|
THE HIDDEN POWER BEHIND FREEMASONRY
what is freemasonry?
a grand chaplain speaks out
CHAPTER I
Lt. Col. Gordon "Jack" Mohr
The following letter was written November
25, 1984 by Rev. Harmon R. Taylor, Grand Chaplain of the GRAND LODGE
Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York (1983-1984).
Dear Servant of God:
Knowing that you desire to serve the Lord
with all your heart, I share this letter with you. Perhaps you have been
struggling with the same situation. On Nov. 22nd, I sent the facts contained
in this letter to all masonic bodies of which I am a member. I invite you to
prayerfully read it. It will explain why I, as a Grand Chaplain of the Grand
Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York, am requesting a
demit from all bodies of the masonic fraternity. There is much more that I
could share with you. I would be happy to share more if it will help you in
the Lord's service.
Many have asked me if FREEMASONRY is a
religion. I have always responded, "No." Others have told me it is a religion.
Study has revealed the fact that learned writers in the fraternity say MASONRY
IS A RELIGION. The Lord Jesus Christ said: "hi the mouth of two or three
witnesses, every word is established" (Matt. 18:16). In
order to be brief, I will quote only four masonic authorities that masonry
is a religion.
ALBERT MACKEY, one of the best known
masonic authorities, wrote in A LEXICON OF FREEMASONRY (pg.
402): "The religion, then, masonry, is pure theism .
ALBERT PIKE, the most important of all
American masonic authorities, wrote in MORALS AND DOGMA (pg. 213-214):
"Every masonic lodge is a temple of religion, and its teachings are
instructions in religion ... this is true religion revealed to the ancient patriarchs,'
which masonry has taught for centuries, and which it will continue to teach as
long as time endures."
J. S. M. WARD, a masonic authority
who has written several important books on masonry, wrote in his book:
FREEMASONRY: IT'S AIMS & IDEALS. (pg. 185): "I consider
freemasonry is a significant organized school of mysticism to be entitled to
be called a religion." He continues on page 187: "Freemasonry ...
taught that each man can, by himself, work out his own conception of god and
thereby achieve salvation." It holds that there are many paths that lead
to the throne of the all-loving Father which all start from a common source.
Freemasonry believes, according to Ward, "that though these paths appear to
branch off in various directions, yet they all reach the same ultimate goal,
and that to some men one path is better and to others, another."
FRANK C. HIGGINS, a high mason, wrote in
ANCIENT FREEMASONRY. (pg. 10): "fit is true the
freemasonry is the parent of all religion."
These masonic witnesses all agree in their
doctrine that masonry is, indeed, a religion. It is necessary now to ascertain
whether masonry is a true religion or a false religion. In an article
entitled, How to Recognize a False Religion (Faith for the
Family, Nov/Dec 1974), a prominent Christian leader wrote:
"All false religions, however, have some
things in common. Here are the three simplest tests by which any religion
should be judged; FIRST, what is its attitude towards the Bible?
SECOND, any religious teaching should be judged by this question:
'What is its attitude towards Jesus Christ?' FINALLY, in judging
any religious system, we should ask: 'What is its attitude toward the blood
of Jesus Christ.'"
According to these three tests, masonry is
a false religion manifesting a satanic attitude towards the Bible, the Deity
of Jesus Christ, and the blood atonement of Jesus Christ. In order to
establish this charge, keep in mind the word of Christ, "In the mouth of
two or three witnesses every word shall be established." Please consider
now the testimony of masonic authorities which reveals masonry's satanic
attitude towards the Bible, the Deity of Jesus Christ, and the vicarious
atonement for the sins of mankind by the shedding of Christ's blood on the
cross.
JOSEPH FORD NEWTON, a famous masonic
authority and writer, in an article entitled: THE BIBLE AND
FREEMASONRY, wrote: "The Bible so rich in symbolism is itself a
symbol ... thus, by the very honor which masonry pays the Bible, it
teaches us to revere every book of faith in which men find help for today and
hope for tomorrow, joining hands with the Hindu, as he makes covenant with God
upon the book that he loves best."
ALBERT PIKE, in MORALS &
DOGMA, (pg. 718) wrote: "Masonry propagates no creed except it's
own simple sublime one,' that of universal religion, taught by nature and
reason.
One who has been truly "born-again" (born
from above), can see that the above statement from masonry totally rejects the
crucial doctrine of an infallible, God-breathed, inerrant Bible.
According to the SECOND TEST, masonry is a
false religion because it totally rejects the crucial doctrine of the Deity of
the Lord Jesus Christ.
J. D. BUCK, M.D., another masonic writer
of importance, in his book SYMBOLISM OF MYSTIC MASONRY,
wrote (pg. 57): "In the early church as in the secret doctrine,
there was not one Christ for the world but a potential Christ in every man.
Theologians first made a fetish of the impersonal, omnipresent divinity,' and
then tore the 'Christ is God' from the hearts of all humanity
in order to Deify Jesus; that they might have a God-Man particularly their
own."
According to the THIRD TEST, masonry is a
false religion because masonry dogmatically refuses the doctrine of salvation
from the penalty of sin by faith in the vicarious atonement of Christ's shed
blood on the cross.
THOMAS MILTON STEWART, another
masonic author, in his book SYMBOLIC TEACHING ON MASONRY AND ITS MESSAGE
to support his doctrine, quoted favorably an apostate Episcopal
minister on pg. 177: 'Did Jesus count Himself conceive of Himself as a
proprietary sacrifice and of His work an expiation? The only answer possible
is clearly, He did not... He does not call Himself the world's priest,
or the world's victim."
Salvation by faith in the vicarious
atonement are not "ignorant perversions of the original doctrines" as
masonry teaches, but are vital ingredients of the glorious Gospel of Christ,
which is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes. THEREFORE,
masonry fails all three tests! It manifests a satanic attitude towards the
Bible, the Deity of Christ, and the vicarious atonement. In addition to
failing these tests, there is much more proof that masonry is a false
religion
For instance, HENRY C. CLAUSEN,
33 o, Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council 33
o, Mother Council of the World, in the NEW AGE, November,
1970 (pg. 4) wrote regarding masonry: "It is dedicated to bringing about
the Fatherhood of God, the Brotherhood of Man, and making better men in a
better world."
The doctrine of the Fatherhood of God and
the Brotherhood of Man is not found in the Bible. It is a doctrine taught
consistently by apostates. Also, the Bible makes it crystal clear that no
organization, masonry included, can make better men. ONLY GOD CAN MAKE BETTER
MEN!
According to a masonic creed, found in the
Masonic bible, masonry teaches that "character determines
destiny."
The teaching that character determines
destiny is a false doctrine of the Arch Deceiver of men's souls. The Bible
says: "There is none that doeth good, "and "For by grace are ye saved
through faith and that not of your selves; it is a gift of God, not of works,
lest any man should boast" (Eph. 2:8).
Masonry is anti-Christian in its teachings.
For example, J. M. WARD, in FREEMASONRY - ITS AIMS AND IDEALS,
wrote on (pg. 187): "I boldly aver that freemasonry is a religion, yet
it no way conflicts with any other religion, unless that religion holds that
no one outside its portals can be saved." Ward in his statement, reveals
the fact that masonry has no conflict with any apostate religion on the face
of the earth, but that it is in conflict with Christianity. The Bible says:
'Neither is there salvation in any other, for there is none other name
under heaven, given among men, whereby we MUST be saved" (Acts
4:12). The Bible makes it clear that there is no other way to salvation
except through Jesus Christ.
A prominent college president said of
masonry: "It is a Luciferean religion. We are fully aware of its diabolical
origin and purpose. I believe that any born-again Christian, when the facts
from the lips of masonic writers themselves are presented showing that masonry
is a religion and is the worship of Satan, will immediately withdraw." To
this I must add my hearty agreement!
The God and Father of the Lord Jesus
Christ, the only True and Living God, has clearly commanded Christians: "Be
ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers, and swear not at all, and
have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove
them" (2 Cor. 6:14).
CHARLES FINNEY, the famed evangelist
who God used to bring revival to America in the 1930's, in his book,
FREEMASONRY (pg. 115) wrote: "Surely, if masons
really understood what Masonry is, as it is
delineated in these books, no Christian Mason would think himself to remain at
liberty another day as a member of the fraternity. It is as plain as possible
that a man knowing what it is, and embracing it in his heart, cannot be a
Christian man. To say he is is to disbelieve the very nature of
Christianity."
For me, the signs of the time compared with
prophetic Scripture, make it apparent that we are living in the last days
prior to the Rapture of the Church. (Here is another apparently sincere man,
who has been taken in by Jewish propaganda concerning the Rapture - ED). Satan
is hard at work trying to hinder believer's spiritual growth, as well as
trying to keep the unsaved from entering God's family. Freemasonry, I have
come to believe, is one of Satan's master deceptions. Many ministers, elders,
deacons, trustees, and Sunday School teachers belong to this cult. Today, my
membership ends! Today a new ministry begins! There is a tremendous need to
scrutinize the cultic nature of Freemasonry in view of the massive
infiltration of its effects on the working body of the church. It should be
exposed to the True Light - Jesus Christ.
Love in Christ,
SIGNED - Howard R. Taylor.
For anyone interested in contacting Brother
Taylor, his address is:
P.O. Box 12, Newtonville, N.Y. 12128, or
write:
FREE THE MASONS MINISTRIES, P.O. Box 1077,
Issaquah, WA 98027.
back to top |
