The Church is called to evaluate all matters of life and practice under the authority of Holy Scripture and the Lordship of Jesus Christ. While Scripture does not speak directly to modern medical technologies, it provides enduring principles regarding the sanctity of the human body, divine sovereignty, moral boundaries, and freedom of conscience. On these grounds, we hold the conviction that vaccination—particularly mRNA-based technologies—is contrary to Christian faith and biblical conscience as we understand it.

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Scripture teaches that the human body is created by God, redeemed by Christ, and indwelt by the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19–20). Humanity is fearfully and wonderfully made, formed according to God’s wisdom and design (Psalm 139:13–14). Because the body belongs to God, believers are called to steward it with reverence and caution.

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Any medical intervention that directly engages the body’s internal biological instruction systems raises serious theological and ethical concerns. mRNA-based technologies function by introducing synthetic instructions that direct cellular processes. Such mechanisms represent a level of intervention into God-designed biological communication that many believers discern as exceeding proper stewardship and crossing moral boundaries.

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Reprogramming the body’s cellular instruction systems to act in certain ways raises profound ethical concerns regarding the manipulation of biological processes designed by God. For this reason, many believers conclude that such interventions represent an overreach into areas that properly belong to the Creator.

Scripture consistently affirms that God alone is the giver and sustainer of life and identifies Himself as the ultimate healer (Exodus 15:26; 1 Samuel 2:6). While Scripture does not forbid all medical care, it repeatedly warns against misplaced trust in human systems rather than dependence on the Lord (Psalm 20:7; Proverbs 3:5–6).

When medical solutions are embraced under fear, pressure, or coercion—and especially when they claim to control outcomes at a fundamental biological level—the Church must carefully discern whether trust has shifted from God’s providence to human intervention.

The New Testament also places strong emphasis on freedom of conscience before God. Believers are accountable to act in faith and must not violate conscience under external pressure (Romans 14:5, 23; 1 Corinthians 8:7–13).

Vaccination, particularly when mandated or socially enforced, presents a serious threat to Christian liberty. No believer should be compelled to submit their body to a medical intervention they believe violates God’s design or their obedience to Christ. Scripture instructs believers to obey God rather than men when the two come into conflict (Acts 5:29). When medical practices are imposed through coercion—affecting employment, worship, or participation in society—the Church must carefully discern whether compliance would compromise conscience and faithfulness (Romans 12:2).

A further moral concern arises from the historical and ongoing connection between certain vaccines and cell lines derived from aborted fetuses. While not all vaccines contain fetal tissue, some have been developed, tested, or produced using laboratory cell lines that originated from abortions performed decades ago and, in some cases, continue to be associated with such research.

From a Christian moral standpoint, this association raises serious ethical questions. Scripture condemns the shedding of innocent blood and affirms the sacredness of life from the womb (Psalm 139:13–16; Proverbs 6:16–17; Jeremiah 1:5). For many believers, participation in medical interventions connected to abortion—directly or indirectly—constitutes a violation of conscience and a moral compromise they cannot accept before God.