DeGraff Free Will Baptist Church
State Route 235/DeGraff, Ohio
(937) 585-4463
James R. Roby, PASTOR
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE MASONS?
by Pastor James Roby
What do you know about the Masons? Did you know that...
1.) MASONRY IS A RELIGION.
In the Encyclopedia of Freemasonry by Dr. Albert G. Mackey, we read: "I contend, without any sense of hesitation, that Masonry is, in every sense of the word... an eminently religious institution."p 618-619
The Bible is clear, beyond any shadow of a doubt, that there is only one true religion: CHRISTIANITY! All other religions are false. Is Masonry, then, the Christian religion? or some false religion? Again, let's quote from the Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, "The religion of Freemasonry is not sectarian. It admits men of every creed within its hospitable bosom...It is not Judaism... it is not Christianity. "p 847
Notice IT IS NOT CHRISTIANITY! Masonry itself claims to be a religion. And it claims that that religion is not Christianity. Therefore, it is a false religion! A Christian should never belong to an institution which teaches a religion that is not Christianity!
2.) MASONS BELIEVE IN GOD.
It is required of all Masons that they believe in God. The name most often used by them in referring to God is "Great Architect of the Universe." Is the G.A.O.T.U. the Christian God?
In The Lost Keys of Free Masonry, Manly P. Hall,33rd,says, "The true Mason is not creed bound.
He realizes with the divine illumination of his lodge that as a Mason his religion must be universal: Christ, Buddha, or Mohammed, the name means little, for he recognizes only the light and not the bearer. He worships at every shrine, bows before every altar, whether temple, mosque or cathedral..." p 65
He realizes with the divine illumination of his lodge that as a Mason his religion must be universal: Christ, Buddha, or Mohammed, the name means little, for he recognizes only the light and not the bearer. He worships at every shrine, bows before every altar, whether temple, mosque or cathedral..." p 65Notice in the quote above, "CHRIST, BUDDHA, OR MOHAMMED, THE NAME MEANS LITTLE. "The Bible says, In referring to the name of Jesus Christ , "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is NONE OTHER NAME under Heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."(Acts 4:12). Maybe the name means little to the Mason, but to the true Christian, THE NAME MEANS EVERYTHING! !!!!!
Maybe the name means little to the Mason, but to the true Christian, THE NAME MEANS EVERYTHING! !!!!!Is it possible to worship Jesus Christ, Buddha, and Mohammed all at the same time? Is it thinkable to bow before every altar? What does the Bible say? "No man can serve two masters:: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other."(Matt. 6:24). Jesus saith, "I am the way, the truth, and the life:no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 14: 6) . "...choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served... or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." (Joshua 24:15). So you see, just any god won't do! The one true God is Jesus!!
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 14: 6) . "...choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served... or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." (Joshua 24:15). So you see, just any god won't do! The one true God is Jesus!!Who is the G.A.O.T.U. of Masonry? Albert Pike, Grand Commander, Sovereign Pontiff of Universal Freemasonry, while instructing the 23 Supreme Councils of the World, said:
"That which we must say to the crowd is- We worship a God, but it is without superstition. To you, Sovereign Inspectors General we say this, that you may repeat it to the Brethren of the 32, 31, and 30 degrees- The Masonic Religion should be, by all of us initiates of the high degrees maintained in the purity of Luciferian Doctrine. If Lucifer were not God, would Adonay, the god of the Christians, whose deeds prove his cruelty, perfidy, and hatred of man, barbarism and repulsion for science, would Adonay and his priests, calumniate him? Yes, Lucifer is God, and unfortunately Adonay is also god. True and pure religion is belief in Lucifer, the equal of Adonay; but Lucifer, God of Light and God of Good, is struggling for humanity against Adonay, the god of darkness and evil." (The Question of Freemasonry by J. Edward Decker, p 12-13)
The Masonic god (GAOTU) IS Lucifer! In the Bible, Lucifer is plainly identified as Satan. And is the god behind every false god: including Allah, Buddha, Mohammed, etc.
Notice also in the above quote that Masons oppose Adonay, the Christian's God.
3.) MASONRY'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS JESUS CHRIST.
"When a brother or even a minister prays in the name of Christ in any of our assemblies, you must always hold yourself in readiness, if called upon, to cut his throat from ear to ear, pullout his tongue by the roots, and bury his body at the bottom of some lake or pond." Masonic Hand Book p 74.
For what horrible crime? Praying in the name of Christ! They don't even want His name spoken in their assemblies.
Another quote from the Encyclopedia of Freemasonry is quite revealing:
"There is nothing in it (Masonry) to offend a Jew!" p 619.
Jews regard Christianity as a blasphemous religion, and condemn Jesus Christ as the worst of sinners. If there is nothing in Masonry to offend the Jew, then Jesus Christ is left out. Where Jesus Christ is not welcome, the Christian should not go!
4.) MASONRY'S HORRIBLE OATHS.
First or Entered Apprentice DeGree: "I do most solemnly and sincerely promise and swear....
without the least equivocation, mental reservation, or self evasion of mind in me whatever;
binding myself under no less penalty than to have my throat cut-across, my tongue torn out by the roots, and my body buried in the rough sands of the sea at low water mark, where the tide ebbs and flows twice in 24 hours; so help me God, and keep me steadfast in the due performance of the same."
The Second or Fellow Craft DeGree is similar, but adds: "to have my left breast torn open and my heart and vitals taken from thence and thrown over my left shoulder...if ever I should
prove willfully guilty of violating ant part of this my solemn oath of a Fellow Craft Mason.
The Third or Master's Degree...
adds "to have my body severed," “my bowels burnt to ashes," "if ever I were to prove guilty of violating any part of this my solemn oath of a Master Mason."
These oaths and bloody pledges are nearly identical to the so called allegiances offered in Satanic services.
Jesus said, "Swear not at all; neither by Heaven; for it is God's throne: neither by earth for it is His footstool." (Matt 5:34-35). See also James 5:12!! The Lord commands that the believer is not to swear an oath. One of the first things that a Mason is told to do is to disobey God by making oaths.
IT IS BETTER TO OBEY GOD THAN MAN!
Certainly,- if these oaths are taken at face value, it means that Masonry assumes the right to have assassinated those whom they may count traitors to the order. It also means that the one who took the oath has solemnly sworn, before God, to murder or be murdered without any mental reservation! Lodge members are sworn to crime, to bloodshed, to perjury, and even to mutilation of the dead. How horribly unchristian! How Satanic! Christians should stay separated from this kind of evil and wickedness!
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