How does one think biblically (or “Christianly”) about forced vaccinations or any mandate that encroaches on your personal rights of decision on what you put in or on your body? We live in a moment of governmental and institutional tyranny like we’ve never seen before. In this booklet, author Scott Brown offers careful insight on the issue of compulsory vaccinations and the biblical principles regarding mandates, governmental intrusion, and the spheres of authority ordained by God. In this as in every subject, it is vital that we learn how to think like Christians.
The focus of everything I say here is to proclaim Christ’s authority over your body in the face of forced vaccination mandates. Christ is the Head of the church (Eph. 1:22; 5:23; Col. 1:18). He rules over every part of our lives. As God explains in His Word, He has instituted various jurisdictions or spheres of authority on earth. It is essential that we think biblically about these jurisdictions and how these God-ordained jurisdictions have been designed for the glory of God; for “the Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith and obedience.”
There are five headings under which I have organized my thoughts on this subject: