Originally posted by RJHindsI'm as sure as my heart and mind tell me. And yes the Bible does not mention a transfusion of blood. But it cleary says in one word "abstain" from it.
But how can you be sure that God disapproves of blood transfusions to save someone life? As has been pointed out to you, the Holy Bible does not even mention blood transfusions. So aren't you really putting your faith and trust in the decisions of what the watchtower Society says is disapproved by God?
So you complain that I put faith in the WTS about this issue.
I can turn this around and ask you why you put faith in other men and do as they say and suggest with this issue, and also the most important one, why do you NOT put faith in God and simply trust him on this issue and just abstain from blood?
Do you not have faith in him and what he's promissed in reguards to a ressurection if one you love dies for any reason? Is the Bible wrong about the resurrection really happening?
Again the Bible says not to kill. If one looks at the time this was written, one could come up with all the ways you could kill a human. By hand, stone, spear, arrow, etc, etc. So we all understand that. But did they have guns, or missles, or aircraft carriers with all it's weapons? No.
So if we follow one law and all that it would include even into the future with whatever horrible weapons man can still come up with to kill or murder, then we have to take the "abstain" meaning to include all that man has come up with since God stated that to humans. Nothing within that law command has changed just because man has.
If this transfusion issue were something that God would exempt from his original command, don't you think he would let us know? Seriously don't you think he would change that law for us?
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Originally posted by galveston75I put my faith in the example of Christ as to what God wants. Christ did not abstain from giving His blood to save the lives of all mankind from the punishment of sin that lead to death. I am certain He would want us to give blood to save the lives of others.
I'm as sure as my heart and mind tell me. And yes the Bible does not mention a transfusion of blood. But it cleary says in one word "abstain" from it.
So you complain that I put faith in the WTS about this issue.
I can turn this around and ask you why you put faith in other men and do as they say and suggest with this issue, and also the most importa think he would let us know? Seriously don't you think he would change that law for us?
And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
(Matthew 25:40,45-46 NKJV)
Originally posted by galveston75he already did, jesus stopped us from following all the retarded **** from the old testament.
I'm as sure as my heart and mind tell me. And yes the Bible does not mention a transfusion of blood. But it cleary says in one word "abstain" from it.
So you complain that I put faith in the WTS about this issue.
I can turn this around and ask you why you put faith in other men and do as they say and suggest with this issue, and also the most importa ...[text shortened]... think he would let us know? Seriously don't you think he would change that law for us?
we no longer stone little girls to death. why on earth do you follow , nay, foolishly interpret an ancient law from that same book that was merely meant to stop the savages from eating spoiled meat.
Originally posted by RJHindsSo Jesus giving of his blood that "went on the ground" by the way, has nothing to do with this. Our blood if only temporarily sustains life for a short time. It has nothing to do with Jesus's sacrificail blood and what that means to us all.
I put my faith in the example of Christ as to what God wants. Christ did not abstain from giving His blood to save the lives of all mankind from the punishment of sin that lead to death. I am certain He would want us to give blood to save the lives of others.
And the King will answer and say to them, [b]‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it ...[text shortened]... everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
(Matthew 25:40,45-46 NKJV)[/b]
If you want to go farther with this, why didn't Jesus tell his followers to drink his blood if that's what you think blood should be used for? He didn't even on the night of his death at the meal. It was wine and had nothing to do with real blood and neither does it have anything to do with our own imperfect blood.
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-Removed-I am a sinner just like you and no better, so don't put words out there that are not true. I never said anything of the sort.
And the oxymoron issue is you get on this forum and try your best to defend your belief in the Bible but yet you don't even know if God exist?
Why do you even bother to post anything here if that is your 'lukewarm" stand with God?
I think you are here just to argue with whatever comes up as your history has shown.
Revelation 3:15-16
New Living Translation (NLT)
15 “I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other! 16 But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth!
Originally posted by galveston75yes, your interpretation is the right interpretation. it is common knowledge only jws have jesus' ear, only they possess the right translations of the bible, only they carry on god's will.
So Jesus giving of his blood that "went on the ground" by the way, has nothing to do with this. Our blood if only temporarily sustains life for a short time. It has nothing to do with Jesus's sacrificail blood and what that means to us all.
If you want to go farther with this, why didn't Jesus tell his followers to drink his blood if that's what you th ...[text shortened]... o do with real blood and neither does it have anything to do with our own imperfect blood.
your arrogance is astounding. very christian indeed.