I know that you beliefs about blood tranfusions are considered wrong, because God said that the soul is in the blood. I was wondering, scince I have had a blood tranfusion if you would see it like I was carrying somebody eleses soul? I am also a Christian so I am not poking fun at all. I am just curious.
2007-09-29 06:18:18 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Blood is not the soul. JW don't believe that.
The Bible states that Blood is sacred.
God forbade us to consume the blood. (Genesis 9:4)
God restated this principle again and again.—Leviticus 3:17; 17:10, 11, 14; Deuteronomy 12:16, 23.
More. Acts 15:19, 20, 29
The Bible further explains why blood is so sacred. The shed blood of Jesus Christ, representing the human life that he gave in behalf of mankind, is key to the Christian hope. It means forgiveness of sins and hope of eternal life. When a Christian abstains from blood, he is in effect expressing his faith that only the shed blood of Jesus Christ can truly redeem him and save his life.—Ephesians 1:7.
2007-09-29 06:44:16 · answer #1 · answered by sfumato1002 3 · 7⤊ 1⤋
No.
There is no mention of soul transference,
in the Bible.
You (the person) ~~ are the soul.
They didn't put another person inside you.
To learn more u could go to:
www.
watchtower.
org
Sorry, I had to put it this way
sometimes Y/A's doesn't let the address' go thru.
That is just a misconception, dear.
Made by ??? I don't know who,
that since the Bible says the life is in the blood.
2007-10-01 03:59:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
properly the comparable way that we've a private call and could desire to be called with the help of our call as a replace of guy, lady, Boy & so forth is the comparable way that God feels. Psalms eighty 3:18 says "could human beings be attentive to which you, whose call is Jehovah,You on my own are the main severe over all the earth." the certainty that his call is reported interior the Bible shows God needs his call to be huge-unfold & because of the fact that we are his witnesses or followers, we are called Jehovah's Witnesses.
2017-01-02 19:48:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If JWs believed that by refusing whole blood transfusions they were demonstrating faith that only Christ's shed blood could save them, they would have to refuse everything that contained even a minute particle of blood. Not so. Their leaders pick and choose what individual components of blood they should, or should not have in case of medical emergencies. The range of 'acceptable' blood fractions is getting bigger and bigger. It's now so considerable that virtually the only problem JWs have is if too many of those acceptable fractions come together at one time. They can have individual bits of blood, but not most of them put together! Who are they trying to kid?
They do not believe the soul is anything spiritual, or that it lives on after physical death, yet some say that personality traits affect a blood transfusion recipient temporarily. They say blood symbolises life, which is sacred (and that's biblical) but they have turned the symbol of life into something more important than life itself. If they truly believed Christ's shed blood saves, they would not be trusting in obedience to this JW 'rule' to gain Jehovah's approval. In other words, if they had a transfusion whilst trusting in Christ alone for salvation, they would know their salvation was just as assured before it as after. It is their great insecurity about whether they will be saved or not that makes them willing to 'prove' their obedience by becoming a martyr.
2007-09-29 08:34:31 · answer #4 · answered by Annsan_In_Him 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Jehovah's Witnesses certainly do NOT have superstitious ideas about some immortal "soul" literally encapsulated in blood. Instead, as Christians, the Witnesses seek to obey the very plain language of the bible regarding blood.
As Christians, they are bound by the bible's words in "the Apostolic Decree". Ironically, this decree was the first official decision communicated to the various congregations by the twelve faithful apostles (and a handful of other "older men" which the apostles had chosen to add to the first century Christian governing body in Jerusalem). God and Christ apparently felt (and feel) that respect for blood is quite important.
Here is what the "Apostolic Decree" said, which few self-described Christians obey or even respect:
(Acts 15:20) Write them [the various Christian congregations] to abstain from things polluted by idols and from fornication and from what is strangled and from blood.
(Acts 15:28-29) For the holy spirit and we ourselves have favored adding no further burden to you, except these necessary things, 29 to keep abstaining from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication. If you carefully keep yourselves from these things, you will prosper.
Quite explicitly, the Apostolic Decree plainly forbids the misuse of blood by Christians (despite the fact that nearly every other provision of former Jewish Mosaic Law was recognized as unnecessary). It seems odd therefore, that literally one Christian religion continues to teach that humans must not use blood for any purpose other than honoring Almighty God.
A better question would ask: How can other self-described Christian religions justify the fact that they don't even care if their adherents drink blood and eat blood products?
Jehovah's Witnesses recognize the repeated bible teaching that blood is specially "owned" by God, and must not be used for any human purpose. Witnesses do not have any superstitious aversion to testing or respectfully handling blood, and Witnesses believe these Scriptures apply to blood and the four primary components which approximate "blood". An individual Jehovah's Witness is likely to accept a targeted treatment for a targeted need, including a treatment which includes a minor fraction derived from plasma, platelets, and/or red/white blood cells.
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/hb/index.htm?article=article_07.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/vcnb/article_01.htm
2007-09-29 11:44:31 · answer #5 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 8⤊ 3⤋
just wanted to back up what " arihaz " said, all accurate and good scriptures. give him the 10 points.
2007-10-01 04:01:36 · answer #6 · answered by rayhab 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Though I have heard those old stories of people taking on characteristics of organ donors, so you never know:D (trying for humor:D)
Hope this helps.
2007-09-29 16:30:00 · answer #7 · answered by Ish Var Lan Salinger 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
achtung_heiss said
"Quite explicitly, the Apostolic Decree plainly forbids the misuse of blood by Christians "
how in the world is it a 'MISUSE' of blood if you are dying and you need blood? and who is in charge of saying what is misuse anyway? its like they are playing God here!
2007-09-29 14:56:34 · answer #8 · answered by ~testube Jebus~ 4 · 4⤊ 6⤋
JW's do not believe that you are equipped with a soul..they believe that you are a soul.so it is not any one thing, but your body is your soul.
This is one of their non biblical theologies..there are many.
2007-09-29 13:22:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 6⤋
stupid belief but only one of many stupid beliefs they believe in! consider the source and ignore it!
2007-09-29 06:27:22 · answer #10 · answered by roadrunner 3 · 2⤊ 8⤋