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[/QUOTE]Yes, the life which is in the blood belongs to God. It's not ours. Our life that he holds in his hands goes back to him when we die for he owns our life and no-one else does.
But what about when we are alive. We are using that same blood that has the life in it, that blood that God owns. Do we have the right to give it to someone else, or take it from someone else? To save our life or someone elses?
But what about when we are alive. We are using that same blood that has the life in it, that blood that God owns. Do we have the right to give it to someone else, or take it from someone else? To save our life or someone elses?
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It should be based on science. Medical
Science should detect any impurities or diseases in blood
before the blood is used for transfusions. Even the Jehovah's Witnesses society once
approved of them, I think; they tend to change their mind on things; first they say the
end of the world will be in 1875; then they change their minds; then they say 1914, then
they change their minds; then they say Armageddon will happen in 1975, and you get
my point! Then they change their minds when they think Jehovah's firstborn Son, Jesus,
will return. So, we should not reject blood transfusions, just because the Watchtower
Bible and Tract Society of New York (and of Pennsylvania) says so! In Erie PA Scott
R. Harrington
[/quote]Thanks for your input Scott. Yes the JW's have quite a few things wrong in my opinion..but they are on to a few things that are right as well. Just like every religion. I could never accept that the Archangel Michael is Jesus Christ, that just goes against scripture, because Jesus is above all the angels and they are told to worship him. ... And Jehovah is not Gods only name! You cant put God in that small box. Getting off track now, dont want to change the topic, we can discuss this in another thread...
Yes science can detect anything in the blood. They can even separate the blood and throw out the bad. I worked with a woman who had hepatitis for 20 years and she gave blood and the Red Cross knew this and still accepted her blood. They separated it... That bothered me.
I dont claim to know anything about the science of blood. I am ignorant in this. I have to google it to learn more. But my question is do you think it's ok with God to give and recieve blood transfusions?
When I had my 2nd child 10 years ago, I was in this position. I had just gone into shock from loss of blood and had to make my choice right there and then. No time to go through the scriptures. Couldn't even hardly talk, but I had read the scriptures concerning this years before. It stuck in my mind at that point of time as I was near death. They needed my permission back then for an emergency blood transfusion. My husband was crying and my baby was dying. Talk about pressure.
It should be based on science. Medical
Science should detect any impurities or diseases in blood
before the blood is used for transfusions. Even the Jehovah's Witnesses society once
approved of them, I think; they tend to change their mind on things; first they say the
end of the world will be in 1875; then they change their minds; then they say 1914, then
they change their minds; then they say Armageddon will happen in 1975, and you get
my point! Then they change their minds when they think Jehovah's firstborn Son, Jesus,
will return. So, we should not reject blood transfusions, just because the Watchtower
Bible and Tract Society of New York (and of Pennsylvania) says so! In Erie PA Scott
R. Harrington
[/quote]Thanks for your input Scott. Yes the JW's have quite a few things wrong in my opinion..but they are on to a few things that are right as well. Just like every religion. I could never accept that the Archangel Michael is Jesus Christ, that just goes against scripture, because Jesus is above all the angels and they are told to worship him. ... And Jehovah is not Gods only name! You cant put God in that small box. Getting off track now, dont want to change the topic, we can discuss this in another thread...
Yes science can detect anything in the blood. They can even separate the blood and throw out the bad. I worked with a woman who had hepatitis for 20 years and she gave blood and the Red Cross knew this and still accepted her blood. They separated it... That bothered me.
I dont claim to know anything about the science of blood. I am ignorant in this. I have to google it to learn more. But my question is do you think it's ok with God to give and recieve blood transfusions?
When I had my 2nd child 10 years ago, I was in this position. I had just gone into shock from loss of blood and had to make my choice right there and then. No time to go through the scriptures. Couldn't even hardly talk, but I had read the scriptures concerning this years before. It stuck in my mind at that point of time as I was near death. They needed my permission back then for an emergency blood transfusion. My husband was crying and my baby was dying. Talk about pressure.
M
Of course you have the RIGHT to give blood to help save someone's life. But do it WISELY, calling back to yourself your spiritual essence. All you have to say quietly before they take the blood is something like "In the name of Jesus Christ, I command all of my spiritual essence to remain with me and not any of it to go out with this blood tha I donate."
Pretty simple.
I do that every time I donate.
Maggie
Pretty simple.
I do that every time I donate.
Maggie
M
Likewise, if you RECEIVE blood from a donar, regardless of if you know who it is or not, simply pray "In the name of Jesus Christ, I command the spiritual essence of the blood I have received to go back to the donar. I command all personal and unclean spirits connected with the blood I recieved to leave and return to the donor in the name of Jesus."
Again...so simple. But doing this is spiritual warfare and it is using the name of Jesus to ensure that no spiritual uncleaness (the lab will check for physical uncleaness and approve the use of the blood before it is given to anyone) will become a part of your spiritual life.
We MUST remember that the spiritual realm parallells the natural realm and both affect each other.
Maggie
Again...so simple. But doing this is spiritual warfare and it is using the name of Jesus to ensure that no spiritual uncleaness (the lab will check for physical uncleaness and approve the use of the blood before it is given to anyone) will become a part of your spiritual life.
We MUST remember that the spiritual realm parallells the natural realm and both affect each other.
Maggie
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[/QUOTE]Thanks for that Maggie. Thats more clear. I'm not judging anyone here. I'm just weighing things up with scripture and discussing.
I keep going back to this scripture though
Leviticus 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
So, as we know the blood belongs to God. The blood makes an atonement for the soul (forgiveness) So those animals were offered up to God and no-one else. This was a holy sacrifice. Even if that animal was not going to be sacrificed we still had to drain the blood before eating, and probably cook well with no blood dripping out. This was a holy commandment. This is clear. Pagans would of drunk blood and used it for their rituals too. God wanted the Israelites to be separate.
We later know that Jesus blood was spilt and offered to God as a sacrifice. It was not offered to anyone else. Only to God. This was the holiest sacrifice ever achieved.
But no-body yet has worked out the comparisons regarding blood from the old testament to the new. There is still a commandment there in the NT regarding blood & something different about it.
I keep going back to this scripture though
Leviticus 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
So, as we know the blood belongs to God. The blood makes an atonement for the soul (forgiveness) So those animals were offered up to God and no-one else. This was a holy sacrifice. Even if that animal was not going to be sacrificed we still had to drain the blood before eating, and probably cook well with no blood dripping out. This was a holy commandment. This is clear. Pagans would of drunk blood and used it for their rituals too. God wanted the Israelites to be separate.
We later know that Jesus blood was spilt and offered to God as a sacrifice. It was not offered to anyone else. Only to God. This was the holiest sacrifice ever achieved.
But no-body yet has worked out the comparisons regarding blood from the old testament to the new. There is still a commandment there in the NT regarding blood & something different about it.
