Hi brother Iso,
It has been argued, that we former elders who taught the doctrine, as I did, are blood guilty as well. What are your thoughts on that subject?
peace
Derek
some have mentioned the aspect of organizational bloodguilt.
i remember how i used to parrot the lines about "christendom's" bloodguilt and now feel so ashamed of that particular aspect of matters. in my own opinion, watchtower religion is no less bloodguilty before god and christ than any other religious organization. furthermore, i would suggest that the formulators of the blood policy are personally bloodguilty as well.
hi derek, :hibye: actually, i'm going to back up and back off, 'cause -- as mohandas ghandi said -- "best to leave all judging to god." ;)
Hi Iso,
I take your point, but I was not thinking of being judged! :)
The blood of the Lamb covers all our sins.
It is the wish of satan that we should feel unforgiven and unredeemed...we are not ignorant of his designs.
Hi brother Iso,
It has been argued, that we former elders who taught the doctrine, as I did, are blood guilty as well. What are your thoughts on that subject?
peace
Derek
some have mentioned the aspect of organizational bloodguilt.
i remember how i used to parrot the lines about "christendom's" bloodguilt and now feel so ashamed of that particular aspect of matters. in my own opinion, watchtower religion is no less bloodguilty before god and christ than any other religious organization. furthermore, i would suggest that the formulators of the blood policy are personally bloodguilty as well.
hi derek, :hibye: actually, i'm going to back up and back off, 'cause -- as mohandas ghandi said -- "best to leave all judging to god." ;)
Dear all:friends:
I believe that the principles in what Paul said in Ephesians chapter 4 versus 28-32 is valid for all of us, that have spread The Watchtowers Societys wrong and false teachings, especially in question of the ban on vaccination, organ transplantation and the blood, which has taken lives, but have stopped, can get comfort in the principles:
Ephesians chapter 4 versus 28-32
28: Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
29: Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
30: And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
31: Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
32: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
This seems not to be the problem as much as and when we have come to knowledge about an issue and know it is wrong, hereafter and then continue in the same track, or make it even worser to cover our acts and wrongdoing, where it is difficult to se how members of The Governing Body impossible can't avoid to have the knowledge and information, that their blooddoctrine is really really wrong and evil, especially when they ban red blood cells, but now allow 97% of the red blood cells, from tons of stored blood, from killed animals, to be transfused into their members, in form of Hemopure from http://www.polyheme.com.
Furthermore forbide autologous blood*, but allow several liters of a persons blood to be tapped for treatment, in hours and days outside the body and circulation and then transfused back, into the same person again.
Exactly the definition of an autologous blood transfusion, which they forbide and forbide members to donate blood, but accept the use of all kind of blood fractments from donors blood.
This is the ultimate examples of hypocrisy and double dealing and standards, like it is Ok to lie when it serves their interests.
James chapter 4 versus 17:
17: Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Furthermore, it is wort to keep in mind what comes fort in Hebrew chapter 10 versus 26:
26: For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
The question in this thread fits very well into this. "The ones who are alive will see" what to come from the men, with delusions of grandeur in the Tower, in question of the blood ban hypocrisy and madness :funnyface:
* Autologous: In blood transfusion and transplantation, a situation in which the donor and recipient are the same person.
Patients scheduled for non-emergency surgery may be autologous donors by donating blood for themselves that will be stored until the surgery.
it hasn't always been a conscience issue here emagine--it has been a disfellowshipping offense and some got disfellowshipped. They may quietly change it to a conscience issue :dontknow: but it has been a big big issue for many people....I also remember those talks where they assured us that blood Does NOt save lives--this would be quite a reversal if they go this far... :heartbeat:
I heard last year sometime that it was kind of a "don't ask don't tell" thing now days because of Bulgaria, but I don't really know for sure. This is one of many changes they need to make, but it has taken way to long and to many people have died over this issue, and that's hard to forgive!
Andy