save God’s creation from any form of death if it is possible in doing so, whilst they are on this earth

I asked him: “If you saw a person in a car accident who needed blood to heal him, would you give it, if it were possible?

He answered “No,I would not because Jehovah commands me not to do so” Then he adds insult to injury by showing me a card stating that he is not allowed to give blood to anyone and signed by a Watchtower representative or Elder to that fact

He told me that he would leave this matter to the Ambulance Crew who took the injured person to hospital, and would have nothing to do with the matter. He even seemed proud of the fact that when I told him about the probability of the person dying in front of him whilst he stood there looking on he was allowing a person to die!!

I told him that God and Jesus Christ would not permit any of his creation to die due to the lack of needing medical attention: in this case a blood transfusion. We are to sustain the lives of His creation and it even states in the Bible we are commanded to die for them if need arises

The Jehovah Witness belief cause the deaths of many people due to their belief of Blood Transfusions which cover acts of “diet” (eating blood). There are 12 Scriptures in the Old Testament books about “blood diet”

I was borne needing a full blood transfusion as a baby whilst still in hospital, surrounded by many doctors and nurses. If I had a father that believed in Jehovah Witness beliefs at my birth I would not be writing this to you today. To take the life of a child or adult is to not allow them the opportunity in giving them a chance in being with God and Jesus Christ and as I see it: a form of killing!!

We do not have the right to kill and put to death God’s creation because of a person’s sick misguided, twisted satanic belief!!

At my birth (in 1947) I was receiving a full blood transfusion due to my Epilepsy, Polio and Meningitis disabilities in a hospital bed, surrounded by Nurses and Doctors, in England. Although I have had a shaky childhood with these illnesses my current medical condition is stable due to the correct prescribed tablets by my Medical Doctor

I WOULD HAD DIED AT BIRTH if my father had been a Jehovah Witness, due to their sick belief of not allowing blood transfusions to children (or anyone else, come to that). The Jehovah Witness like to live in the Old Testament times where Law (Moses) outdid the New Testament(God’s Grace)and place no importance on sustaining the life in man that Jesus Christ tells us to do

In the New Testament Jesus Christ commands us to sustain the life of his creation. That does not take a person of much intelligence to understand that if you have to give blood in an emergency you DO NOT DENY THAT PERSON IN NEED whatever you can do for him or her We are commanded of Jesus Christ to look after His people. NOWHERE IN THE BIBLE DOES IT STATE THAT WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HELP OTHERS WITH A BLOOD TRANSFUSION, but the Jehovah Witness seems to take exception to that fact

If I had not had a blood transfusion (in 1947) at birth, I am confident that I would had died and I would not be alive today, 59 years later to be able to spread the Word of God the way He wants us to, not the way of an Organization

I have many “occasional visits” from the Jehovah Witness, but they do not like me due to my belief of my willingness to give blood to those in need. Although it has not been vocally stated I am sure they do not like me for my own belief of God, they try to keep me away from the New King James Version of the Bible and ONLY TRY TO PUSH ME INTO BELIEVING IN THEIR TRANSLATION OF THE New World Translation of the Holy Bible: Their translation!!

I used to be in a wheelchair, have a lot of major Epileptic Seizures and peer pressure in Society which stressed me out during my childhood and adolescence. I generally had 2 to 3 major Epileptic Seizures each fortnight (or 52 to 78 Epileptic Seizures each year)

Now as an adult of 59 years of age I, due to Jesus Christ healing me and the tablets and medical assistance, I have not had any problems with Epileptic Seizures for over 3 years!! Even my own Medical Specialist will not agree with me that Jesus Christ healed me of my Epileptic Condition, yet he will not give me an answer as to why I no longer have any Seizures

Before I gave my life to the Lord, repented and was borne again, at my Baptism 3 years ago, I knew that the Lord had healed me of my Epileptic Condition at that same second I was fully immersed into the water at Baptism

I thank Him every day for His healing me. When I was 8 years of age, Jesus healed me of my Polio and Menengitis.

JESUS CHRIST HEALED ME OF MY POLIO AND MENENGTIS EVEN BEFORE I KNEW THERE WAS A GOD!! How good is that!! NOW HE HAS HEALED ME OF MY EPILEPSY after 56 years of suffering!! These events are so breathtaking to me that I cannot help crying

I have only one medical problem left and that is Tinnitus, or ringing of the ears. I pray to Jesus Christ daily for this healing that one day will come to me

So, to thoes who like the idea of a sick society dictating to them about refusal of blood donations to God’s Creation: DO NOT REFUSE GOD’S CREATION THE CHANCE OF LIFE, do you want to be judged of our Lord for refusing to look after His creation??

KENNETH

Oh my Lord we pray,
Pedward