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Which is exactly why Jesus, who is God, promulgates a new law in commanding us to drink His blood: because we must have his life within us.

Which is what we have when we believe on him by faith alone. The only blood that saves is Christ's shed blood on the cross, not in some unbiblical ritual that Roman Cultists practice.

When we're saved, we are regenerated by the power of God Almighty; we have his Holy Spirit -- he makes us new, resurrects our dead souls to eternal life. His life in us is his Holy Spirit given to us through faith by grace.

Not some a piece of bread.

Hoss

The only blood that saves is Christ's shed blood on the cross, not in some unbiblical ritual that Roman Cultists practice.

That ritual was established by Jesus Christ and is in the Bible:

While they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples said, “Take and eat; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you, l for this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins. (Matthew 25:26-28)

It is really a shame that there are so many who are embarrassed by the words of our Lord that they have to find rationalizations to deny them.

And I thought that you knew the Bible:

Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent them Peter and John, who went down and prayed for them, that they might receive the holy Spirit, for it had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid hands on them and they received the holy Spirit. (Acts 8:14-17)
While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior of the country and came (down) to Ephesus where he found some disciples. He said to them, “Did you receive the holy Spirit when you became believers?” They answered him, “We have never even heard that there is a holy Spirit.” He said, “How were you baptized?” They replied, “With the baptism of John.” Paul then said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus.” When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul laid [his] hands on them, the holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. (Acts 19:1-6)

They had faith but had yet to receive the Holy Spirit.