Why can't Christians say that parts of the Old Testament don't apply??..

[Thor]

Hey Thor, thanks for reminding me about his reference to Lev 17.

Glad to be of service!

Speaking of passages in the Bible that work against him.

Lev 17 discusses blood sacrifice and atonement, rather important for establishing the legitimacy of Christianity in the OT. Bold emphasis mine.

Lev 17:10-12 And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people. For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.

Isn't this the passage that some religious whackos use to justify the denial of blood transfusions? Even for their kids?

Although, how you can extrapolate "eating blood" from a blood transfusion escapes me. If this is how you define "eating", then drug addicts "eat" heroin, diabetics "eat" insulin, and people "eat" ink when they get a tattoo.