More and more people are being told that they must accept a flu vaccine in order to work in a specific place. Most hospitals and health care settings now have policies to mandate vaccines. Here is an example of a letter sent to an employer on the topic of the flu vaccine. My friend was successful in getting a religious exemption with this letter. He was hired and given a religious exemption but did have to agree to wear a mask for 6 months of the year.

As a Christian, I perceive the Bible to be a holy book of the words of God written through people. As such, its contents are significant as it relates to their implications on how I live my life. In the First book of Corinthians, written approximately between A.D. 53-55, the apostle Paul instructed the new Christians in the Roman-colonized city of Corinth of the following:

“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.” (1Cor 6:19-20).

Later, in the Second book of Corinthians, Paul writes about maintaining purity in body:

“Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.” (2Cor 7:1).

As I interpret the first verse, Paul is explaining that, as Christians, we have God’s “Spirit” within us. He therefore uses the metaphor of a temple because, prior to the coming of Jesus Christ, the “Spirit” of God was written to have dwelled in the holy temples constructed within the Jewish communities. When God manifested as a man in Christ on earth and then returned to Heaven, he left the “Spirit of God” in His place to dwell in us, so now we no longer need the physical temples and buildings: instead, we are the temple, a phenomenon explained throughout all of the New Testament of the Bible. 

Just like the ancient Jewish temple buildings, we must therefore honor our bodies as dwelling places of God: We must honor our body by what we do and what we put into them. A significant aspect of this means being vigilant about what I put into my body, as I seek to honor its health, just as keepers of God’s temple would keep the building containing God pure and honoring of His presence. For me, this means avoiding toxins and impurities. I include the influenza vaccine in my list of impurities/toxins that I cannot agree to inject into my body, as it contains substances such as Thimerosal (mercury derivative), Formaldehyde (toxin), Aluminum, and in some Ethylene Glycol (aka antifreeze – toxin) (https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/appendices/b/excipient-table-2.pdf). Though some of these substances may be found naturally occurring in the body, that is a process that I trust my body to carry out naturally as I ingest pure foods. I do not believe injecting them, even in small amounts, is healthy. 

There are many vaccine ingredients. As an informed parent we are careful about the ingredients in the food we give to our children. What are we allowing to be injected into them? Please take some time to review the ingredients here.

Compiled by Becky Hastings, devoted to Jesus, wife, mother, grandmother, truth and health seeker, and reporter. Seeking truth can be challenging, and sometimes confusing. Our longterm health is vitally important. Who and what we believe will impact our choices. Wisdom and discernment is required.