To Rhamiel:
the Freemasons are based off of ideas and ideals of the Enlightenment, with a Universalist mindset, it puts human reason above divine revelation and it encourages a vague deism
Human reason is relative, Divine revelation is absolute and is beyond the scope of Freemasonry
it is not a christian group, plane and simple, if people think they can have two masters they are mistaken
Since Freemasonry is not a religion, as a consequence it is not Christian. Within the scope of Freemasonry, one is his own master. If your personal conviction leads you to submit to God, your Master is God, but this also is beyond the scope of Freemasonry. Freemasonry may be a philosophical circle but has no ambition to represent the Ultimate Truth. This you find in Religion. Dont project your religious structure on Freemasonry. These are on two different levels.
Do not judge if I am a Christian or not. Because if you are wrong, you condemn you yourself. By the way I practice Christian meditation with a group of Catholics, most of them are charismatic.
To alwayspondering:
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']various individual lodges may not be anti-Catholic but in the higher levels there is a lOT Of antiCatholicism. In fact higher up Masons are attempting to utterly destroy the Catholic Church. that should tell you something right there. Who else has always wanted to destroy the Church Christ established?[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']I am a high grade Mason, and neither thinks to destroy the Church of Rome, all the more I am convinced to need Her partnership in Ecumenism, which is an order of Jesus. Occasionally I question some aspects of the Roman Church, I dont find consistent with the Gospels. I have published for what I stand for, and you can find it under my posts.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']By the way, the Freemasonry has lost many members and most of its influence, since the mid of last century. For my part, my commitment to Freemasonry has been superseded by my commitment to our Triune Lord, since I became a committed and confessing Christian. However, I have no reason to break from my Freemason brothers who were fair and did no wrong to me. My first reply was just to report from my experience and what Freemasonry did for me. If Freemasonry would have as bad as the reputation you report, to-day I would not be in this forum, as witness of God, but side with this English guy, I dont remember his name who made a movie about the conflict in Palestine, stating that religions are essentially wicked, harmful, and a catastrophe to humanity. One should forbid them to poison the children mind or altogether erase them from our planet.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif'] Do not pay attention to the little freemason mouse in the corner of your house, but rather to the elephant tramping before your doorstep, I name the global paganism with its self worship and self idolatry, called in revelation the religion of the beast, which is threatening us altogether.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Dear brothers in Christ, since Freemasonry is not a landmark of Christianity, we better dialogue on what is our common ground. Let us acknowledge the mystical submission of this young Jewish women called Mary, to Her Lord and Savior more than 2000 years ago; who became the mother of Jesus our Messiah and through Jesus our spiritual mother. Let her example be a source of inspiration to us.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']In the name of the Only One God, by the Father, the Son and Holy Ghost Who grants us through the Father His Love and Peace. [/font]
