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Consuming blood? 07/07/19 (Sun) 00:06:13 23108e No.7856

I don't understand. Why is it so many Christians do not abstain from the blood of animals? Are they afraid it's Judaizing? I'll admit I sort of was but after looking into it more I have come to a more precise understanding.

The commandment was given before the Law, before the people of Israel or the Hebrews were even a thing. God told Noah,

>Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I give all to you, as I gave the green plant. Only you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood." - Genesis 9:3-4

The New Testament itself commands it,

>"Therefore it is my judgment that we do not trouble those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles, but that we write to them that they abstain from things contaminated by idols and from fornication and from what is strangled and from blood." - Acts 15:19-20

Blood is the life. It is why Jesus says,

>"So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves." - John 6:53

We who are in the body of Christ must share in his life for eternal salvation, for in our baptisms were are crucified with him, and we are raised with him to eternal life (Romans 6:3-4). We share in a communion when consuming the holy Eucharist, being a part of the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12-13).

On the sacrificial animal the Israelite would lay his sin upon it, and it is through its life that purification would be possible (Leviticus 17:11). But Christ came and put on our humanity, not to simply stand in place of us, for we know that the blood of lambs and bulls does not actually forgive sin (Hebrews 10:4). Christ perfects our humanity, and this culminates on the cross where our salvation is, and in his resurrection whereby we too might be raised. Christ is the second Adam (1 Corinthians 15:22), and his life and death restore us to Eden, so by participating in his life and death in baptism and the literal eating and drinking of his blood, we gain eternal life.

Consuming the blood of another being is attempting to participate in the life of that being, life of which there is no merit or salvation. Especially in the case of a sacrificial animal it would put our sins right back on us by participating in a life offered for sin, pouring out the blood the Lord to atone.

Roman Catholics have set aside the Apostolic decree, but thankfully everyone on here knows their sect is wrong. I'm glad I've matured and I think I'm going to convert to Orthodoxy soon. But anyway, I'm just saying that the Biblical text both Old and New prohibit the consumption of blood. What do you guys think? I'm open to other suggestions.

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07/07/19 (Sun) 00:52:16 aceb91 No.7862

You're arguing that drinking blood is wrong, because God's instruction against it to Noah continues through today, affirmed in Acts. The reason God had against it is that drinking blood makes an attempt to participate (gain life from?) in the life of the creature whose blood is being consumed.

You believe that blood has this meaning because you take a sacramental and "real presence" view of the blood of the last supper.

so restated:

>1 We have command from God against consuming blood

>2 Drinking blood always constitutes idolatry

>3 The significance of the blood/wine of the last supper can be applied to natural blood of other creatures (people or animal)

Correct me if I'm wrong about your position.

I think you're wrong on all points, let me explain why.

>1 & 2

We do not have a standing instruction from God against consuming blood. In Acts 10 and 11 the dietary restrictions for those in the faith are removed, symbolizing the opening of the gospel to all nations. This was only a typological relationship, not a mystical force around blood.

James recommends telling the gentiles to avoid violating this OT rule about blood in Acts 15, but in 1 Corinthians 8 Paul teaches that such abstinence from food associated with idols is really only for the benefit of the consciences of weak Christians, as it could be a stumbling block. Idols can't actually do anything, and food sacrificed to idols can't actually do anything against you; to include consuming blood.

>4 Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that there is no such thing as an idol in the world, and that there is no God but one.

>5 For even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords,

>6 yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him.

>7 However not all men have this knowledge; but some, being accustomed to the idol until now, eat food as if it were sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled

Supposing it were true that physically drinking the wine, which is called blood or literally becomes blood, is a necessary work for receiving salvation (it's not btw), you just cannot make the link that all blood shares that significance. That's just an error in terms. What is true for Christ's blood is not true for my blood, or a pig's blood.

I think you're on to something when you pointed out that idolaters may be drinking blood in the hope of gaining power from it, but the truth is that they don't. Also, what do you do about all the Brits who eat blood pudding with no intention of idolatry?

>I think I'm going to convert to Orthodoxy soon

I'm presuming you mean join an eastern orthodox church. I hope you'll reconsider, they share in preaching a false gospel like the Roman church.

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07/07/19 (Sun) 21:21:47 e18cee No.7905

>>7856

>Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

>Matthew 15:11

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07/08/19 (Mon) 09:44:34 45a6b9 No.7946

Nobody eats blood of animals sacrificed to idols nowadays sin Christian world.

Stop this

also this >>7905

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