ANSWER: Yes! The reason given in Leviticus 17:10-14 for not eating blood is “Because the life of the flesh is in the blood.” The fact that “the life is in the blood” was true when James spoke and it is true today. Thus, the commandment by the Holy Spirit through James that Gentiles, then and now, should (as did the Jews) abstain from such. Further, there is no justification for restricting this commandment solely to the eating of blood sacrificed to idols, as some do!