수혈에 관해서

1909년

"(1) Abstain from sacrifices to idols; 

(2) And from blood; 

(3) And from things strangled; 

(4) And from harlotry. 

… These prohibitions had never come to the Gentiles, because they had never been under the Law Covenant; but so deeply rooted were the Jewish ideas on this subject that it was necessary to the peace of the church that the Gentiles should observe this matter also. 

… If they did not wish to be contentious and cause division in the church, the Gentile brethren would surely be willing to restrain or sacrifice their liberty respecting these matters." Zion's Watch Tower 1909 Apr 15 pp.116-117

-> 피는 안 된다.

1927년

"God told Noah that every living creature should be meat unto him; but that he must not eat the blood, because the life is in the blood." Watchtower 1927 Dec 15 p.371

-> 여전히 안 된다

1940년

"In New York city a house wife in moving a boarder's things accidentally shot herself through the heart with his revolver. She was rushed to a hospital, her left breast was cut around, four ribs were cut away, the heart was lifted out, three stitches were taken, one of the attending physicians in the great emergency gave a quart of his blood for transfusion, and today the woman lives and smiles gaily over what happened to her in the busiest 23 minutes of her life." Consolation 1940 Dec 25 p. 19

->남자 1/4의 피를 여자에게 주어 살렸다. = 간접적 수혈 허용

1945년

"See, then, that the Most High and Holy God gave plain instructions as to the disposition of blood, in harmony with his everlasting covenant made with Noah and all of his descendants; and see that the only use of blood that he authorized in order to furnish life to humankind was the use of it as a propitiation or atonement for sin; and seeing that it was to be done upon his holy altar or at his mercy seat, and not by taking such blood directly into the human body; therefore it behooves all worshipers of Jehovah who seek eternal life in his new world of righteousness to respect the sanctity of blood and to confirm themselves to God's righteous ruling concerning this vital matter." Watchtower 1945 Jul 1 p.201

-> 다시 수혈 안 된다

1954년

"We are told that it takes one and a third pints of whole blood to get enough of the blood protein or "fraction" known as gamma globulin for one injection. And since from the foregoing it must be admitted that such use of human blood is highly questionable, what justification can there be for the use of gamma globulin? Further, those interested in the Scriptural aspect will note that its being made of whole blood places it in the same category as blood transfusions as far as Jehovah's prohibition of taking blood into the system is concerned. - See Leviticus 17:10 - 14; Acts 15:20, 28, 29." Awake! 1954 Jan 8 p.24

-> 분획도 안 된다.

1958년

"We, of course, regret with you that this sister who professes to be one of the anointed remnant took a blood transfusion voluntarily during her stay in the hospital. We believe that she did the wrong thing contrary to the will of God. However, congregations have never been instructed to disfellowship those who voluntarily take blood transfusions or approve them. We let the judgment of such violators of God's law concerning the sacredness of blood remain with Jehovah, the Supreme Judge. The only thing that can be done in the cases of individuals like this is to view them as immature and therefore not capable of taking on certain responsibilities, hence refusing to make certain assignments of service to such ones." Watchtower 1958 Aug 1 p.478

-> 수혈은 안 되지만 제명 사유 까진 아니다

1961년

"Beginning in 1961 any who ignored the divine requirement, accepted blood transfusions, and manifested an unrepentant attitude were disfellowshipped from the congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses." Jehovah's Witnesses - Proclaimers of God's Kingdom pp.183-184

-> 수혈 하면 제명

"The blood in any person is in reality the person himself. ... poisons due to personal living, eating and drinking habits ... The poisons that produce the impulse to commit suicide, murder, or steal are in the blood. Moral insanity, sexual perversions, repression, inferiority complexes, petty crimes - these often follow in the wake of blood transfusion." Watchtower Sep 15 1961 p.564

-> 피에는 개인의 인격(독)이 있어서, 수혈을 받으면 먹고 마시는 습관 같은 것들, 자살이나 살인이나 (수혈을 준 사람에게서부터 온) 충동이 혈액에 있다. = 수혈을 하면 안된다.

2004년

최신의 견해 : 전혈은 안 되지만 분획은 된다.

= 햄버거는 안 되지만, 빵, 패티, 양상추, 마요네즈, 소스 케쳡은 된다.