5 minutes a day
5 days a week
1 New Testament in a year

There are 261 weekdays in a year, and there are 260 chapters in the New Testament. By reading one chapter, Monday through Friday, you will read the whole New Testament by the end of the year. The Daily Cup series is to help with that goal.

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"The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup." -- Psalm 16:5

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Leviticus 3:17, along with other similar passages, forbids believers to eat any blood.  The Jehovah's Witnesses don't accept blood transfusions and won't eat meat with blood in it for this reason.  My question is: how can you eat blood if blood is liquid… isn't it?  And also, someone said in order to eat something, you have to digest it.  You don't digest blood transfusions, right?  So what exactly does Leviticus 3:17 mean?

Sincerely,
Blood Donor

Dear Blood Donor,

It is possible to eat blood if it is prepared as a dish (i.e. blood sausage, blood pie, etc.); however, it would be wrong to do so (see "Blood In The Pudding" for New Testament teachings on that subject).  This verse, however, doesn't address why Jehovah's Witnesses don't accept blood transfusions.  The reason JW's don't get blood transfusions is because "the life is in the blood" (Deu 12:23).  They improperly apply an Old Testament teaching that dealt with eating to a medical treatment in the world of the New Testament.  Christians are not under the Old Testament law (Gal 3:23-25).  The Old Testament still provides many faithful examples and principles, but its specific laws have been nailed to the cross (Col 2:14).  The Old Testament law has faded away and been replaced by the perfect law of liberty in Christ (Jas 1:25).  Read "Out With The Old?" for further details on the place of the Old Testament in the life of a christian.

Is it possible that the Christian Trinity can be of ancient paganism?  I was reading some articles of Christian churches, sects, and organizations that deny the Trinity (like the Oneness Pentecostals, the Swedenborgians, the Christadelphians, Mormonism, Christian Science, the Bible Students, The Way International, the Unitarian Christians, and the Arian Catholics, just to name a few).  The Jehovah's Witnesses say that the Trinity is of paganism.  But the trinitarian groups, like Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodox Church, Protestantism, and the Seventh-Day Adventists, claim that it's not pagan.

Sincerely,
Pagan Ponderer

Dear Pagan Ponderer,

If the Trinity is from paganism, then so is the Bible.  The three members of the Godhead (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) are seen throughout the Bible.  Jhn 1:1 points out the deity of Christ.  Gen. 1:2 shows the eternal nature of the Holy Spirit, and Lk. 3:21-22 shows all three Deity working independently of each other.  Those verses are just a few of the many, many verses that point out that God has three parts.  In short, those who deny the Trinity – deny the authenticity of the Bible.  Either God wrote the Bible, or He didn’t.  We either accept it all or throw it all out.  We here at AYP believe that every word of the Bible is inspired by God and profitable for use (2 Tim 3:16).  We recommend you read “Who Wrote The Bible?” for further details on Bible evidences.

5 minutes a day
5 days a week
1 New Testament in a year

There are 261 weekdays in a year, and there are 260 chapters in the New Testament. By reading one chapter, Monday through Friday, you will read the whole New Testament by the end of the year. The Daily Cup series is to help with that goal.

Happy Studying!

"The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup." -- Psalm 16:5

Click here for a pdf of the study schedule - CLICK HERE

5 minutes a day
5 days a week
1 New Testament in a year

There are 261 weekdays in a year, and there are 260 chapters in the New Testament. By reading one chapter, Monday through Friday, you will read the whole New Testament by the end of the year. The Daily Cup series is to help with that goal.

Happy Studying!

"The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup." -- Psalm 16:5

Click here for a pdf of the study schedule - CLICK HERE