Scriptures to encourage Christians to wear masks

[Clash City Rocker]

I live in a blue county in a red state. These are scriptures I am putting together to encourage my church leaders to put a mask mandate in place for church services. The city has a mask mandate for indoor gatherings, but isn’t enforcing it. The leaders aren’t stupid, they know that masks work and have tried to encourage vaccination, but they are afraid to insist on masks, I think because they don’t want to drive away more conservative members.

Matthew 4:5-7 NIV
[5] Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. [6] “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: “ 'He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.' ” [7] Jesus answered him, “It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.' ”

1 Peter 2:13-15 NIV
[13] Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, [14] or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. [15] For it is God's will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.

Proverbs 27:12 NIV
[12] The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

Philippians 2:4 CSB
[4] Everyone should look not to his own interests, but rather to the interests of others.

James 4:17 NIV
[17] If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn't do it, it is sin for them.

Any other scriptures you can think of? Thanks for your help.

[AZ8theist]

2. This plea will fall on deaf ears...

We're dealing with hypocrites like this:

Leviticus 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.



And yet??

Leviticus 19:28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.

Ignorant, hypocritical, racist morons.

[ShazzieB]

3. Perhaps this nay be of some help.

This is an opinion piece, not scripture, but it might provide some food for thought fir your church leaders.

https://www.themountaineer.com/opinion/columns/why-christians-should-be-wearing-masks/article_a2992002-2b57-11eb-8b04-23e652b09be7.html

[lees1975]

4. Romans I3:I-7

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists authority resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you wish to have no fear of the authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive its approval; 4 for it is God’s servant for your good. But if you do what is wrong, you should be afraid, for the authority[a] does not bear the sword in vain! It is the servant of God to execute wrath on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore one must be subject, not only because of wrath but also because of conscience. 6 For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, busy with this very thing. 7 Pay to all what is due them—taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

Philippians 2:3-5
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others. 5 Let the same mind be in you that was[a] in Christ Jesus,

Luke I0:27
He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”

I think there's plenty of Biblical evidence that Jesus would be wearing a mask.