Conclusion of: SHOWING RESPECT FOR BLOOD

Does the command to abstain from blood include blood transfusions? Yes. To illustrate:  Suppose a doctor were to tell you to abstain from alcoholic beverages. Would that simply mean that you should not drink alcohol but that you should have injected it into your veins?  Of course not! Likewise, abstaining from blood means not taking it into our bodies at all.  So the command to abstain from blood means that we would not allow anyone to transfuse blood into our veins. 
 ( Note: That means do not donate blood either,  they may tell you that it has been checked, but they can't always do that, and with the corruptness of the government, and Satan running the world, I would not trust getting blood anyway, it was the government that brought the HIV into this country by a monkey who was infected; they will deny it, but its true)  

What if a Christian is badly injured or is in need of major surgery?  Suppose doctors say that he must have a blood transfusion or he will die?  Of course, the Christian would not want to die.  (even though not everyone are Christians)  In an effort to preserve God's precious gift of life, he would accept other kinds of treatment that do not involve the misuse of blood.  (the doctors know about the non-blood treatment, but they tend to get lazy and don't want to use it)  Hence, he would seek such medical attention if that is available (it is) and would accept a variety of alternatives to blood.  (note: that is what I have put in my living will) 

Would a Christian break God's law just to stay alive a little longer in this system of things?  Jesus said:  "Whoever,wants to save his soul [or, life] will lose it; but whoever loses his soul for my sake will find it." (Matthew 16:25)  We do not want to die. (I am not afraid,with the way the world is now, i would be better off) But if we tried to save our present life by breaking God's law, we would be in danger of losing everlasting life. We are wise, then, to put our trust in the rightness of God's law, with full confidence that if we die in any cause, our Life-Giver will remember us in the resurrection and restore to us the precious gift of life. -John 5:28, 29; Hebrews 11:6. 

Today, faithful servants of God firmly resolve to follow his direction regarding blood.  They will not eat it in any form. Nor will they accept blood for medical reasons.  They are sure that the Creator of blood knows what is best for them. Do you believe that he does?  (Yes, I have complete and utter faith in God) 

Next time: THE ONLY PROPER USE OF BLOOD

From the Book: What Does the Bible Really Teach? 2005 and 2006