Anewme wrote: "On the blood issue I found peace after reading here about the Jewish interpretation.
The Jews today do not eat blood of any kind. They understand that those Mosaic prohibitions were dietary along with other dietary laws. They also understand that the Law was made for the benefit of man, not man for the law's benefit. Human life is very sacred and precious and law should never come before the saving of human life.
This would explain David and his men eating the showbread of the temple, an offense worthy of death. But David was the anointed of Jehovah and had a destiny to fulfill. His death from starvation in order to please the law did not make sense. Jesus too picked grain on the Sabbath for the same reason. Sacred life was involved. Jesus came to the same understanding of the scriptures. The Law is for man, not man for the Law.
People are not to be sacrificed to please the Law.
Anyway, when I heard that explanation a light bulb went on in my mind! I felt that was the true and beautiful understanding that both Christ and David had of the scriptures. The Watchtower on the other hand teaches that people must die if need be to keep the Law whether it be about blood or being a part of the govt. or preaching irritating religious dogma on the doorsteps of the world. "
Mad writes: People believe usually only what they WANT to believe! The Jews not only rejected Christ- they rejected the One who sent him! Listen to them if you want; their view, as you expressed, makes sense & appeals to the emotions- but has nothing to do with scripture! How would you apply their excuse to the Christian father with family at the Colesium, who was told that if he just sprinkled some incense acknowledging the Emporer as God, that he AND HIS FAMILY would be spared the fate of being chased and ripped apart by the wild animals?
That is a disgusting cop-out...unless Christ's promise of Resurrection is a Lie!