Christians Should Avoid Foods Made with Blood Because the Bible Says it So
Although Apostle Peter’s vision in Acts 10 permitted eating what was formerly forbidden in Leviticus, it addressed the inclusion of Gentiles, not the removal of every command. And while believers are no longer under the Law of Moses, including its ceremonial regulations, the apostles nevertheless instructed Christians to “abstain from blood,” declaring, “it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us” (Acts 15:20, 28–29).
While it is not a moral sin to eat a dish containing blood (such as blood sausage, dinuguan, black pudding, morcilla, or tiêt canh), Scripture consistently instructs believers to abstain from blood throughout the Old and New Testaments.
1. Blood Is Sacred Under Moses
At Mount Sinai, Moses sealed the covenant with blood at the LORD’s command. Young bulls were slaughtered publicly (Exodus 24:5–8). Half the blood was thrown against the altar; the rest was sprinkled on the people after the Book of the Covenant was read. Moses declared, “Behold the blood of the covenant” (Exodus 24:8).
The animals were cut apart, and the fat, kidneys, and lobe of the liver were burned on the altar (Leviticus 3:16; Exodus 29:13). The fat—the richest portion—belonged to God and rose as “a pleasing aroma.” This was commanded worship: blood applied to the altar and the people. The covenant was sealed not by words alone, but by blood.
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2. Blood Represents Life
The prohibition against eating blood predates Moses. God told Noah, “You shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood” (Genesis 9:4).
Leviticus 17:11 explains the reason: “For the life of the flesh is in the blood… it is the blood that makes atonement.” Blood was reserved for atonement. It was not common food; it belonged to God.
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3. The Apostolic Command Remained
Peter’s vision in Acts 10 addressed the inclusion of Gentiles, not the removal of the blood prohibition. They stated this decision was guided by the Holy Spirit (Acts 15:28). After Christ’s resurrection, the apostles instructed Gentile believers to “abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from sexual immorality.” (Acts 15:20, 29)
From Noah to Moses to the apostles, blood is treated as sacred because it represents life and is appointed for atonement. Therefore, if the apostles were present today, they would not eat dishes containing blood, because they themselves commanded believers to abstain from it.
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