The concept of immunity, while not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, can be understood through the lens of divine protection and spiritual resilience. In the Scriptures, the idea of being immune often relates to God's safeguarding of His people from spiritual and physical harm.

Divine Protection

Throughout the Bible, God's protection is a recurring theme, suggesting a form of spiritual immunity for those who trust in Him. Psalm 91 is a profound example, where the psalmist speaks of God's protection from various dangers: "He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart" (Psalm 91:4). This imagery conveys a sense of being immune to the threats that surround the faithful.

Spiritual Immunity

The New Testament further develops the idea of spiritual immunity through the armor of God. Ephesians 6:10-18 describes the full armor of God, which believers are encouraged to put on to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. This passage emphasizes spiritual resilience: "In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one" (Ephesians 6:16). Here, faith acts as a protective barrier, providing immunity against spiritual attacks.

Immunity from Sin and Death

Through Christ's sacrifice, believers are granted immunity from the ultimate consequences of sin and death. Romans 6:23 states, "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" . This verse highlights the spiritual immunity offered through salvation, where eternal life replaces the death that sin warrants.

Physical Immunity and Healing

While the Bible does not directly address physical immunity as understood in modern medical terms, it does speak of God's power to heal and protect from diseases. In Exodus 15:26, God promises the Israelites, "If you listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His eyes, if you pay attention to His commands and keep all His decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you" . This assurance reflects a divine immunity contingent upon obedience and faithfulness.

Conclusion

The biblical concept of immunity is deeply intertwined with themes of divine protection, spiritual resilience, and the transformative power of faith. While the Bible does not explicitly use the term "immune," the principles of protection and deliverance are evident throughout the Scriptures, offering believers a profound sense of security in both spiritual and physical realms.(a.) Protected by inoculation; exempt, as in immune from prosecution.5352. naqah -- to be empty or clean
... 1), completely free (1), completely free from punishment (1), deserted (1), free
(4), free from punishment (1), go unpunished (8), immune (1), innocent (1 ...
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April the Fourteenth Religion as Mere Magic
... And so may it be with the Lord's Supper. I may come to regard it as a magic feast,
which makes me immune from punishment, but not immune from sin. ...
/.../my daily meditation for the circling year/april the fourteenth religion as.htm

Fifth Tractate on the Integral Omnipresence of the Authentic ...
... would set it in thing after thing or at least in something other than itself: then
it would no longer be self-gathered; nor would it be immune, for anything ...
/.../plotinus/the six enneads/fifth tractate on the integral.htm

Sixth Tractate. The Impassivity of the Unembodied.
... to pathetikon " would need to be identified: we must satisfy ourselves as to whether
this too, like the Soul as a unity, is to be classed as immune or, on ...
/.../plotinus/the six enneads/sixth tractate the impassivity of.htm

The Impassibility and Immortality of the Risen Body.
... Et corpus igitur perfectum per animam proportionabiliter animae, immune erit ab
omni malo, et quantum ad actum, et quantum ad potentiam: quantum ad actum quidem ...
/.../boudreaux/the happiness of heaven/chapter vii the impassibility and.htm

Seventh Tractate. On the Primal Good and Secondary Forms of Good ...
... or, still among beings, is devoid of life . . . why, a stone is not more
immune. If, on the contrary, after death life and soul ...
/.../plotinus/the six enneads/seventh tractate on the primal.htm

Notes
... the revelation. Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition are immune from these
types of error; private revelation is not. Anne Catherine's ...
/.../emmerich/the dolorous passion of our lord jesus christ/notes.htm

June the Ninth the Story of a Sorrowful Soul
... Our hurtful circumstances are so invasive and so immediate that only God can come
between us and them. But when God gets in between we are immune. ...
/.../jowett/my daily meditation for the circling year/june the ninth the story.htm

Whether Both Clemency and Meekness are virtues?
... Hence Seneca says (De Clementia ii, 1): "Clemency grants this, in the first place,
that those whom she sets free are declared immune from all further punishment ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether both clemency and meekness.htm

Whether Indulgences are as Effective as they Claim to Be?
... Now, if indulgences are as effective as they claim to be, a man by setting himself
to gain indulgences might become immune from all debt of temporal punishment ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether indulgences are as effective.htm

Whether the Punishment of Christians is Brought to an End by the ...
... although they stated the matter in different ways. For some said that whoever received
the sacraments of faith would be immune from eternal punishment. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the punishment of christians.htm

Immune (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Protected by inoculation; exempt, as in immune from
prosecution. Multi-Version Concordance Immune (1 Occurrence). ...
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Immutability (1 Occurrence)

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Immoveable (1 Occurrence)

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Manslayer (20 Occurrences)
... The cases in which the manslayer was to be held clearly immune from the punishment
imposed on willful killing were: (1) death by a blow in a sudden quarrel ...
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Punishments (31 Occurrences)
... Even if he took refuge at the altar in a sanctuary or in an asylum city, he would
not be immune from arrest and execution, and the same principle was applied ...
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Amon (20 Occurrences)
... and national idea, the royal household was but a hotbed of worldly ambitions, and
all the more for Manasseh's prosperous reign, so long immune from any stroke ...
/a/amon.htm - 18k

Aaron (343 Occurrences)
... The sacred office of Aaron, requiring physical, moral and ceremonial cleanness of
the strictest order, seems to have made him immune from this form of ...
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