I encourage you to do so, at any given time you could walk out if you come across anything that runs contrary to your Christian faith, that was my position anyways, I haven't walked out yet. I became a Freemason about 4yrs ago. I am just a 3rd degree Master Mason, I have no interest in the upper degrees, the main reason I joined was to be involved in charity work. I am somewhat of an anomaly in Masonry for I am an ex-con, 20yrs ago I was a very wretched man. I did 8yrs in federal prison and turned my life around in there or rather God turned me around. Although I practice Christianity, I studied many things in there including M P Halls books, so I was familiar with the ancient mystery schools before I joined. as I said I studied many things, Hermetic philosophy, several schools of magik, Enochian, Abramelin and others, so I am versed in many of the things you write about. As I said at any point I encounter something that runs contrary to my faith I will leave Freemasonry, it just hasn't happened yet. So far all I've found were a group of men who have made a commitment to virtue, morality and charity that were able to overlook the past sins of a fallen man and call him "Brother"
Ah, now it’s clear. I thought you meant join as in infiltrate. I honestly have no interest in joining the mystery religion of Babylon, and I encourage you to sever those ties.
If you truly profess Jesus Christ as your Lord and savior, that belief is incompatible with Masonry. Masonry teaches universalism, the belief that any religion or moral sect can attain eternal life. At its highest ranks, the mystery is revealed for what it is: the worship of Lucifer as the bearer of light and giver of hidden knowledge. Manley P Hall and Albert Pike confirm this in their writings.
The only way to reach heaven is through relationship with Jesus Christ. No amount of earthly works can purchase that which was given to us freely by our Lord.
I encourage you to read one of my earlier articles to fully understand the true mysteries behind Freemasonry.
I have read your writings and fully understand your position, I was merely suggesting that you could get first hand knowledge, it was not meant to antagonize you. If you wanted to look at it as infiltrating so be it. It was just a suggestion. If you think that joining a lodge to get that first hand knowledge would jeopardize your salvation then by all means don't. I have not heard salvation spoken of in the lodge, but the requirements are a belief in God and the immortality of the soul. I agree with you, it is my belief that salvation lies with Christ and Christ alone, but as James said "Faith without works is dead". I tried to read Pike once but found it exhaustive, I kept thinking "Just get to the point". I know he was instrumental in the Scottish Rites in America, there's many "Rites", but I have no experience in them so I can't speak for them. I am just speaking of my experiences with "Blue Lodge" masonry and I haven't found it to be anything other than what they profess, a fraternity of men under the fatherhood of God. What makes a man a mason is the obligation he takes, in my mind if a man has evil intent he has broken that obligation and therefore no longer be a mason. I know many men have written their reflections on masonry, but to my experience so far masonry is an oral tradition, passed down from mouth to ear, so if something is written, it someone's personal opinion. I'm not trying to convince you of anything, but since you write so much on it I thought you might be interested in my experiences, if you're not I won't bother you anymore with it.
Have you ever thought about joining a lodge to get some first hand knowledge to denounce Freemasonry over?
That’s certainly an interesting idea I will consider, there is no shortage of lodges in my local area.
There is a member of my church who left Freemasonry after 44 years, I am planning on interviewing him for a future article.
I encourage you to do so, at any given time you could walk out if you come across anything that runs contrary to your Christian faith, that was my position anyways, I haven't walked out yet. I became a Freemason about 4yrs ago. I am just a 3rd degree Master Mason, I have no interest in the upper degrees, the main reason I joined was to be involved in charity work. I am somewhat of an anomaly in Masonry for I am an ex-con, 20yrs ago I was a very wretched man. I did 8yrs in federal prison and turned my life around in there or rather God turned me around. Although I practice Christianity, I studied many things in there including M P Halls books, so I was familiar with the ancient mystery schools before I joined. as I said I studied many things, Hermetic philosophy, several schools of magik, Enochian, Abramelin and others, so I am versed in many of the things you write about. As I said at any point I encounter something that runs contrary to my faith I will leave Freemasonry, it just hasn't happened yet. So far all I've found were a group of men who have made a commitment to virtue, morality and charity that were able to overlook the past sins of a fallen man and call him "Brother"
Ah, now it’s clear. I thought you meant join as in infiltrate. I honestly have no interest in joining the mystery religion of Babylon, and I encourage you to sever those ties.
If you truly profess Jesus Christ as your Lord and savior, that belief is incompatible with Masonry. Masonry teaches universalism, the belief that any religion or moral sect can attain eternal life. At its highest ranks, the mystery is revealed for what it is: the worship of Lucifer as the bearer of light and giver of hidden knowledge. Manley P Hall and Albert Pike confirm this in their writings.
The only way to reach heaven is through relationship with Jesus Christ. No amount of earthly works can purchase that which was given to us freely by our Lord.
I encourage you to read one of my earlier articles to fully understand the true mysteries behind Freemasonry.
https://dfreality.substack.com/p/the-great-delusion
I have read your writings and fully understand your position, I was merely suggesting that you could get first hand knowledge, it was not meant to antagonize you. If you wanted to look at it as infiltrating so be it. It was just a suggestion. If you think that joining a lodge to get that first hand knowledge would jeopardize your salvation then by all means don't. I have not heard salvation spoken of in the lodge, but the requirements are a belief in God and the immortality of the soul. I agree with you, it is my belief that salvation lies with Christ and Christ alone, but as James said "Faith without works is dead". I tried to read Pike once but found it exhaustive, I kept thinking "Just get to the point". I know he was instrumental in the Scottish Rites in America, there's many "Rites", but I have no experience in them so I can't speak for them. I am just speaking of my experiences with "Blue Lodge" masonry and I haven't found it to be anything other than what they profess, a fraternity of men under the fatherhood of God. What makes a man a mason is the obligation he takes, in my mind if a man has evil intent he has broken that obligation and therefore no longer be a mason. I know many men have written their reflections on masonry, but to my experience so far masonry is an oral tradition, passed down from mouth to ear, so if something is written, it someone's personal opinion. I'm not trying to convince you of anything, but since you write so much on it I thought you might be interested in my experiences, if you're not I won't bother you anymore with it.