FREEMASONRY, DOES IT MATTER IF IT IS A RELIGION?

To  get an idea of how we are being led into this  One-World goal  we  have  to look to Freemasonry. The New  World  Order  is gradually being implemeted and you can see it progressing in your daily newspaper. "Suppose that a group of pagans got together and
decided that they wanted to form a men's only club with each  man independently deciding that he wanted to start every meeting with a prayer to his demon god. They could all agree to this, but they would have a rough time selecting a name which all could embrace.
Hindus would want to worship Vishnu, and.. the men of  other religions would want to worship their demon god by the name  they commonly use. They could not agree to use the name for the demon god of any one pagan religion without favoring one religion  over another..  If they choose to use an obviously pagan name for  the object of worship, they will have a hard time getting even  immature Christians to join the club.. which is what Satan is after.

If  they choose a neutral name, such as the Sovereign  Grand Creator of the Universe, and open all their prayers in his  name, then  all of the worshippers can be satisfied. But are  they  now
worshipping  the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of  the Bible? No, they are still worshipping demons.

"Now consider the situation if a Christian were to walk into a  Hindu  temple and take part in the worship service;  he  would assume that he was worshipping Jesus, even though he was  joining
in  corporate prayer to Vishnu. Would the God of  Abraham,  Isaac and Jacob be willing to accept worship in this manner? The answer is  found in Paul's first letter to the church at  Corinth. Paul wrote: "But I [say], that the things which the Gentiles  sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should  have fellowship with devils. Ye cannot drink the  cup of the  Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers  of  the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. Do we provoke the  Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?" (1 Corinthians 10:20-22)

Now consider the situation if the Hindus agree to change the name which they use from Vishnu to Sovereign Grand Creator of the Universe. Even if they are able to agree to change the name  that they  use  to  identify their demon, certain  elements  of  pagan worship rituals, such as circumambulation, remain.

With  a  substitute  name for the demon, would  it  then  be acceptable  for a Christian to participate in the Hindu  ceremony of  worship? What if the Hindus decide that when a man who calls himself  a Christian officiates at the services, they will  allow him to close prayers to Vishnu in Jesus' name. Would that make it Christian?"  If  over  a long long time, the number  of  men who claimed  to  be  Christians increased and the  number  of  Hindus decreased, until finally there were no more men who professed  to be  Hindu taking part in the Hindu rituals of worship, would  it then be Christian?

How is this different from worship in the pagan men's  club? Of  course, the men's club would claim that their club is  not  a religion.  Is the worship of demons through prayer made any  less idolatrous by the claim that it is not a religion? These  situations accurately model the worship which  takes place in Masonic Lodges today. Freemasonry teaches that there  is one God and that men of all religions worship that one God  using a  variety  of different names. In a Masonic Lodge, all  join  in corporate prayer to the Great Architect of the Universe, (GAOYU). When Christopher Haffner wrote "Workman Unashamed, The  Testimony of the Christian Freemason," he correctly espoused Masonic teaching when he wrote:

one"Now  imagine  me  standing in the lodge with my  head  bowed  in prayer between Brother Mohammed Bokhary and Brother Arjun  Melwani.  To  neither of them is the Great Architect of  the  Universe perceived  as  the Holy Trinity. To Brother Bokhary he  has  been revealed as Allah; to Brother Melvani he is probably perceived as Vishnu.  Since  I believe that there is only one God, I  am  confronted with three possibilities:

It  is without hesitation that I accept the  third  possibility." (Workman Unashamed, p.39)
Is it truly a shame that Haffner did not read and understand chapter  10 of 1st Corinthians. If he had, he would  have  understood  that  pagans worship demons, not God.  Islam  denies  that
Jesus  Christ is the Unique Son of God. Rather, it declares  that Jesus  was only a prophet. Islamic doctrine declares that  Allah, the god of Islam, does not have a son. Since the God of the Bible has  a  Son, and since Allah, the God of Islam, does not  have  a Son, Allah cannot be the God of the Bible. Furthermore, if  Haffner  had read and understood the book of 2nd John he would  have understood that those who reject Jesus Christ, and do not  follow His teachings, do not even have God. John wrote:
"Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of  Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. If there come any unto  you, and  bring not this doctrine, receive him not into [your]  house, neither  bid him God speed: For he that biddeth him God speed  is partaker of his evil deeds." (2 John 1:9-11) (Today, the Bible & You, 2.1999 p.4)

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