Recent advancements in health science and the current health policies being implemented in the country have made some medical professionals, such as Christian doctors, question where they should draw the line. How can a Christian, who believes the tenets of Holy Scriptures, become a competent practitioner of medicine? Can patients trust their health, or even their life, under the care of these Christian doctors? Wouldn’t their Christian philosophies conflict with what is expected of them as a healthcare provider? Contrary to popular opinion, Christian doctors can still be professionally competent and morally upright. To be a professionally competent practitioner, a doctor is bound by the traditional principles of medical ethics. These ideologies do not seem to conflict with Christian values in the Bible. Moral code and moral justification. All doctors, whatever they believe in, should value life. In doing so meant avoiding anything that can lead to a patient’s death or bodily harm. This has been mentioned in the Ten Commandments (Thou shalt not kill) and St Paul’s epistle (that bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit). Doctor-patient relationship. The patient trusts that his physician will provide the right counsel that will benefit him and protect his privacy. It is [...]![]()
