Choose your destination wisely, men.
To ascribe to Freemasonry is to reject the God of the Bible. PERIOD.
Ah, so that’s why belief in a supreme being is a requirement to become a Mason...thanks for clarification.
My experience in CA was to take an oath on a Bible (or other Holy Writing depending on religion). That was in a recognized Masonic lodge. Why would they have me take such an oath if I reject the God it represents? That doesn't make any sense.
“To ascribe to Freemasonry is to reject the God of the Bible. PERIOD.”
Absolutely not. Freemasonry directly instructs its members to be steadfast in their own faith, directly instructs its members to study the Bible to learn the way to eternal life, and presents all new members with a Bible to allow them to do so. It’s LOADED with symbolism that is rather obvious to the Christian Freemason.
If that seems like a bit of a dichotomy, it’s because (to my understanding) way back in the day, you HAD to be a member of the Church of England to be a mason. Then, in the mid-1700s, some progressives decided you shouldn’t have to be a member of the Church of England to join, which (among other things) caused a split in the Grand Lodge of England. When it ultimately rectified in the later 1700s, one of the compromises was they would keep the same Christian imagery and symbolism, but drop the requirement that you be a Christian to join.
I wonder why it’s required for every lodge to have an open Bible on the altar at all times...
You see how all of these folks define “supreme being” by their own definition.
You hit the nail on the head and now they’re upset.
Somebody has to pray for these folks to try to wake them up from their insistence in believing lies.
But they call us ‘crazy’.... lol.