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." 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. " And God's commands prohibit the taking of innocent human life. Psalm 139 : "For you formed my inward parts you knitted me together in my mother ’ s womb. His disease was severe, yet even in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but the physician."ģ) The Bible teaches that the Lord forms life in the mother's womb. "Ģ Chronicles 16:12 " In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa became diseased in his feet. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities who healeth all thy diseases. Psalm 103:3 "Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Because he loves Me, I will deliver him because he knows My name, I will protect him." ![]() Because you have made the LORD your dwelling - my refuge, the Most High - no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent. Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you. the pestilence that stalks in the darkness. But Jesus replied, "It is said: "Do not put the Lord your God to the test." So we are to follow Jesus' example, and no matter how many others are trying to deceive us into taking the poison claiming it is for the good of humanity, we are to reject their advice because it might lead to our death.Ģ) 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. He told Jesus to throw Himself down from the highest point of the temple in Jerusalem, and that He wouldn't be hurt. (Luke 4:12, Matthew 4:7) You see the Devil tried to talk Jesus into committing suicide by using deceitful words and twisting Scripture. 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. 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). As Martin Luther, one of the well-known theologians of the Christian Church stated: "To go against conscience is neither right nor safe."Ī few theological reasons why being vaccinated with a Covid-19 vaccine would violate my conscience and Christian Faith.ġ) Since data from the government Vaers (Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System) website and compiled at ( ) as of 12-23-22 reports 1,490,160 adverse reactions, including 33,334 deaths, 35,666 life-threatening events, 61,575 people being permanently disabled, 187,676 hospitalizations, and a great number of other serious side effects including heart disease from the Covid-19 vaccines. I have a strong Biblical and Christian worldview.Īs 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. 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. These are my sincerely held Religious beliefs. As well as guidelines from the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Questions and Answers: Religious Discrimination in the Workplace. ![]() As well as Illinois Public Act (775 ILCS 35/15) - Illinois Religious Freedom Restoration Act. As well as protection from laws prohibiting the free exercise of my religious held beliefs under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. ![]() ![]() As well as Illinois Religious Vaccine Exemption Public Act 099-0249 which allows Adults to make the decision not to vaccinate their children based on the adult's religious convictions, therefore acknowledging that an adult in Illinois, holding religious convictions, has the right to refuse vaccinations. My religious liberties are protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits religious discrimination in the workplace. I hereby assert my right to a religious exemption from mandated vaccination. Subject: Assertion of Religious Exemption to Vaccination and Request for Accommodation Religious Exemption Letter - Refusal of Covid-19 Vaccination Religious Exemption Letter - Refusal of Covid-19 Vaccinationīy John Argubright D.Min., M.Div., B.Th.
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