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To: Arthur McGowan
Of course, it had always been forbidden. This is precisely why so many departed when Jesus DID demand that we drink his blood.

Your statement is in direct contradiction to Scripture. The prohibition against consuming blood was part of the Law of Moses. For Jesus to have demanded others to consume blood would have broken the law of Moses, i.e., been sin.

Now you might argue that since Jesus is God, He could change the law. But Jesus said He did not come to overturn the law, but came to fulfill the law in every respect:

"Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.…" Matt. 5:17-18

By your statement, you are saying He did not fulfill the Law, which would have made Him a sinner, and unable to be our Savior.

186 posted on 01/29/2015 11:24:31 AM PST by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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To: CA Conservative

So, do you eat the Passover? Do you eat pork? Do you offer sacrifices at the Temple?

The MORAL law is unchangeable. The Jewish RITUAL law could and did change.

The prohibition on drinking the blood of the victim existed for a certain reason—that the victim’s life belonged to God. That reason ceased to exist when the victim was no longer an animal, but Jesus himself. The life of Jesus belongs to US. He gave it to us.

He TELLS us that he has given us his life precisely by commanding that we drink his blood.


199 posted on 01/29/2015 2:14:56 PM PST by Arthur McGowan
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