We can't eat it. Which is impossible if you eat meat, so if you go by that logic, you should not eat any animal product because it will contain blood.

"But flesh with the life thereof, which Is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat."—Ge 9:4

Here is an interesting and scholarly article on the subject: BLOOD blud (dam, probably from 'adham "to be red"; haima): Used in the Old Testament to designate the life principle in either animal or vegetable, as the blood of man or the juice of the grape (Lev 17:11, et al.); in the New Testament for the blood of an animal, the atoning blood of Christ, and in both Old Testament and New Testament in a figurative sense for bloodshed or murder (Gen 37:26; Hos 4:2; Rev 16:6). 1. Primitive Ideas: Although the real function of the blood in the human system was not fully known until the fact of its circulation was established by William Harvey in 1615, nevertheless from the earliest times a singular mystery has been attached to it by all peoples. Blood rites, blood ceremonies and blood feuds are common among primitive tribes. It came to be recognized as the life principle long before it was scientifically proved to be. Naturally a feeling of fear, awe and reverence would be attached to the shedding of blood. With many uncivilized peoples scarification of the body until blood flows is practiced. Blood brotherhood or blood friendship is established by African tribes by the mutual shedding of blood and either drinking it or rubbing it on one another's bodies. Thus and by the inter-transfusion of blood by other means it was thought that a community of life and interest could be established. 2. Hebrew and Old Testament Customs: Notwithstanding the ignorance and superstition surrounding this suggestively beautiful idea, it grew to have more than a merely human significance and application. For this crude practice of inter-transference of human blood there came to be a symbolic substitution of animal blood in sprinkling or anointing. The first reference in the Old Testament to blood (Gen 4:10) is figurative, but highly illustrative of the reverential fear manifested upon the shedding of blood and the first teaching regarding it. The rite of circumcision is an Old Testament form of blood ceremony. Apart from the probable sanitary importance of the act is the deeper meaning in the establishment of a bond of friendship between the one upon whom the act is performed and Yahweh Himself. In order that Abraham might become "the friend of God" he was commanded that he should be circumcised as a token of the covenant between him and God (Gen 17:10-11; see CIRCUMCISION). It is significant that the eating of blood was prohibited in earliest Bible times (Gen 9:4). The custom probably prevailed among heathen nations as a religious rite (compare Ps 16:4). This and its unhygienic influence together doubtless led to its becoming taboo. The same prohibition was made under the Mosaic code (Lev 7:26; see SACRIFICE). Blood was commanded to be used also for purification or for ceremonial cleansing (Lev 14:5-7,51,52; Nu 19:4), provided, however, that it be taken from a clean animal (see PURIFICATION). In all probability there is no trace of the superstitious use of blood in the Old Testament, unless perchance in 1 Ki 22:38 (see BATHING); but everywhere it is vested with cleansing, expiatory, and reverently symbolic qualities. 3. New Testament Teachings: As in the transition from ancient to Hebrew practice, so from the Old Testament to the New Testament we see an exaltation of the conception of blood and blood ceremonies. In Abraham's covenant his own blood had to be shed. Later an expiatory animal was to shed blood (Lev 5:6; see ATONEMENT), but there must always be a shedding of blood. "Apart from shedding of blood there is no remission" (Heb 9:22). The exaltation and dignifying of this idea finds its highest development then in the vicarious shedding of blood by Christ Himself (1 Jn 1:7). As in the Old Testament "blood" was also used to signify the juice of grapes, the most natural substitute for the drinking of blood would be the use of wine. Jesus takes advantage of this, and introduces the beautiful and significant custom (Mt 26:28) of drinking wine and eating bread as symbolic of the primitive intertransfusion of blood and flesh in a pledge of eternal friendship (compare Ex 24:6,7; Jn 6:53-56). This is the climactic observance of blood rites recorded in the Bible. LITERATURE. Trumbull, The Blood Covenant and The Threshold Covenant; Westermarck, The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas; Robertson Smith, Lectures on the Religion of the Semites. Walter G. Clippinger http://www.bible-history.com/isbe/B/BLOOD/

Matt 15:10-11 Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen and understand. What goes into a man's mouth does not make him 'unclean,' but what comes out of his mouth, that is what makes him 'unclean.' "

Copied this from Chapter 13 of "What does the Bible really teach", published by the Watchtower Society. : “Every moving animal that is alive may serve as food for you. As in the case of green vegetation, I do give it all to you.” However, God set this restriction: “Only flesh with its soul [or, life]—its blood—you must not eat.” (Genesis 1:29; 9:3, 4) Clearly, Jehovah links very closely the life and the blood of a creature. 11 We show respect for blood by not eating it. In the Law that Jehovah gave the Israelites, he commanded: “As for any man . . . who in hunting catches a wild beast or a fowl that may be eaten, he must in that case pour its blood out and cover it with dust. . . . I said to the sons of Israel: ‘You must not eat the blood of any sort of flesh.’” (Leviticus 17:13, 14) God’s command not to eat animal blood, first given to Noah some 800 years earlier, was still in force. Jehovah’s view was clear: His servants could eat animal meat but not the blood. They were to pour the blood on the ground—in effect, returning the creature’s life to God. 12 A similar command rests upon Christians. The apostles and other men taking the lead among Jesus’ followers in the first century met together to decide what commands had to be obeyed by all in the Christian congregation. They came to this conclusion: “The holy spirit and we ourselves have favored adding no further burden to you, except these necessary things, to keep abstaining from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled [leaving the blood in the meat] and from fornication.” (Acts 15:28, 29; 21:25) So we must ‘keep abstaining from blood.’ In God’s eyes, our doing that is as important as our avoiding idolatry and sexual immorality.

the ingesting of blood in any way shape or form is forbidden by the bible. it isn't just introducing it into the body through the mouth, that is a sin.

I'm sorry, I meant what is your understanding of Leviticus 17:13,14 about eating the meat, but not the blood in relation to your comment: "We can't eat it. Which is impossible if you eat meat, so if you go by that logic, you should not eat any animal product because it will contain blood."? Thank you for your patience sIDNEY. I am new to this site. I meant for this to be under sIDNEY's comment. This keeps happenning to me. What am I doing wrong?

IN RESPONSE TO ONTHENARROWROAD'S COMMENT: I agree with your statement that leaders shouldn't dictate. The Bible is plain enough that there is no need. Genesis 9 is binding on all Noah's descendents. When God said not to eat the meat with the blood, does that mean that you may eat the blood apart from the meat? People will selfishly reason that they may eat blood through the vein rather than the mouth and get away with something. This is like saying that anal sex isn't intercourse. Both are vain attempts at sidestepping God's law. This very thing was the sin of the religious leaders of Jesus' day who overstepped the commandments of God with doctrines of men. See Matthew 15. Leviticus 17 was part of the Law Covenant and not binding on Christians. This leaves us still with the Noachian covenant binding on all humans. Acts 15 demonstrates that this command is still in force, binding Christians specifically to abstain from blood. It doesn't say 'take it only not by mouth.' The principle of the Law carries over. The only allowed use for blood was sacrifice. Otherwise it was to be poured on the ground and 'covered with dust', making it unusable. YOu are quite correct that Jehovah could see the advances in medicine. Knowing all this, he still forbade taking blood. He gave so few commands to Noah's family and yet some try to wiggle out of even those. Not surprising since Adam and Eve had only one command and they refused to keep it, later trying to reason their way out of it. Would eating of the forbidden tree be acceptable now that science has advanced so far? Remember that God told Adam not to eat the fruit and yet Eve knew she shouldn't even touch it. What if she had reasoned that she wouldn't eat it, but would use it as skin lotion? She would have absorbed it through her pores and still 'eaten' it. No she was to stay far away from breaking the command. She lacked faith in God's ability to provide. She failed to 'trust in Jehovah with all her heart' she 'leaned on her own understanding' (Proverbs 3:6, 6). Those who know the Scriptures and still take blood transfusions are likewise showing gross lack of faith. They try to wiggle around the command for their own short-term gain. The blood issue has never been a medical one. It is strictly spiritual. OTNR's comment about blood transfusions is a telling one. Yes, blood saves lives. The outpoured blood of Jesus Christ has saved all those who put faith in it. To take imperfect blood, Adam's blood, is to spit on Christ's sacrifice and to say it is unable to save. 1 John 5:3 tells us plainly that the love of God means keeping his commandments which are not burdensome. If trusting Christ's sacrificial blood to save us is too burdensome to someone, he does not know God's love.

Ok I have a question. If you still follow the old testment laws that were later in new testment brought up again, then why do so many JW and other religions eat UNCLEAN PORK& Fish that dont have scales and fins? when it clearly states in acts 10-and acts 11 that this is still the case accordding to Peter? Peter sees the vision and wonders about what it meant, if it was so simple that it was food GOD was talking about, then why does he explain to gentiles and his Breathern thatwhat GOD had showed him was What GOD has cleasened let no man call unclean (refering to man not food). Just food for thought. I also dont think it is very CHRIST like behavior to critize one another. we never see anywhere in the BIBLE of JESUS doing this. The advice I have for everyone here, is let go of the pride and pray and let the HOLY GHOST lead you into ALL TRUTH not mens doctrine or your reasonings, the BiBLe isn t for interputation.Like the BIBLE also say before trying to pull the splinter out of your brothers eye get the log out of your own. Blessed is those that keep GODs commandments..

i have no idea. im a lil worried . i like to eat a med rare porter house steak. now im finding out its another sin iv commited without knowing.. i did hear that pork was unclean an was forbidden to eat untill sometime in the bible it was said it could be eatn. i dont get it . which is it.am i a sinner for eating it or is it alright if i do.

Its about obedience...God gave us permission to eat meat and it is virtually impossible to NOT eat some of the blood in the meat...but if we make every effort to bleed the animal prior to eating we are TRYING...TRYING TO BE OBEDIENT... That is the quality God wants from us...because HE knows we are imperfect. We 'inherited' imperfection from Adam and Eve...but we should never use this fact as an excuse to NOT obey.

I am NOT JW but thought this would help: many others here have answered your question so I am going to go another route. The reason that blood was forbiden, is because it is the life of a creature, but to take it is to take that which is sinful, (not just because of the LAW) but because all creation has DEATH in the Blood. passed into existance from Adam. thus by drinking or eating it they are eating and drinking death, but the TRUE Blood of LIFE, JESUS Blood is pure and perfect, it has no death for HE has defeated death and lives in pure life. thus why it is of the LORDS supper, "BODY broken for you" "BLOOD shed for you". thus the forbidding of the impure and the giving of the pure. PS Just for your information people preflood knew about what was a clean animal and an unclean animal, and probably had the information of Blood that we have or at least similar too. +3

tell me wha would you use blood for in noahs time, they didnt have transfusions then did they?(assuming you already knew the answer)

God only forbids adult Jehovah Witnesses from having Blood tranfusions. I dont know of any others forbidden. This folks is a diversion tatic all the doctrines of the Jehovah Witnesses or most all are a moving target. The Michael AKA Jesus is the one that needs a lot of imagination. Almighty God + Mighty God = 2 Gods

Christians have no commands not to have blood transfusions. I say this with out trying to be a smart elek. But as soon as the 8 in Brooklyn change this man made rule you to will change your mind.

Blood Why So Valuable? The Real Value of BloodIn this series: What Is the Most Precious Fluid of All? Transfusion Medicine—Is Its Future Secure? The Real Value of Blood Related topics: Is HIV-Screened Blood Safe? How Can Blood Save Your Life? When Sickness Is No More! “The global community shares a common life source: blood. It is the life force in all human beings, regardless of colour, race or religion.” —President of the General Assembly of the United Nations. WITHOUT question, there is a measure of truth in that quote. Blood is essential to all human life. It is a precious resource. Are you convinced, though, that it is safe and wise for humans to share that fluid for medical purposes? As we have learned, worldwide safety standards are highly variable, and treatments with blood are riskier than many assume. Furthermore, physicians differ widely in their use of blood because of education, skills, and viewpoints. Yet, many are increasingly cautious about transfusing blood. A significant and growing number of doctors are showing a preference for medical treatments that avoid the use of blood. An Inviting Option “A growing number of hospitals are offering an alternative: ‘bloodless’ surgery,” reported The Wall Street Journal. “Originally developed to accommodate Jehovah’s Witnesses,” states the journal, “the practice has gone mainstream, with many hospitals promoting their bloodless-surgery programs to the general public.” Hospitals around the world are discovering numerous benefits, particularly to patients, when implementing strategies that curtail the use of blood transfusions. Currently, thousands of doctors are treating patients without resorting to transfusions. That brings us back to a question posed at the outset of the first article of this series. Just what is it that makes blood so valuable? If the medical use of blood is increasingly questionable, is there another purpose that blood fulfills? Our Creator and BloodBack in the days of Noah, an ancestor of all mankind, God laid down a remarkable law. While granting humans the right to eat the flesh of animals, he forbade them to consume the blood. (Genesis 9:4) He also gave them his reason, equating blood with the soul, or life, of the creature. He later said: “The soul [or life] is in the blood.” In the eyes of the Creator, blood is sacred. It represents the precious gift of life that each living soul possesses. God restated this principle again and again.—Leviticus 3:17; 17:10, 11, 14; Deuteronomy 12:16, 23. Shortly after Christianity was founded some 2,000 years ago, believers were given the divine commandment to “abstain from . . . blood.” The prohibition was based, not on health concerns, but on the sacredness of blood. (Acts 15:19, 20, 29) Some argue that this God-given restriction applies only to the eating of blood, but the word “abstain” speaks for itself. If a doctor told us to abstain from alcohol, we would hardly feel at liberty to inject it into our veins. The Bible further explains why blood is so sacred. The shed blood of Jesus Christ, representing the human life that he gave in behalf of mankind, is key to the Christian hope. It means forgiveness of sins and hope of eternal life. When a Christian abstains from blood, he is in effect expressing his faith that only the shed blood of Jesus Christ can truly redeem him and save his life.—Ephesians 1:7. Jehovah’s Witnesses are well known for taking these Bible commands to heart. They reject all transfusions involving whole blood or the four primary blood components—red cells, plasma, white cells, and platelets. As for the various fractions derived from those components—and products that contain such fractions—the Bible does not comment on these. Therefore, each Witness makes his own personal decision on such matters. Does this Bible-based stand mean that Witnesses reject medical treatment or view their health and life lightly? Not at all!—See the box “Jehovah’s Witnesses and Health.” Jehovah’s Witnesses and Health Jehovah’s Witnesses, some of whom are physicians and nurses, are known worldwide for their rejection of transfusions involving whole blood or primary blood components. Does their united stand against this practice stem from a man-made doctrine or a belief that a person’s faith can heal medical ailments? That is far from the truth. Cherishing their life as a gift from God, the Witnesses strive to do their best to live according to the Bible, which they believe is “inspired of God.” (2 Timothy 3:16, 17; Revelation 4:11) That book encourages worshippers of God to avoid practices and habits that harm health or endanger life, such as overeating, smoking or chewing tobacco, abusing alcohol, and using drugs for recreational purposes.—Proverbs 23:20; 2 Corinthians 7:1. By keeping our body and surroundings clean and getting some physical exercise for health reasons, we are acting in harmony with Bible principles. (Matthew 7:12; 1 Timothy 4:8) When Jehovah’s Witnesses get sick, they demonstrate reasonableness by seeking medical care and accepting the vast majority of available treatment options. (Philippians 4:5) True, they obey the Bible command to “keep abstaining from . . . blood,” insisting on nonblood medical management. (Acts 15:29) And this choice often results in a higher quality of treatment. In recent years more than a few doctors have recognized that Witnesses have benefited medically from adhering to the Bible’s standard. For instance, a spine surgeon recently spoke out in favor of choosing alternatives to blood transfusions. He said: “It’s absolutely the safest thing to do, not just for Jehovah’s Witnesses, but for everyone.” Serious health decisions can cause a great deal of stress and are often difficult to make. Regarding the common practice of transfusing blood, note the words of respirologist and medical director Dr. Dave Williams: “It’s important that we respect people’s wishes, . . . and we need to be very careful about what we put into our bodies.” Those words ring true—and never more so than today. What Are Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carriers? Within each red blood cell are some 300 million hemoglobin molecules. Hemoglobin represents about one third of the volume of a mature red cell. Each molecule contains the protein globin and a pigment called heme—which includes an iron atom. When a red blood cell passes through the lungs, oxygen molecules penetrate the cell and attach themselves to hemoglobin molecules. Seconds later, the oxygen is discharged into body tissue, sustaining the life of the cells. Some manufacturers now process hemoglobin, releasing it from human or bovine red blood cells. The extracted hemoglobin is then filtered to remove impurities, chemically modified and purified, mixed with a solution, and packaged. The end product—not yet approved for use in most lands—is called a hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier, or HBOC. Since the heme is responsible for the rich red color of blood, a unit of HBOC looks just like a unit of red blood cells, the primary component from which it is taken. Unlike red blood cells, which must be refrigerated and discarded after a few weeks, the HBOC can be stored at room temperature and used months later. And since the cell membrane with its unique antigens is gone, severe reactions due to mismatched blood types pose no threat. However, compared with other blood fractions, the HBOC presents more challenges to conscientious Christians, who seek to obey God’s law on blood. Why? As long as the HBOC is derived from blood, there are two objections that may be raised. One, the HBOC carries out the key function of a primary component of blood, the red cells. Two, hemoglobin, from which the HBOC is derived, makes up a significant portion of that component. Regarding this and similar products, then, Christians face a very serious decision. They must carefully and prayerfully meditate on Bible principles concerning the sacredness of blood. With a keen desire to maintain a good relationship with Jehovah, each must be guided by his Bible-trained conscience.—Galatians 6:5.