I read this atricle recently that sums up rather nicely why the Watchtower stance on Blood Transfusions is innaccurate and deadly.
Please read this for information before taking your position on the issue & I would welcome any comments:
JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES—
TWISTING THE SCRIPTURES ON BLOOD
By Lorri MacGregor
The entire world reeled in shock when Jim Jones led over 900 people to their deaths in the jungle. I cannot help but wonder how many Jehovah’s Witnesses have died without fanfare, one by one, refusing blood transfusions. I was very nearly a statistic also while a
Jehovah’s Witness. Let’s consider this dangerous doctrine.
A key scripture used by the Jehovah’s Witness leaders is Genesis 9:4, which they teach is binding on all inhabitants of the earth,
“Only flesh with its soul—its blood—you must not
eat” (NWT).
This Scripture is telling the flood survivors not to eat unbled meat. Nothing more is implied, except by the Jehovah’s Witnesses, who say “eating” means “transfusing.” The Old Law Covenant given to the nation of Israel did contain dietary laws on blood, but they
were not binding on Gentiles (see Deuteronomy 14:21). Also, Jehovah’s Witnesses are taught that they will lose their eternal life if they take a blood transfusion. This excessive penalty for “eating blood” does not even agree with the Old Law!
Here is the Old Law penalty contained in Leviticus 17:14,15:
“For the soul of every sort of flesh is its blood by the soul in it. Consequently I said to the sons of Israel: ‘You must not eat the blood of any sort of flesh, because the soul of every sort of flesh is its blood. Anyone eating it will be cut off.’ As for any
soul that eats a body (already) dead or something torn by a wild beast, whether a native or an alien resident, he must in that case wash his garments and bathe in water and be unclean until the evening; and he must be clean.” (New World Translation)
Yes, the penalty for eating (or in Jehovah’s Witness reasoning, taking a blood transfu-sion)was being “cut off,” until you had washed your clothes and taken a bath, and then you
could return! Why then believe an organization that would take your eternal life as a pen-alty for a blood transfusion?
God never would!
Likewise, the New Testament scriptures in Acts, chapter 15, verses 20 and 29, saying among other things to “abstain from blood,” are not by any stretch of interpretation referring to blood transfusions.
It is interesting that at one point in the history of the Watchtower Society all the Scriptures they now use to refuse blood transfusions were used to refuse vaccinations! Remember that in the past the Society rejected the theory that diseases were caused by germs
and ridiculed Pasteur for this scientific truth. The founder of the Society, Charles T. Russell, also taught that appendicitis and typhoid fever were really caused by biting worms in the
colon. With their history of advice on medical issues, one would do well to ignore their “truths” on blood transfusions as well.
We are encouraged by the recent “revolt” against this unbiblical practice by a secretgroup of Jehovah’s Witnesses themselves. Since they are operating on the internet, the elders can’t catch them and dispose of them. They produce excellent medical information on blood transfusions and expose the hypocrisy of the Watchtower Society.
Their website is:
http://www.ajwrb.org
if you are interested.
Bring on the dancing girls!