jwardl
Registered User
Certainly no offense taken by me Benton. I'm just curious as to the mindset of some of those who consider themselves fundamental Christian. Before I say what I'm about to, let me preface it by saying that this is not an attempt to proselytize or force my beliefs on others. If any disagree, that's fine; every man has the inherent, earthly right to his own belief in God. As a fundamental Christian, I believe in God; I believe in a divine inspiration and literal interpretAtion of the Holy Bible as his Word; I believe Jesus Christ is his son and was God incarnate; I believe He died, rose again, and is the Way to salvation and the Father.
Now then.... I have yet to be initiated; thus I admit significant ignorance; but nothing credible that I have read of Freemasonry conflicts or goes against any of those principles. And I find it very hard to believe that I will find anything that doesn't square with these beliefs if I am fortunate enough to be initiated due to the number of Christian men I have known who were active Masons. They were/are of a caliber that would not associate themselves with any group or agency that went against Christ.
I know.... I know.... I'm preaching to the choir here(no pun intended). But it's 11:00pm; and I can't sleep... what else have I got to do?
You sound like you have a good head on your shoulders, and have a broad idea of what to expect. To clarify, you will find no mention of Christ in lodge -- but this is NOT a denial of Christ as some would see it. Masonry as a fraternity neither endorses nor denies any specific faith, as it is neither our place nor intention to do so. We concern ourselves with being better mortals, improving ourselves and doing good deeds related to this plane of existence, in part by growing our spiritual selves. We are bound by the common elements of our faiths instead of being separated by the differences.
In essence, we only encourage you to go to the airport; which flight you catch is your decision.