It’s no secret that many who name the name of Christ are Freemasons. In fact, many deacons, elders, and even pastors are members of the Masonic Fraternity. It is so bad that some masonic lodges even have their own churches.Â
Masonic Church of Christ
Can there be any question as to why many of our communities are so devastated? Â
I remember visiting a church about ten years ago where Freemasons were members of the church’s leadership, and were even sporting their Masonic rings in church. It happened on this wise: My children and I were visiting a particular church in St. Louis for the first time, as we didn’t have a church home. While listening to the pastor’s sermon, my daughter drew my attention to the hand of a man seated in the pew in front of us, whose arm was draped over the back of the pew. I looked, and noticed that the man was wearing a Masonic ring. I always carried at least one tract on Freemasonry on me at all times so, leaning over to the man, I discreetly asked if I could give him something. When he answered that it would be OK, I handed him a Chick gospel tract on the subject of Freemasonry. He looked briefly at the cover, and, after reading the tract for about then minutes, he handed it to the man seated next to him, who looked at it briefly and placed it in his breast pocket. After the service, the second man, visibly upset, walked up to me and told me that I “had better be careful,” adding that the man to whom I had given the tract was his brother, which I took to mean his brother in Masonry. Almost yelling, the man told me there was nothing wrong with Freemasonry, and that Masons do a lot of good in the church and in the community, adding that he was a deacon, and telling me that the Masons had helped many people in the church. He even went so far as to call a young man seated in the pew across the aisle to tell me about all the help his Lodge had given him when he was in dire straits.
I told the man that I had no problem with Freemasons as people, and that I was very aware of what the Masons do in the community, such as the Shriner’s Hospital for Children. The problem I had is that Freemasonry is a pagan religion, and therefore has no place in the Church. A Christian, I told him, should not be a Freemason, and a Freemason has no business being a member of a Christian church, let alone holding any church position, as the spirit of Freemasonry is not the Lord Jesus Christ, but Satan himself.
Well, you can probably imagine how that went over. The man was so angry, he almost forgot he was in church. “You better watch yourself!” He exclaimed. “You know I’m right,” I told him. “That’s why you’re angry. If I were wrong, you would just blow me off. The fact that you can’t speaks volumes.”
Walking off, he repeated that I had better be careful, and out the door he went. When he was gone, the man, to whom I had given the tract, came over and apologized for the man’s behavior, assuring me that he would read the tract better when he got home. We said goodbye, and he left.
Afterwards, I went straight to the pastor and advised him that he had church officials who were not only Freemasons, but also were not ashamed to wear their Masonic rings in the sanctuary. I was mildly surprised to discover that the pastor knew this full well. After reassuring me that he himself was not a Mason, and that he knew that Freemasonry was not consistent with the Bible, the pastor went on to extol the piety and steadfastness of the Masons in his church, explaining that they had helped many in his congregation with their personal problems. Â He made no effort to explain why he allowed Freemasons in his church to hold leadership positions, and even wear their Masonic rings in the sanctuary during service.
That was when I learned for myself that the Christian Church is in trouble. Because pastors are not obeying God’s commandment to “have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them†(Ephesians 5:11), paganism in the form of Freemasonry and Witchcraft have taken over our churches, and their ministers even preach from our pulpits.Â
I live by the old adage that if you are not part of the solution, then you are part of the problem. I didn’t bring Freemasonry into the Church, and I cannot stop Freemasons from wielding influence over it; but I can do my part to make the Protestant (biblical) position clear on the subject of Freemasonry and to possibly help someone who has been deceived into believing that a Christian can be a Freemason and still please God, because that is a lie from the pit of Hell.
Freemasons are souls for whom Christ died, and they deserve to know the truth of their religion. The first truth is that Freemasonry is indeed a Mystery Religion, making it, by definition, idolatry and witchcraft. And idolatry and witchcraft are irreconcilable with the Bible. Christians, therefore, have no business in Freemasonry, and active Freemasons have no business being members of the Church, let alone holding positions of leadership. Period.
To the end that we may know the truth (as the Truth shall make us free), beginning today, I will share with you what Freemasons themselves say about their religion–and it is a religion–that you may decide for yourself if Christians should be Freemasons.Â
Be encouraged and look up, for your redemption draweth nigh.
TSM
