My information comes directly from the horses mouth. I've known these men most of my life. I've asked them why they were Freemasons (actually they prefer Masons). Both are heavily involved in the construction industry. When they have a problem, or they are broke down away from home, they can pick up the phone and find help almost immediately.
Masonry is a brotherhood of men from many different walks of life. They are not, nor do they profess to be a Christian organization. I think that if you really researched them, away from the fear mongers, you will find that there are many Masons who are dedicated men of God.
Yes, emphatically, a Freemason can be a Christian!
"Well, then listen very closely to this horse's mouth..."
I speak this with authority - having "been there and done that" - and this is my testimony.
I am an ex-'Master Mason'.
It is not that a person cannot
be a freemason ( join the organization; be a member ) while also being a born-again Christian. It
is possible. No doubt many-a-Christian has been
drawn into the organization
without understanding fully what it is that they have joined themselves to. {
"Yep - that was me - many years ago..." }
(
"But -- praise be to God -- the Holy Spirit helped me to come-to-my-senses and depart from it." )
What freemasonry is ultimately about -
at its core - and,
more-and-more as you "go higher" in the organization -
most definitely opposes Christianity, Christian beliefs, and Christian principles - "at every level"; it has
occult 'underpinnings'.
It has a certain 'seduction' about it that appeals to the 'carnal' nature in a man.
I was drawn into it because of the respect I held for all of the men I knew - in my biological family, and in my church family, and elsewhere - while a child growing up. I had been well indoctrinated with the idea - as it is often stated and promoted by freemasons:
"Freemasonry makes good men into better men."
Because I
earnestly believed all of this "was a good thing" - I [ simply ] "followed the footsteps" of those I respected...
Had my conscience not been "dulled" by the 'grandeur' of it all, I would have better seen the spritual conflict-of-interest that it truly was.
When people say "No Freemason can be a Christian." -- they mean it in the sense that the man, as a Freemason, cannot be
completely and entirely 'true' to Christianity -
whether he realizes it or not. Whether he realizes it or not, the 'essential essence' of Freemasonry is actually
anti-Christ and
Satanic.
Yes - Masonry is a brotherhood. And, it "looks good on the surface"; however, what it was founded on - and is based on --- is the 'epitome' of "not good" --- and, no Christian has any business being any part of it...
Billy -- I am not suggesting that your friends are Satanic -- "chances are" - they
do not understand the "full picture" -- they only know what they have been
led to believe about the organization. The rest has been
kept from them -
deliberately.
"If you really research it, you will discover that the extent of secrecy and deception within freemasonry reaches the height as any that can be found on the earth..."
"Take it [ directly ] from the horse's mouth..."
Any and All:
If you are a Christian -- and, are a member of any masonic organization -- you need to get out NOW !!!
Get a copy of the book I recommended in an earlier thread. Read it. Pray about it. Ask God to help you see the truth about Freemasonry. And, as He opens your eyes to the truth, you should find yourself wanting to be as far removed from it as you possibly can be!