Posted by Friend [Friend] on November 23, 1999 at 16:09:28 {KNpNN6QGfwhxaL3hj3H2OgnjR4Br/g}:
In Reply to: *******Blood Transfusion posted by Cygnus on November 23, 1999 at 15:56:04:
Cygnus
I see nothing in Acts 15 that is applicable to contemporary "Christians" or "we contemporary Christians who are Jehovah's Witnesses."
That all depends upon perspective.
Further, and this was one of my main points, I see nothing in Acts 15 which addresses the command to Noah.
Unless you think the Apostolic Decree was considered an original thought then it must have come from somewhere. Considering that Christ abolished the Law of Moses then we have left an earlier law given to Noah with respect to some sort of blood abstention. I think the likely candidate is that given to Noah.
Be that as it may, and while I find deficiencies in your proposed article, I would still welcome its inclusion into a future Watchtower printing.
I am particularly interested in deficiencies. Please specify and expand upon what you perceive as such.
Handling it as a study article is a nice nostalgic touch as well.
It is for a purpose.
Friend