Heresies Within Freemasonry
This list was complied by clergy looking into Freemasonry for the report of the General Synod of the Church of England in 1988.
Syncretism. This claims different religions are equally valid, or may be treated as equal or fused together. Dangerous compromises are committed in a vain attempt to reconcile differing belief systems or understanding of God which are incompatible.
Dualism. Masonic and Christian perceptions of God are in serious conflict. No Christian could subscribe to both without suffering spiritual schizophrenia.
Polytheism. While a Freemason on his own may believe in only one God (even the one true God) he must welcome all fellow Freemason's gods at Masonry's altar.
Socinianism. Masons elevate God the Father at the expense of God the Son.
Pelagianism. This claims that man was not cursed with original sin, but may achieve perfection on earth and heaven through good works, rather then by faith in Jesus Christ and what He accomplished at Calvary. Christians believe all have sinned and can only be redeemed through repentance of sin and trusting in Christ and what He did.
Rationalism. Freemasonry's titles of Great Architect and Great Geometrician imply God merely built this world and does not intervene in its affairs. Christians know that God asserts Hid will and purposes through His Son, Jesus Christ, and through the Holy Spirit.
Gnosticism. Salvation is falsely claimed to be obtainable through learning secret knowledge, a view explicitly rejected by many New Testament writers and all Christians. Also, salvation is such good news is must be shared. Any salvation kept secret from others is not a true salvation but the penalty of deception.
Manicheanism. God isn't all good but the source of both good and evil. Idolatry. Several parts of Masonic ritual break the second commandment by having graven images and bowing to them in worship.
Satanism. All worship not directed solely to the One True God must be, by reason, directed at the arch-enemy, Satan.
Breaks Five of The Ten Commandments
A former Knight's Templar confirmed to me that Freemasonry's Blue Lodge Ritual requires a man to break five of the Ten Commandments, number's 1, 2, 3, 6, and 9; quite apart from any others broken elsewhere in one's life.
In summary, I will believe Freemasonry is Christian only when every Lodge Chaplain calls for every member present to repent of their sins and put their faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ alone, for their eternal salvation. Until that happens, the evidence is overwhelming that Freemasonry is a pagan religious organisation whose members are among the most self-righteous in the religious world.
The False Religion of Freemasonry
As I was completing revision of my research, I came across the following important quotation.
Syncretism. This claims different religions are equally valid, or may be treated as equal or fused together. Dangerous compromises are committed in a vain attempt to reconcile differing belief systems or understanding of God which are incompatible.
Dualism. Masonic and Christian perceptions of God are in serious conflict. No Christian could subscribe to both without suffering spiritual schizophrenia.
Polytheism. While a Freemason on his own may believe in only one God (even the one true God) he must welcome all fellow Freemason's gods at Masonry's altar.
Socinianism. Masons elevate God the Father at the expense of God the Son.
Pelagianism. This claims that man was not cursed with original sin, but may achieve perfection on earth and heaven through good works, rather then by faith in Jesus Christ and what He accomplished at Calvary. Christians believe all have sinned and can only be redeemed through repentance of sin and trusting in Christ and what He did.
Rationalism. Freemasonry's titles of Great Architect and Great Geometrician imply God merely built this world and does not intervene in its affairs. Christians know that God asserts Hid will and purposes through His Son, Jesus Christ, and through the Holy Spirit.
Gnosticism. Salvation is falsely claimed to be obtainable through learning secret knowledge, a view explicitly rejected by many New Testament writers and all Christians. Also, salvation is such good news is must be shared. Any salvation kept secret from others is not a true salvation but the penalty of deception.
Manicheanism. God isn't all good but the source of both good and evil. Idolatry. Several parts of Masonic ritual break the second commandment by having graven images and bowing to them in worship.
Satanism. All worship not directed solely to the One True God must be, by reason, directed at the arch-enemy, Satan.
Breaks Five of The Ten Commandments
A former Knight's Templar confirmed to me that Freemasonry's Blue Lodge Ritual requires a man to break five of the Ten Commandments, number's 1, 2, 3, 6, and 9; quite apart from any others broken elsewhere in one's life.
In summary, I will believe Freemasonry is Christian only when every Lodge Chaplain calls for every member present to repent of their sins and put their faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ alone, for their eternal salvation. Until that happens, the evidence is overwhelming that Freemasonry is a pagan religious organisation whose members are among the most self-righteous in the religious world.
The False Religion of Freemasonry
As I was completing revision of my research, I came across the following important quotation.
"What then is a false religion?
Since God is holy and man is sinful, we define a false religion as a
religion that has not settled the sin question; a religion that has not
taken lying, idolatry, pride, adultery, anger, and all forms of
wickedness from a man and yet promises that same man some euphoria here
or in heaven. That is what should be considered a false religion.
"Who then is a worshipper of a false god? He is the one who worships an idol. If an idol is a false representation of God or a god, and the worshipper has never seen such a being in reality, it means that an idol is a false god. A doll, no matter how fine, is a false child, and a mannequin a false man. "Apart from physical images, if a man conceives of God as different from the one only true God of the Bible and worships such a 'God', no matter how sincere he may be, he is just like the one who has made a physical image to represent God. Any 'God' that emerges out of such imagination is a false god. Our knowledge of God is from revelation and not imagination. "A. W. Tozer says, 'Do not try to imagine God or you will have an imaginary God.'" (G. J. O. Moshay, "Who is This Allah," pps 134-135) |