Originally posted by Conrau K
[b]So in those cases of 100% death, you are sure beyond doubt that a blood transfusion will actually save 100% of these people?
No. But why should that matter? A person who suffers malignant cancer has a 100% chance of death without treatment, but obviously no treatment guarantees 100% recovery from cancer. There is not to my knowledge a guaranteed ...[text shortened]... thout it. 100% certain death versus minute chance of infection. Do you recognise this symbol > ?[/b]
Yes I do know the symbol. The issue here though my friend is how much as a Christian do you put faith in your God? Forget the health issues. He says clearly with NO exceptions or even the hint of an exception ever for the future, to use blood.
And with all the Bible says about blood and how God views it, even to the point of saying the blood of a murderer is the only way to redeem the balance of anothers death would God be satisfied.
And all indications and wording throughout the Bible by God is do nothing at all ever with blood especially now that his son shed his. We are not even supposed to use it in a sacrifice setting.
So again how much faith do you have in your God that if you or someone of your family dies either now because of an early death or a natural one do you feel they will or will not be resurrected to live again?
Does not your Bible say this life we all have now is "only temporary"?
Why take the chance that taking blood now to only lengthen our lifes a little is better then going against God's clear command to abstain, and take the chance of disobeying God and possibly loosing out of the life the Bible promisses?
Would you murder someone? Then why take blood as those two items that God says NOT to do are in the same sentence in the Bible. One is as bad to him as the other.
So are you willing to take that chance you might just have this transfusion thing wrong???????????????