Vaccines and Obedience to the Government

Nowadays the Covid Vaccine is getting a lot of attention. Some people say a Christian should not get the vaccine. I want to do the right thing. Should I obey the government or follow my heart?
First of all, there are a number of different beliefs concerning vaccines and we should recognize it is not as simple as saying “some people like it and some don’t”.

• Some people believe vaccines are harmful in general and they do not want to get any type of vaccine for any reason.
• Some people think vaccines are generally safe except that this one has not been properly vetted.
• Some people do not like the idea but will go with the program because without the vaccine, they are limited in travel, work, etc.
• Some people have no problem with the vaccine and will receive it without any qualms whatsoever.

Any nothing I say here is going to change anyone’s opinion. And depending upon your position, you, as a believer will read the Bible and come to your own conclusion which you believe to be biblical. At least I would hope that you would.
Are vaccines harmful? Well, there are always a few who will have problems with just about any medicine or treatment so let’s just set those aside and look at the data. The data suggests that vaccines are not harmful. 
So, if you believe that they are, you must also believe that there is some sort of conspiracy of lies to coerce the general public into getting the vaccine. And of course, you would have to have some sort of motive as well.
That being said, we have no, I repeat, NO long-term data for the Covid vaccines. So, at this point, we really don’t know if it is harmful or not. And that kind of flows into the second position, “has it been properly vetted?”
Again, we can only go with the information given to us but normally, it takes several years to get something FDA approved. In this case, they did do step 1, step 2, step 3, in order. They say they accomplished several steps at the same time so they could cut the time down. They also began mass producing so it would be ready once it was approved.
And you have to know that these companies have a very big financial interest in getting it approved, especially since they spent millions in mass-producing before it could even be used. All I can say is that they must have really had a lot of confidence in their product. So, at the very least, they believed that their product would be deemed safe.
Now here is a thought that I am not sure I have heard anyone address. But the government has a social medicine program and they pay out when people get sick. So it stands to reason that the government would mandate the general populace to take certain steps to keep it healthy.
We can talk about social medicine some other time, and I have some pretty strong thoughts on that too. But for now, understand that it is only natural for the government to strongly push vaccines.
So I have said a lot of things and thrown out a lot of thoughts and now its time to apply some Scripture:
Romans 13:1-2  Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.  2  Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
The Bible mandates that we obey our government. Its that simple.
But there are times when we don’t submit to the government and that is when it is telling us to do something unbiblical.
For example, if we believe the vaccine is harmful, then we are also supposed to protect our families and ourselves. But before we can accurately make that kind of decision, we need more data.
Sure, it works. We have the data for that. But what will be the long-term affects? We don’t know that yet.
There are those who are complaining about the possibility of not being able to travel abroad or shop in certain places because they demand the vaccine. All I can say is if you make your decision based on conviction, you have to be willing to pay the price. This world is not our home. We don’t get to write the rules. And besides, the Bible said things would get difficult for the believer toward the end anyway.
What about me? Well, right now I don’t have to make a decision because I am not eligible for the shot yet here in Korea. So I still have time to wait, watch, study, and see if there are long-term issue we don’t know about yet.
But whatever decision I make, it won’t be because I believe the vaccine is the mark of the beast. Last time I read my Bible, it said that the mark of the beast would be upon the right hand or the forehead. The vaccine goes in the arm.
I heard that there are some people on the internet holding magnets to their arms in order to prove the vaccine has some sort of metal property to it. They believe there are micro-dots or something in it. I have some friends that have already had the vaccine and I assure you, magnets do not stick to them.
For more information nation about the mark of the beast, I recommend you watch our video on the subject entitled, “The Mark of the Beast”. It will be on our Youtube channel this Saturday.