Bible Question: A friend of mine joined the local Lion's club and I noticed that several of the fellow members are Masons. My friend is a Christian man and attends a church. Is it okay for a Christian to become a Mason? I'm not talking about 'bricklayers'. :) |
Bible Answer: Dear Nolan, I have many family members who are very committed Freemasons, and I'm convinced it is a religion which stands as a separate entity from Christianity. Many of the attacks on Freemasonry are wild misguided witch hunts, which have tended to be self-discrediting, and made Masons feel they are persecuted for righteousness sake; but every time I go to a Masonic funeral I come away weired out enough to believe the enemies of Freemasonry couldn't be all wrong. Charles Finney was a Mason before his salvation, and wrote an interesting book giving his reasons why a Christian should not be a Mason. It's a sane argument, which might still be in print. mrk |