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   On Jul 5, 2023, James wrote   
   (in article):   
      
   > On Sun, 02 Jul 2023 08:55:22 -0700, No one  wrote:   
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   > > On Jul 1, 2023, James wrote   
   > > (in article):   
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   > > > On Thu, 29 Jun 2023 12:12:15 -0700, No one  wrote:   
   > > >   
   > > > > On Jun 29, 2023, James wrote   
   > > > > (in article<1thr9i5g8i898e5cpavgn36egb073dah42@4ax.com>):   
   > > > >   
   > > > > > On Sat, 24 Jun 2023 16:29:00 -0700, No one  wrote:   
   > > > > >   
   > > > > > > On Jun 24, 2023, James wrote   
   > > > > > > (in article<6lud9it8ut8mv9ivkdrg31etf5903nomf4@4ax.com>):   
   > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > On Wed, 21 Jun 2023 13:35:16 -0700, No one  wrote:   
   > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > On Jun 21, 2023, James wrote   
   > > > > > > > > (in article<7f469id8qjme89uc4k9fvqboabr02vjt32@4ax.com>):   
   > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 21 Jun 2023 07:43:59 -0700, No one    
   wrote:   
   > > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > > > On Jun 21, 2023, James wrote   
   > > > > > > > > > > (in article<8as59itbdf4066oib6qu8tiv91etniusg8@4ax.com>):   
   > > > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > > > > Blood transfusions. For Christians?   
   > > > > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > > > > Blood transfusions. For Christians?   
   > > > > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > > > > Of course, most would say. That is a ridiculous   
   question. If it   
   > > > > > > > > > > > will   
   > > > > > > > > > > > save a life, by all means, do it. But what if the Bible   
   says no. Do   
   > > > > > > > > > > > you obey God or men?   
   > > > > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > > > > Believe it or not, the Egyptians did their form of blood   
   > > > > > > > > > > > transfusions.   
   > > > > > > > > > > > Thus the Jews (as slaves in Egypt) knew about such   
   things. Yet they   
   > > > > > > > > > > > allowed the wording to cover ANY kind dealing with   
   blood. Here is   
   > > > > > > > > > > > what   
   > > > > > > > > > > > the Bible says:   
   > > > > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > > > > -- New American Standard   
   > > > > > > > > > > > Acts 15:29 that you abstain from things sacrificed to   
   idols and   
   > > > > > > > > > > > from   
   > > > > > > > > > > > blood and from things strangled and from fornication; if   
   you keep   
   > > > > > > > > > > > yourselves free from such things, you will do well.   
   Farewell."   
   > > > > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > > > > To shorten it, it says:" ...abstain.. from blood..."   
   > > > > > > > > > > > But some may say, Acts 15:29 is talking about eating or   
   drinking   
   > > > > > > > > > > > blood. Or not draining the blood out of the   
   > > > > > > > > > > > meat of a fresh kill, like was mentioned in the OT.   
   > > > > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > > > > Let's see what the Greek word for "abstain" means.Using   
   Strong's   
   > > > > > > > > > > > Concordance, it says:   
   > > > > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > > > > "Strong's Ref. # 567   
   > > > > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > > > > Romanized apechomai   
   > > > > > > > > > > > Pronounced ap-ekh'-om-ahee   
   > > > > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > > > > middle voice (reflexively) of GSN0568; to hold oneself   
   off, i.e.   
   > > > > > > > > > > > refrain:   
   > > > > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > > > > KJV--abstain."   
   > > > > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > > > > The writer of Acts is the physician Luke. Being a   
   doctor, and full   
   > > > > > > > > > > > of   
   > > > > > > > > > > > Holy Spirit, he decided to use "abstain" instead of   
   don't eat or   
   > > > > > > > > > > > drink   
   > > > > > > > > > > > blood. And a transfusion can be thought of as 'eating'   
   blood. It is   
   > > > > > > > > > > > put into your body like an intravenously feeding does.   
   > > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > > > And this is where you err. You assign illogical ideations   
   to eating.   
   > > > > > > > > > > So   
   > > > > > > > > > > when   
   > > > > > > > > > > you hypocrites accept the "eating" of hemoglobin or other   
   things   
   > > > > > > > > > > into   
   > > > > > > > > > > you   
   > > > > > > > > > > blood system, you then contaminate your blood.   
   > > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > > When doctors intravenously feed a liquid nourishment to a   
   patient, it   
   > > > > > > > > > is referred to as "eating". Thus when a patient is unable to   
   swallow   
   > > > > > > > > > food (eat food), then they can feed him liquid nourishments   
   into his   
   > > > > > > > > > blood stream. He has eaten.all doctrines from the Bible. As   
   2nd Tim   
   > > > > > > > > > says:   
   > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > What in the world do you know about Medical Doctors? Are you a   
   > > > > > > > > hypocrite?   
   > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > When they feed a patient through a tube in goes into their   
   stomach.   
   > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > Which then is broken down and ends up in the veins and arteries   
   to   
   > > > > > > > feed the cells throughout the body. Thus a transfusing is EATING   
   the   
   > > > > > > > blood. A direct violation against Acts 15:20.   
   > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > If that be the case, then the life blood of all fruits. Meats,   
   Veggies,   
   > > > > > > also   
   > > > > > > enters your stomach and then into your veins, and so you MUST stop   
   > > > > > > ingesting   
   > > > > > > anything as all contaminates your blood system. Look at all the   
   disease   
   > > > > > > one   
   > > > > > > gets that way, and not only that but the air you breath also   
   > > > > > > contaminates   
   > > > > > > your blood as you "eat" by your definition anything that ends up   
   in your   
   > > > > > > blood.   
   > > > > >   
   > > > > > A molecule of blood here and there does not violate Act 15:20   
   > > > >   
   > > > > Your poor attempt to belittle things and speak what is not there in the   
   > > > > Bible, does not prevent you from gettin those diseases, even if it was   
   but   
   > > > > one molecule. Thousand get infected.   
   > > > And some even die. Yes Satan's world can be terrible.   
   > > >   
   > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > Seems to me that your religion has screwed you royal. For   
   everything   
   > > > > > > goes   
   > > > > > > to   
   > > > > > > your blood, even the STD's from having sex of kissing. From the   
   other   
   > > > > > > persons   
   > > > > > > blood stream straight to yours. Even catchable from toilet seats,   
   > > > > > > handshakes,   
   > > > > > > or salads prepared by queers who wear no gloves when setting up a   
   salad   
   > > > > > > bar   
   > > > > > > in a restaurant, or even passerby's who breathe on the veggies, as   
   > > > > > > hepatitis   
   > > > > > > and its many forms are highly contagious.   
   > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > And yes, these things are all the realities of life that you cannot   
   > > > > > > avoid.   
   > > > > > > As according to you, your body "eats" these things in multiple   
   ways.   
   > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > Spread the word amongst your JW friends and when the next large   
   meteor   
   > > > > > > does   
   > > > > > > a fly by do the JJ thing and escape this world en masse.   
   > > > > >   
      
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