Eligibility for Healthcare Sharing Programs

Observe Christian Standards

• Acknowledge that Jesus Christ is our Salvation. (John 14:6)
• Demonstrate the Fruits of the Spirit. (Gal. 5:22 – 23; Matt. 12:33)
• Honor the biblical teaching to ‘share one another’s burdens’. (Gal. 6:2)
• Participate regularly in worship and prayer. (John 4:24)

Accept Our Shared Beliefs

• We believe that Jesus Christ is the only way by whom we are forgiven of sins and are gifted salvation. (John 14:6)

• We believe that our personal rights and liberties originate from God and are bestowed on us by God and are not concessions granted to us by governments or men.

• We believe every individual has a fundamental religious right to worship the God of the Bible according to scripture.
• We believe it is our biblical and ethical obligation to assist our fellow man when they are in need according to our available resources and opportunity. (Gal 6:2; Acts 2:44 - 45)
• We believe it is our spiritual duty to God and our ethical duty to others to maintain a healthy lifestyle and avoid foods, behaviors or habits that produce sickness or disease to others or ourselves.
• We believe it is our fundamental right of conscience to direct our own healthcare, in consultation with physicians, family or other valued advisors, free from government dictates, restraints and oversight.

Maintain a Christian Lifestyle

• Refrain from tobacco use in any form (including smokeless tobacco and vaping devices).
• Follow scriptural teachings on the use or abuse of alcohol.
• Avoid abuse of prescription drugs, which means consuming prescription medications in a manner not intended by the prescriber that would likely result in bodily harm or dependency.
• Abstain from the abuse of legal drugs or use of illegal drugs including, any hallucinogenic substance, barbiturates, amphetamines, cocaine, heroin or other opiates, marijuana, illegal intravenous drugs, or narcotics.
• Exercise regularly and eat healthy foods that do not harm the body.