10 Dec '14 19:28>
Originally posted by FMFBlood transfusions are at best a brief extension of our life.
This is surely a point to be made in favour of saving lives with blood transfusions rather than a point in favour of banning it.
The only blood that will bring us everlasting life is the shed blood of Christ Jesus.
God's prohibition on blood, setting it aside as something special, started with Noah and his family. Genesis 9:3-5 says, "Every moving animal that is alive may serve as food for you....Only flesh with its blood you must not eat. Besides that, I will demand an accounting for your lifeblood....'
If you believe the Bible, all of mankind are descended from Noah and his family, therefore this prohibition was placed on the entire human race.
We are all accountable.
Just as with Adam and Eve we can choose to respect that command or not.
God gave us free will. It's up to us to use it correctly or not.
Hopefully we will not make the same mistake Adam and Eve made.
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