The Church of God (Anderson) permits blood transfusions as a matter of Christian freedom and medical care. The church does not interpret Old Testament prohibitions against eating blood as applicable to lifesaving medical procedures. When a person faces serious illness or injury and blood transfusion is medically necessary, the church affirms that a believer may receive a transfusion in good conscience without violating Christian convictions.

The church's understanding is that the dietary laws of the Old Testament were not intended to prohibit modern medical procedures that preserve life. Medical decision-making should be made prayerfully in consultation with believing physicians, family, and spiritual advisors, but no doctrinal opposition to transfusion stands. The principle of stewardship of one's life and respect for medical expertise informs the church's position.