| by Keith Slough (Kannapolis, North Carolina) |
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| “Is it acceptable for a member of the Body of Christ to also be a member of the Masons or any affiliated group?” and “Is it proper to hold Sabbath services in a masonic hall?” First question: A true Christian cannot be a Mason for TWO basic reasons. To be initiated into the masons, you must 1) believe and agree to the pagan doctrine of the immortality of the soul, and 2) you must be willing to take OATHS (forbidden by James 5) of secrecy. As a true Christian we cannot do these things. Second question: Why should there be a problem meeting in a masonic hall since Paul preached Jesus to the heathen on Mars Hill with pagan idols ALL AROUND him? A “hall” is a place to have a meeting. And Colossians 1:16 says all that was made was made FOR CHRIST. |
| Iron Sharpening Iron In regard to: Questions Answered About Masons Article by Keith Slough Comments by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) |
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| I totally agree with Keith Slough’s answer to the first question, but I am having some difficulty with his answer to the second question. It would probably be okay to preach in a Masonic Lodge to the people who regularly attend the Masonic Lodge because that would be a similar situation to Paul preaching to heathens on Mars Hill. I am pretty sure the Masonic Lodge was not made for Christ even though He owns it. Masonic Lodges are places where they worship Satan. So, it would be better if you are in charge of making arrangements for Sabbath Services that perhaps you should make arrangements at a school or something similar and not in a Masonic Lodge. |
| Iron Sharpening Iron In regard to: Questions Answered About Masons Article by Keith Slough Comments by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) |
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| As to speaking in Masonic Lodges. You are correct that when the Masons speak, they are speaking for the devil. At the same time, ought we to consider, if a believer speaks to “Mason’s”, that they would be witnessing to them of whom The Almighty and his son really are? Also, what about Christ when he went into the temple in Jerusalem and preached/taught the Jews. Including the Pharisees. And yet, does not he say that the Pharisees “are of your father the devil”? The Mason’s: “of the devil”. The Pharisees (and their followers): of the devil. Now, meeting in their halls with none of them present is another thing. Did not we meet in a Mason’s lodge for a while? I forget. Editor’s Note: Darwin says that between Worldwide Church of God and later United Church of God an International Association the churches met first in a Jewish Temple/Synagogue, then in the Bismarck Masonic Lodge/Hall and after that in the Mandan Masonic Lodge/Hall. He figures you spent at least a decade meeting for Sabbath Services in a Masonic Lodge/Hall. Laura Lee |
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