The young boy in this picture (age 14) is dead.
And who is to blame? None other than the Watchtower Bible and Tract Association, also known as the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Read the ABC news article here.
This is one of the reasons why reaching the cults is so vitally important. And yet there will still be people (even professing Christians) who will say that you’re not loving if you challenge false teachers and their false doctrines. They’ll even say such ridiculous and Biblically ignorant things like, “Jesus would never challenge their faith.“
If you listen carefully when they say these things you can hear the hiss from their forked tongues.
Also see another senseless death of a mother who refused a blood transfusion after giving birth.
Christ Alone Wyoming 
I have read before that how long will it be before freedom to choose is denied? If someone refused chemotherapy for cancer, should it be forced on them?
For me, the Jehovah witnesses go too far in this blood refusal that they have.
A young mum of 22 died a few weeks ago here in England because after the birth of her twins, the father refused to allow her the blood transfusion that was needed to save her life.
Also, I thought the Jehovah witnesses had a blood substitute that they use?
They use the scripture in Acts 15v29 to justify the right to refuse blood.
Let’s hope they wake up to the fact that there is an eternal hell, the lake of fire, before it is too late.
God bless.
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Even though it’s tragic that this young man was involved in the JW’s, let’s remember that God is on the throne, and this didn’t surprise Him…
bob
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THE REASON JW DNT EXCEPT BLOOD IS B/C OF THE RISK AND THE FACT THE BIBLE TELL’S US SO…WE ARE NOT TO PARTAKE OF BLOOD EVEN IF ITS UNCOOKED MEAT..PLUS IF YOUR A TRU BELIVER..YOU HAVE THE HOPR OV LIVING AGAIN IN PARADISE
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I received the following comment from “Sam” on this same post over at Reformation Nation. I have copied and pasted it below verbatim, minus the profanity of course.
This is bull [Expletive Deleted] slander… A man can go and get shot to death in some stupid pointless war and be called a hero for dying for his country, something he believed in. Or get themselves killed in some wreckless sport or activity and no one blames anyone for letting them do what they want to do, or risk their lives for what they believe in… This poor kid died for what he believed in… And by bashing the thing he laid his life down for is completely disrspectful to him and all the people who loved him dearly… Worse things happen everyday than someone dying for what they believe in. The kid is a martyr and a hero, for a true christian this is the epitome of following jesus’ example. Not to say that witnesses all want to die martyrs, they have a deep love and respect for life and they do everything to protect it and they try to avoid becoming a martyr at all cost, they also teach to avoid dangerous sports and unhealthy things like smoking.
Bottom line is this… people called dale earnhardt a hero when he crashed his car and died… they said he died doing what he loved… no one other than maybe an insurance company ever came down on NASCAR… If Dale Earnhardt can die for our entertainment, for a frivelous pass time activity like stock car racing without being put down for being a race car driver.. or having his family slandered for letting him be a race car driver then nobody has the right to put this kid or his family down for becoming a martyr! Religion is more important to some people than nascar is to anyone… More people die for stupid things they believe in and they dont get disrespected after their death like this… all you people should be ashamed for slandering what this kid died for… WHOEVER WROTE THIS ARTICLE IS THE IGNORANT ONE
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To all the “Sams” out there,
Anybody can become a martyr for what they believe in. Even the recent shooting in Tennessee revealed a man who figured he was going to die because he had an issue with Christians, homosexuals, and liberals.
The main issue which is at stake is whether a person is dying for what is right according to the Word of God. It does not matter one bit what anybody thinks, NOR how sincere they think they may be in their beliefs. It does not make that belief true or worth dying for.
In the sad case of this 14 year old boy, the truth is that he chose not to accept that which could have extended his life. He did so from a false understanding of Scripture in regards to the blood and to the matter of salvation which was taught to him by the religion in which he was trapped.
In the end, it cost the young man his life. That is tragic and yes, he died for what he believed. But that alone does not make it right in the eyes of God!
This is tragic, and to the “Sam” who wrote the particular quote above, I am afraid you are wrong on another score. You said that people die for stupid things and don’t get disrespected.
The Bible states that what shall it profit a man if he gains the ENTIRE world, but loses his own soul! Dale Earnhardt, this young man, and ALL who have ever lived will ultimately die for what they believe in.
Some will die for their religion, some will die for their sport, some will die for their own selfishness (suicide) – but only those who die in Christ have not just a hope, but the surety of eternal life. As it is appointed unto man once to die, and after this comes the judgment.
Apart from coming to Jesus Christ by grace through faith alone in the finished work of Calvary, there will be millions more who will go into eternity having been duped by their religion, their sport, their own feelings or experiences, etc.
But unless and until, a person acknowledges that Jesus Christ is Lord, the Eternal Son of God, and very God of very God, and then admits they are a hopeless, helpless sinner on their way to a Christ-less eternity.
And by the way, a true Christian is one who has come to God on God’s terms, not on the terms of man-made religions!
The Desert Pastor
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