Freemasons.

[Monterrey]

Originally Posted by houston

Are there any Freemasons here? If so, message me. I have a few questions.

Thanks.

C, stay away from it.

They are deists, they believe in a higher power but not necessarily Christ.

Their symbols and ceremonies include a lot of occult stuff.

Hexagrams, pentagrams, lucifer's apron kind of stuff. Joe Smith was a mason, Brigham young built the SLC temple with masonic occult symbols.

Again, much occult stuff. A discerning Christian has no need for it.

Lots of people are drawn to it because of the apparent power that they imagine they get from it, also the support. Yet it has it's costs.

[houston]

Originally Posted by Monterrey

C, stay away from it.

They are deists, they believe in a higher power but not necessarily Christ.

Their symbols and ceremonies include a lot of occult stuff.

Hexagrams, pentagrams, lucifer's apron kind of stuff. Joe Smith was a mason, Brigham young built the SLC temple with masonic occult symbols.

Again, much occult stuff. A discerning Christian has no need for it.

Lots of people are drawn to it because of the apparent power that they imagine they get from it, also the support. Yet it has it's costs.

I'm looking into it... I can't find anything that substantiates this. Nothing that is verifiable.

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by houston

I'm looking into it... I can't find anything that substantiates this. Nothing that is verifiable.

Read the links I posted. Read the writings of current and former Freemasons.

It's not the Rotary Club.

Masonic belief is based on kaballah. It teaches Hiram Abiff, King of Tyre, died and resurrected, and he is the chief example Masons are supposed to follow. It requires oaths and swearing in contradiction to the Lord's express commands. It teaches all religions worship the same God. It requires favoritism and respect of persons, which is sinful. It is clandestine and members are forbidden to reveal its "secrets", which makes it Biblically qualified as "darkness" and a cover for "evil". It is steeped in ritual, borrowed from medieval Jewish and catholic occultism and pagan Baal worship. It is nothing less than a modern day "mystery religion".

[houston]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Read the links I posted. Read the writings of current and former Freemasons.

It's not the Rotary Club.

Masonic belief is based on kaballah. It teaches Hiram Abiff, King of Tyre, died and resurrected, and he is the chief example Masons are supposed to follow. It requires oaths and swearing in contradiction to the Lord's express commands. It teaches all religions worship the same God. It requires favoritism and respect of persons, which is sinful. It is clandestine and members are forbidden to reveal its "secrets", which makes it Biblically qualified as "darkness" and a cover for "evil". It is steeped in ritual, borrowed from medieval Jewish and catholic occultism and pagan Baal worship. It is nothing less than a modern day "mystery religion".

I have read the links.... I know what they teach about Hiram. I see it as a myth... like Santa Clause. I think you're approaching it as if it is a religion. It is not (or so is the claim).

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by houston

I have read the links.... I know what they teach about Hiram. I see it as a myth... like Santa Clause. I think you're approaching it as if it is a religion. It is not (or so is the claim).

Of course it's a myth. What do you think occultism is based on and uses? Myths are used as vehicles or symbols of ideas.

Regardless, becoming a Freemason requires you to sin against Christ, as I already demonstrated. But some professing Christians are willing to do that in exchange for the social and financial benefits they think they will get from membership in the Lodge.

[houston]

You want to join a fraternity? Or you want to see the lame walk and the dead raised?

From a friend.