“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.
The obligations in Freemasonry appertain to Freemasonry alone and will not interfere with your duty to God, your country, your neighbor or yourself.
It appertains to Freemasonry alone...
“To ascribe to Freemasonry is to reject the God of the Bible. PERIOD.”
Are you saying Freemasonry is just an offshoot of Christianity,as you understand it?
Or started in Christianity, at least in England re: the Church there?
Not trying to trick you or pin you down,btw..