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Originally Posted by Lord Nikon
However reading the quotes above it is evident that the intention is to refer to the consumption of blood, since Acts encapsulates it within the context of foods, Genesis within the context of an accounting for unnecessary bloodshed. Neither refer to the use of blood to heal. Even within the bible there is reference to using parts of one body in another, Eve was created from the rib of Adam.
I fail to see the prohibition of blood freely given that another may live as anything other than an extension of the Good Samaritan giving of himself to aid someone in need.
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i am not asking you to see it he did though
but for the sake of argument
if we are going to say it doesnt mention medical treatment ( no blood transfusions we know of back then )
If a Dr told you drinking any more alcohol will kill you do you think feeding it into your self intravenously would negate that warning ?
and as to to what god did that's up to him he makes the rules
and i still see no difference in this brave lad doing as he wanted to do and the lad whop died on that ship
we may not have done what either did but both have the right live their lives as they wish and i expect with the full knowledge of why they wanted to
for do not think this boy wouldn't have known about the view of others on blood we spend a lot of time learning about what others believe to be able to defend our belief and are taught to question everything one of my favorite books we have is titled "Make sure of all things"
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Originally Posted by frogstamper
Personally I find this almost impossible to understand, irrespective of some very subjective phrase written in a book over two thousand years ago what about his parents? where were they when their fifteen year old son was effectively committing suicide?
Whatever your beliefs are if it comes to a situation where one of your children who is dying, can be saved by something as simple as a blood transfusion and those parents sit back and allow their child to die...well words fail me..
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he is of an age that the law allows him to make this judgment if the parent were forcing this choice on him then others would complain on that too
should i stop my kids crossing roads, swimming in the sea, working on a building site, driving cars or going to war zone?
my extended family have lost members to all of those things all a lot more common things for a JW to die from than the blood issue
one picks a course in life and tries to stick to your principles i admire any that stick to what they believe rather than just changing tack because the going gets tough