{"id":59896,"date":"2023-03-14T08:38:50","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T13:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=59896"},"modified":"2023-03-14T08:38:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T13:38:50","slug":"how-can-we-be-of-one-blood-if-we-have-different-blood-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-can-we-be-of-one-blood-if-we-have-different-blood-types\/","title":{"rendered":"How can we be of one blood if we have different blood types?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>I have a question sir. According to Acts 17:26, He has made us from one blood. But nowadays why are there changes in our blood groups and genotypes?<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>Each individual has two sets of genes. Depending on the combination of those genes, we have different features, such as the color tone of our skin. See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-did-the-different-races-come-about\/\">How did the different races come about?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are three basic blood genes: A, B, and O. If a person has both genes, then he has type AB. If he has the genes for A and A or A and O, he has type A blood. If he has the genes for B and B or B and O, he has type B blood. If he has the genes for O and O, then he has type O blood. If Adam&#8217;s blood type contained two of the traits (such as A and O) and Eve&#8217;s blood type contained a different combination of the two traits (such as B and O), then the mixing of all the blood types would lead to all the various blood types we have today. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icr.org\/article\/abo-blood-human-origins\/\">ABO Blood and Human Origins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>People who have different blood types are able to marry and have children, just as people of different skin colors are able to marry and have children. These traits do not make people a different race (or &#8220;kind&#8221; in biblical language) from each other.<\/p>\n<p>Over time, God&#8217;s creation has been wearing down because of mankind&#8217;s sins from the beginning. Mutations (bad sequences of genetic code) have crept into the population. These have caused various genetic diseases but they do not cause people to cease being people.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: I have a question sir. According to Acts 17:26, He has made us from one blood. But nowadays why are there changes in our blood groups and genotypes? Answer: Each individual has two sets of genes. Depending on the combination of those genes, we have different features, such as the color tone of our&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[768,216],"class_list":["post-59896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-blood","tag-race"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":84679,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-much-do-our-genes-influence-our-behavior\/","url_meta":{"origin":59896,"position":0},"title":"How much do our genes influence our behavior?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I have a question that has baffled me. How much of our behavior is genetic, and how do we understand this in light of free will? My family has a history of adultery, alcoholism, and abuse on both sides. I was told by someone that genetics may explain this.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":17753,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-did-the-different-races-come-about\/","url_meta":{"origin":59896,"position":1},"title":"How did the different races come about?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 13, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I've read over some of\u00a0your answers on race. Is there any way to know just when different races did come about? Do you think that Adam and Eve would have had to have been a different nationality? Answer: In our modern terminology, Eve was a clone of Adam, with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":58929,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-should-the-end-of-acts-2028-read\/","url_meta":{"origin":59896,"position":2},"title":"How should the end of Acts 20:28 read?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 12, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Dear Jeffrey, I re-visited the La Vista Church web page on the accuracy of the New World Translation and read the following: \u00a0J.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Acts 20:28 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\"Pay attention to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the holy spirit has appointed you overseers, to shepherd the congregation of God, which\u00a0he\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":19314,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/remember-to-magnify-his-work\/","url_meta":{"origin":59896,"position":3},"title":"Remember to Magnify His Work","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 30, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Text: Job 36:24-33 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In outlining the sins of the people of the world, Paul noted that the Gentiles could be justly charged with sin - Romans 1:18-23 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No one has the excuse of not knowing that God exists. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0He and even His nature can be seen in the things\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sermon&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/sermon\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/GastricBroodingFrogWithYoung.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":42172,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-blood-of-christ\/","url_meta":{"origin":59896,"position":4},"title":"The Blood of Christ","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 10, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: I Peter 1:18-21 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The blood of Christ is strongly connected with the concept of salvation from sin. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0It has been in the plan of God that Christ should die for mankind \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Isaiah 53:5 - He was wounded for our transgressions. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Zechariah 13:1 - A\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Audio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":34667,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-blood\/","url_meta":{"origin":59896,"position":5},"title":"Why Blood?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 22, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Download Audio Text: Hebrews 9:15-22 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Let\u2019s look at Hebrews 9:22 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Have you considered, \u201cWhy blood?\u201d \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0If I wanted to clean something, blood is not the first thing that I would think of using. 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