The JWs since 1945 have taught that one should commit suicide and sacrifice oneself to god rather the take blood. Then in 2006 in an awake they said one could take hemoglobin even cow hemoglobin. Since hemoglobin makes up 96% of what a red blood cell is and 45% of the total volume of blood and is the key component of what makes blood work, how does one explain that this is obviously hypocrisy and do it in a way as to not get DFd?
How to explain the HYPOCRISY of the JW blood doctrine with out getting DFd?
by Crazyguy 13 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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Watchtower-Free
Ask who came up with original Blood doctrine .
What were his qualifications as a Biblical scholar?
Zero accredited Biblical scholars agree with it.
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sir82
If you "persistently and stubbornly hold a belief that is in contradiction to Bible truth as taught by Jehovah's Witnesses" (the Elder manual has this, or similar, language), you are guilty of apostasy and will be disfellowshipped if you don't recant.
I.e., the answer to your question is "you can't".
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notsurewheretogo
I told the elders the blood doctrine is crazy and never got DF because I put it this way.
- Life is precious to Jehovah
- Blood is the symbol of life
- Does the symbol of something ever have more value than the thing it is symbolizing?
- Your wedding ring symbolizes your marriage...
- Would you give up your wedding ring to save your marriage? Of course you would...
- Would you give up your marriage to save your wedding ring? Of course you would NOT
- So why would God expect us to put blood (symbol of life) ahead of life itself?
- Jesus demonstrated this principle when he went against the law many times for the sake of life
- Pikuach Nefesh - Jewish principle when life is involved, all Sabbath laws may be suspended to safeguard the health of the individual, the principle being pikkuah nefesh doheh Shabbat--[rescuing a] life in danger takes precedence over the Sabbath. Thus saving a life overrides any view of blood.
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cofty
I was with you up as far as number 8.
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Crazyguy
I agree with you notsure, matt 12:7 is a great verse but not sure how you didnt get Df'd -
Village Idiot
First and foremost, you cannot question anything against the Watchtower without getting either disfellowshipped or marked.
What I suggest you do is to get a copy of their old anti-blood booklet, Blood, Medicine and the Law of God, where they had the original teaching and use it against them with the simple statement that they were consistent back then. I know you'll get the usual "old light" response but you might have better luck if you have them read it and cause some dissonance in their perception of the doctrine. Don't know if that might actually work but it's worth a try.
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Oubliette
Pretend someone else asked you the question--a co-worker, a neighbor or someone in the "field ministry"--and say you didn't know how to answer it.
(Credit to Billy the ex-Bethelite for this powerful technique: How to ask a question when questions aren't allowed)
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Heisenberg
I like your reasoning.
