(01-17-2024 04:15 PM)b0ndsj0ns Wrote: Guy sounds like a douche, but I ask this because I seriously am curious what's the scriptural basis in Christianity to be opposed to vaccinations in general? (Ignoring Covid here because there were always plenty of valid reasons to be against it that had zero to do with any religion)
This is what I used and was exempted from the shot at my job... (most of it came from a website)
I hereby assert my right to a religious exemption from the mandated COVID-19 vaccination. My religious liberties are protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits religious discrimination in the workplace.
I am a Christian who believes in the Bible, including the teachings of Jesus Christ in the New Testament, and the teachings of the prophets in the Old Testament. I have a strong Biblical and Christian worldview.
As a Christian, I am to obey those in authority over us (Romans 13), with the exception of obeying any order contrary to the Word of God as found written within the Old and New Testaments (Acts 5:29), as well as any commands contrary to our God-given conscience which is given to all men to discern between right and wrong, good and evil. (Rom 2:15, 2 Cor 4:2). As Martin Luther, one of the well-known theologians of the Christian Church stated: "To go against conscience is neither right nor safe."
A few theological reasons why being vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine would violate my conscience and Christian faith.
1) Since data from the government VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System) website and compiled at (
https://openvaers.com/covid-data) as of 10-29-21 reports 859,917 adverse reactions, including 18,078 deaths, 20,111 life-threatening events, 28,112 people being permanently disabled, 88,910 hospitalizations, and a great number of other serious side effects including heart disease from the covid-19 vaccines. This vaccination mandate would violate the Lord's command to not put anything into our bodies that may cause us harm, for the Christian's body is the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor 6:19). And we are not to put the Lord our God to the test by doing something that is dangerous or could lead to death according to Jesus. (Luke 4:12, Matthew 4:7)
2) A vaccine mandate to protect against a pandemic would violate the Lord's command to His followers not to trust in man for deliverance from a plague, but rather to trust in Him alone.
Psalm 91: "Surely He will deliver you . . . from the deadly plague . . . You will not fear . . . the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, . . . Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you. . . . Because you have made the LORD your dwelling— my refuge, the Most High—no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent. . . . Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him."
Psalm 103:3 "Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases."
3) The Bible teaches that the Lord forms life in the mother's womb. Psalm 139: "For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb." And God's commands prohibit the taking of innocent human life. Since the most widely distributed covid-19 vaccines used aborted fetal stem cells to develop their experimental vaccines, in my viewpoint to take the vaccine would be participating in evil. First Thessalonians 5:21-22 teaches that it is the responsibility of every Christian to be discerning: "But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; abstain from every form of evil."
(Note: Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca used a human fetal kidney cell line called HEK-293 to develop their trial vaccines. HEK-293 was originally derived from kidney tissue taken from a baby girl who was aborted in the Netherlands in 1972 and later developed into a cell line in a lab in 1973. Johnson & Johnson used the human fetal cell line PER.C6 to develop its vaccine. The PER.C6 fetal cell line was derived from retinal tissue taken from an 18-week-old baby boy who was aborted in the Netherlands in 1985 and later converted into a fetal cell line in 1995.)
4) One of God's first commands to man is “Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed; For in the image of God He made man." Genesis 9:6 God so values innocent life that he has commanded the death penalty for those who take it. The government's VAERS data as of 10-29-21 reports 18,078 deaths and 2,786 miscarriages from Covid vaccines.
God's chosen nation the Jews, were medically experimented on in Germany without their permission by a type of antichrist, Adolf Hitler during WWII. This led to an International Law Code called the Nuremberg Code of 1947, protecting people from such medical tyranny. All nations including the USA signed this code. Violating the code was punishable by the death penalty. Since vaccinations by force, coercion, or government dictates without a person's informed consent violates this Code, I do not give permission to be vaccinated. God commands Christians to obey decrees which are just and are declared to protect against the shedding of innocent blood. (Ezekiel 22:12, Jer 22:17,Jer 19:4, Joel 3:19, and 2 Kings 21:16). The Nuremberg Code is such a law that still applies to the people of all nations today. Some of these same protections concerning experimental medicine in the United States is found in FDA Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - Subpart B - Sec. 50.20 Concerning Informed Consent of Human Subjects allowing people to decide whether or not to participate without the use of coercion. Also found in the Emergency Authorization Act, to which the vaccines are subject, 21 U.S.C. § 360bbb-3(e)(1)(A)(ii)(III) states that you have "the option to accept or refuse administration of the product." (vaccines)
5) A mandate by businesses to force people to be vaccinated or else lose their jobs, be charged a surcharge, lose their income, or not be able to buy anything without proof of vaccination, as is being promoted in some circles, is very similar to a government mandate of the future Antichrist as found in Revelation 13:17: "That no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name." The Bible says, no Christian will take the Mark of the Beast. Now, although I do not believe that this vaccine is the mark of the beast mentioned in Scripture for many reasons, I do believe it has a similar evil nature in that you have to choose between taking a vaccine that may kill you or being able to make a living. It sets a precedent for a future decree by the Antichrist.
6) Since it is clear in Scripture, that God created man in his image. Male and female, he created them. (Gen 5:1-2) Which includes a man's natural internal immune system to fight off disease. Since studies have shown that mRNA vaccines can lead to changes in a man's DNA, man has decided he can play God, that he can design the body better than that which God created. Some studies are showing that after taking some of these vaccines there is a large reduction in the body's natural immune cells, reducing the defense system which God had created to ward off various diseases.
7) The Bible has a clear warning against taking anything that might alter your mind, make you hallucinate, or dream strange visions. This is associated with what God calls sorcery and divination. In the Bible, those who practice sorcery were those who practiced making or taking mind-altering drugs in order to stimulate hallucinations or visions! The Greek word in Revelation 9:21 for sorcery, and in Galatians 5:19 for witchcraft, is the word 'pharmakeia' from which we get our English word 'pharmacy.' These drugs in today's culture would include, marijuana, heroin, cocaine, LSD, strong alcoholic drink, etc. Since there are some people, who after taking the vaccine, have reported experiencing strange dreams and brain fog, I would have to object to the vaccine. 2 Timothy 1:7 - "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." 1 Peter 4:7: "The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers."
As of 11/07/21 The World Health Organizations Adverse reaction Database records 115,750 Psychiatric disorders from the Covid 19 vaccines.
http://www.vigiaccess.org/ In the search box requesting Trademark of drug type in "Covid-19 vaccine"):
8) Lipid nanoparticles are a vital component of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. Moderna's Patent 8,754,062 "Lipid nanoparticle delivery" makes mention of a Lucifer enzyme called Luciferase, mentioned over 215 times in their patent. Lucifer means shining one, light bearer, or radiating light. In the Bible in Isaiah 14, Lucifer is a reference to Satan, the Devil. In 2 Corinthians 11:14 it mentions that Satan can transform himself into an angel of light. Since all three companies have various patents referring to Luciferase I wish to have nothing to do with those drug companies.
9) As a Christian I am not supposed to fear death from a Coronavirus, for we have been promised by the Lord that we shall one day be raised to eternal life. Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he die, yet shall he shall live. And he who lives and believes in Me shall never die." (John 11:25) Because of this promise of eternal life, the apostle Paul could say the words "I would rather be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord." (2 Cor 2:8) You see Paul, knew that nothing in this world can compare to being in heaven with the Lord Jesus Christ, where there will be no sorrow, pain or suffering. King David, knew this quite well when he wrote Psalm 23, ". . . Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me . . . And I will dwell in the House of the Lord Forever."
The Bible says that the exact numbers of our years on this earth for each man is determined by God. Job 14:5 "Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass."
I will not die before or after my appointed time. As Jesus said: "Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows." Matthew 10:29-31 Which means that no person’s life span can be cut short by a Coronavirus.
10) The prophet Daniel and his three friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah requested an accommodation from their overseer, as servants to the King of Babylon, so as not to violate the Lord's command by being forced to eat unclean foods set before them by the Babylonians. The accommodation was granted. And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the others that were in all his realm. (Daniel Chapter 1)
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