The PCA affirms that blood transfusions are permitted and do not violate biblical principles. The biblical prohibitions against consuming blood in the Old Testament (Genesis 9:4, Leviticus 17:10-14) and New Testament (Acts 15:29) are understood as ceremonial laws binding only within their original covenant context.

The laws against blood consumption were designed to protect the sanctity of blood in worship and to prevent ceremonial defilement under the Mosaic law. They do not extend to medical transfusions, which involve infusing blood into the circulatory system for therapeutic purposes, not consuming it as food.

The PCA opposes the Jehovah's Witnesses teaching that blood transfusions are forbidden. Believers are free to accept transfusions as a medical treatment in accordance with proper medical judgment and conscience. The body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, and preserving life through medical means honors God.