can such a believing Christian become or remain a member of the Masonic Lodge?
Please do not beg the issue by raising red herrings such as “Many ministers belong to the Masonic Lodge.” Those ministers may be as ignorant as the average member of the points we have just discussed. Those ministers may not accept the deity of Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, or the Father, or the divine inspiration of the Bible – in which case they are no more of a Christian than the 33 degree Mason, Albert Pike and any other individual who believes that Lucifer is in fact the God of good. Please do not beg the issue by raising red herrings such as “The Masonic Lodge gives so much money to charities, and is itself a charitable organization.” Much of the money given by individual members actually ends up being used by the Lodge for its own internal operation, but is still considered a charitable contribution because the organization itself is listed as charitable with the IRS. Furthermore, does the fact that the former Soviet Union gave aid to under developed nations excuse it for the a
