In the sermon titled 'No One Can Tell You to Hurt Yourself,' Jeffrey D. Johnson emphasizes that individuals are made in the image of God and possess inherent authority over their own well-being. He argues that one should not submit to actions that could harm their soul, body, or family, even if such actions are mandated by earthly authorities like the government. Johnson illustrates this point by discussing his refusal to comply with government mandates, such as vaccines, if he believes they pose a threat to his children's health. He stresses the importance of protecting and loving one's family, suggesting that submitting them to harmful actions is contrary to God's command to love. Ultimately, the speaker asserts that no earthly authority should compel individuals to act against God's commands, which prioritize love for God and neighbor.

No one can tell you to hurt yourself because God gives you authority that you're made in the image of God. So anything that you're not convinced is going to be for the betterment of your soul and your body. You don't submit to anything that would be detriment to the destruction of your children. If a guy come to my house and says, I'm going to kill your kids, I mean, I'm going to protect my family. If the government says you're going to have to take this vaccine, and I view it and my conscience says this is going to be detrimental to their health, I cannot submit to something that I know or at least in my conscience thinks potentially dangerous to the health of my children.

I have to resist Because I love my children and God has called me to protect my children and to submit my children or myself or my wife or my family to something that is detrimental to their spiritual or physical health is to hate them. And I'm called to protect them and to love them. And so no earthy authority has the right to tell me or to tell any of us to go against God's commands. And it's God's command for us to love God and love our neighbor.