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Originally Posted by rogermevans
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 ) |
Agreed, I am just hpothesising on the matter in hand
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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 ?
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There is a small yet significant difference, Alcohol is effectively a poison which affects the oxygenation of the blood leading to feelings of euphoria. Blood is a necessary part of the human body.
The discussion is over replacing a necessary oxygenating substance which is completely natural to the body, not administering alcohol.
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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
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There is a significant difference. The lad on the ship died despite all attempts to save him, this one's death could perhaps have been prevented by medical treatment he declined to have.
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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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Jesus asked the Pharisees, "Which of you shall have an donkey or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not go to pull him out on the sabbath day?" (Luke 14:5) The difference in Jesus example is that a life is being saved, even if it is only the life of an animal. To administer a blood transfusion to save a life is to endorse, or sustain, the preeminent value, which is life itself. The priority of the law is the sanctity of life. Jesus even used the example of David to prove this principle. David was permitted to eat the showbread, belonging only to the priest, in his time of need, he was not punished. (1 Sam. 21:6). The Bible's principle Jesus made clear in Mark 7:14 when He said, "Nothing that goes into a man from the outside can make him unclean."