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Title: How To Become A Free Mason
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URL Source: http://www.masonic-lodge-of-education.com/become-a-free-mason.html
Published: Nov 15, 2015
Author: Free Mason
Post Date: 2015-11-15 21:59:37 by no gnu taxes
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Here is how: You must first find a Masonic lodge location near you, contact them, and ask for a petition. ------ There are 3 lodges located in the town of 10,000 people where I live. That's right -- 3 in a town of 10,000. And yet I never see any activity at all in any of them. I can't find anybody who admits to being a Mason. However, the grounds and buildings are always kept quite well. I'm just sayin'.... And when I go to the mason website to inquire about lodges in my town, i get this message: --------------- Sorry - Page not found We are sorry, the page that you are seeking is not available or does not exist. Do not worry though. We can get you back on track. ---------------- Does this have anything to do with the Jooz?
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#12. To: paraclete (#6)
Lol, many of them have fundraisers on Saturday, like a pancake breakfast. You can go meet them, hang out.... They aren't hiding...however, if one comes across as a weirdo, as many here would, lol, you may not be invited to go home with them to meet their family.
It's a social thing, nothing more, nothing less. Then why don't they leave Bible alone? Holy Scriptures are holy, not be be played with like "a social thing". They might keep some other books instead, written by masons. Rudyard Kipling, perhaps?
There is no such thing as purgatory. It is one of many Catholic lies. No wonder you are so stupid. What verse in the Bible is this fable? Fred if you are smart you would leave the catholoic church. They worship a man. They are not the decendants of Peter. They are the mother of harlots.
Should I become a Free Mason? My next door neighbor is one.
My father was a 32nd degree Mason. When in my early teens I read his copy of the secret book Masons have, "Morals and Dogma." I found it not subversive, but irrelevant and filled with pretentious jargon that was primarily an exercise of the mind to be passed to obtain the various degrees. I would not care to join because I think it is childish, although they do some good work.
Purgatory is in the Bible. Purgatory is the English word for the prison in which you pay the last penny. Matthew 5:25-26 “Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still together on the way, or your adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.” Matthew 18:32-35 “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you? In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed. “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.” Christians, like all other men, are judged by God according to their deeds. Matthew 16:27 "For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works." God says so repeatedly in Revelation. Revelation 20:12-13 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. Revelation 22:12 "And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be." Striking Purgatory out of the Bible is a mistake. Revelation 22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. An example of praying for the dead, and the reasons for doing it. 2 Maccabees 12: 35-45 Meanwhile, since Esdrias and his men had been fighting for a long time and were exhausted, Judas [Maccabeas] called on the Lord to show himself their ally and leader in battle. Then, chanting the battle cry and hymns at the top of his voice in his ancestral tongue, by a surprise attack he routed Gorgias' troops. Judas then rallied his army and moved on to the town of Adullam where, as it was the seventh day of the week, they purified themselves according to custom and kept the Sabbath. Next day, they came to find Judas (since the necessity was by now urgent) to have the bodies of the fallen taken up and laid to rest among their relatives in their ancestral tombs. But when they found on each of the dead men, under their tunics, objects dedicated to the idols of Jamnia, which the Law prohibits to Jews, it became clear to everyone that this was why these men had lost their lives. All then blessed the ways of the Lord, the upright judge who brings hidden things to light, and gave themselves to prayer, begging that the sin committed might be completely forgiven. Next, the valiant Judas urged the soldiers to keep themselves free from all sin, having seen with their own eyes the effects of the sin of those who had fallen; after this he took a collection from them individually, amounting to nearly two thousand drachmas, and sent it to Jerusalem to have a sacrifice for sin offered, an action altogether fine and noble, prompted by his belief in the resurrection. For had he not expected the fallen to rise again, it would have been superfluous and foolish to pray for the dead, whereas if he had in view the splendid recompense reserved for those who make a pious end, the thought was holy and devout. Hence, he had this expiatory sacrifice offered for the dead, so that they might be released from their sin. Purgatory is in the Bible. Q.E.D.
It can't be too secret (at least not anymore) as you can buy it at Amazon along with a lot of other secret Mason books.
Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
Exactly my take on it, and I have been told I could be one had I expressed an interest. They do some very good things, not just the Shriners, but most all Lodges offer scholarships and such. (And no, to be eligible for them, you don't need to worship satan or know someone in the lodge...) People in the world are so friggen dogmatic it's amazing, check some of the tight asses just in this thread.
Oh nos! You've exposed their diabolical plot to overthrow the world!!
Just to make sure I am on the right list, put me down for a "tight ass."
Psalm 37 PRAY FOR PARIS
I just find it curious that there are 3 lodges in this small town, and I have never seen any evidence that anybody is ever at any of them (no cars are ever parked there, I never see the door open, etc.) Yet they all still bear the Mason symbol and the buildings and grounds are always maintained. Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
Many things happen at the Bewitching Hour.
Psalm 37 PRAY FOR PARIS
Could be a number of reasons for that, most lodges have two meetings a week, with some functions on weekends. However, many lodges have experienced a huge drop off in membership in the last 20 years, people have much more choices in how to spend their free time with the advent of computers etc.... I would imagine that is the problem with these lodges, given how it sounds like your town would struggle to even have a decent number of members to support one. But, that's just a guess.
I've certainly never met anyone here who claimed to be a Mason, although I have seen a few cars with the symbol on their back windshield.
Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
Okeedokee, you have lots of company. Myself? If someone isn't bothering me, why should I care if they want to take part in play acting etc? But, that's just me...... am bothered by things that affect me and my family, other stuff is meaningless to me, and I can't figure out why some people get so worked up over it. Perhaps an overpowering need to control others?
No, it's not just me. I personally don't really care what people do, as long as they don't do it in the street and disturb the horses.
At least, we can put people on the right list, right, Gnu?
Psalm 37 PRAY FOR PARIS
Well, sure, we can categorize people as we think proper. For my part, life is complicated enough without my worrying about what other people are up to. As long as they're paying their taxes and not practicing human sacrifice I'm content to let them be.
yes hiding in plain sight, but you cannot find out what they believe without being told by them. They come across as some sort of benevolent organisation but behind it is influence and control. lets' face it they are not the Rotary Club
I know that because I have seen their big bible they have placed at the podium. I have even asked one of their members of all the Gods they invoke, what about Jesus Christ. The response given to me was "No, not Jesus Christ". And they have the gall to say they are not a religious organization. Not only are they a religious organization but their organization denies Jesus Christ as the one true God. I don't know about you, but the only way to get to Heaven is through Jesus Chris. There is no other way and Jesus himself said this in scripture. Also, the bible prohibits us from taking of secret oaths and enjoining with these masons. They are not of the same yolk and therefore, we as God-fearing people should have nothing to do with them. They believe they are doing a good service to this society but what they really after is our souls. You will find them as your preachers, and even sitting in your churches. They walk in darkness because their ways are not the way of Jesus Christ.
Are they integrated or segregated? I've heard there are black chapters, separate from white ones. Separate but equal I suppose.
Lmao! They get together a couple times a week and do the same lame play over and over.... It IS NOT SOME INSIDIOUS BRAND OF RELIGION! Jeez some of you people are insane.
Yes they are segregated. Funny how the courts have allowed one place in America that allows true freedom of association. I would bet as the membership dwindles, this will be nothing but a memory.
They have to because their Deputy Directors come in to inspect them and if they do not follow their rituals according to their "playbook" then, they will have to answer to the Grand Lodge and possibly be shut down. Unlike the members and their serving Officers, the Deputies do not take these "playbooks" lightly at all. They are supposed to abide by their Lodge By-laws and Membership Conduct.
No.
Purgatory is the English word for the prison in which you pay the last penny. It certainly is not in the Bible. It is made up doctrine. To lead people to think they have more time to repent then they do. It does a disservice to lie. Just like the catholics violate Gods law by calling the pope holy father. Pergatory isn't in the Bible that is why you didn't provide anything to prove it.
What does the Bible Say About Purgatory? by Erin Benziger Question: What does the Bible say about purgatory? Answer: The simple answer to this question is that the Bible says nothing about Purgatory. The doctrine of purgatory is not a Scriptural concept. We do, however, see much discussion in God’s Word about the only two destinations for those who have died: Heaven and Hell. Jesus spoke significantly of both, and yet there is never a mention of a third place, an interim location where man undergoes further purification. The concept of purgatory implies that Christ’s work on the cross was incomplete and insufficient to save us from judgement for our sins. We know, however, that the full redemptive work of Christ was accomplished on the cross just as Christ Himself declared, “It is finished” (John 19:30). For believers, the end of this life will be the beginning of our eternal life with the LORD. We can see this in Jesus’ parable about the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31 whereby Lazarus was taken immediately upon his death to “Abraham’s side,” a common figure-of-speech for Heaven, and the rich man was immediately cast into torment in Hades. Paul assures believers in 2 Corinthians 5:6-8 that to be “away from the body” is to be “at home with the Lord.” Those who have been saved by faith in Jesus Christ may rest assured that their debt has been paid by Christ Himself and that their death will find them standing before God justified and glorified and welcomed into His kingdom. [31] “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. [32] Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. [33] And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. [34] Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world, (Matthew 25:31-34 ESV).
Yeah that's a HUGE problem. "Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near"---Isaiah 55:6
"Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near"---Isaiah 55:6
It is my belief and opinion that vic gets a whole lot wrong. A whole lot. Then when you correct him with scripture he ignores it and makes up stuff. Is that about right? No I didn't ping him I'm rude.
My problem with purgatory is what you posted. It denies the completed, finished Work of Christ. It also ignores the truth of "Whose" righteousness is acceptable to the Father. Only Christ's righteousness is acceptable. "Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near"---Isaiah 55:6
Umm, really? Where do you get your facts? I know for a fact that there are a number of different scripts they follow. Hell, my brother helped write the script for giving a degree out in pirate for crying out loud. You people are insane, and ignorant.
Yes, really!
They are nerds, nothing more or less. Spend your time worrying about real issues. (Merely a suggestion, I understand people seem to not be able to help themselves when it comes to what they worry about.)
It certainly is in the Bible. Gehenna is Purgatory.
Then when you correct him with scripture he ignores it and makes up stuff. Is that about right? I have the identical opinion of you - identical. That's why I have ceased communicating with you about religion.
Nerds don't hang with packs of organizations like that. Nerds are their own people and they do their own thinking and never trust anybody else to do it for them unlike these organizations do. These private organizations lie to the people all the time. You know them not by the works of their hands but by their convictions.
That's why I have ceased communicating with you about religion. I have always wondered what that verse about "having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof" meant. It has become my opinion that you are the embodiment of that. You deny the Bible is God inspired. You think it is of men. That you have to go and re intrepret stuff becuse you are smarter then God is. THat it takes your smarts to tell us what the Bible really means. Like the made up unbiblican made up Catholoic belief of Pergatory. Made up. Non one verse. Not one. Not a single verse.
You are a false teacher or maybe just ignorant. Belief in Pergatory is like saying Jesus ia a liar and it isn't finished., It mocks his sacrifice on the cross. Deceiving and being deceived. The pope is not Gods voice on earth. The pope is a heretic.
I won't return insult for insult.
You cannot find out any information about these people because they want to remain hidden from anyone who is "not one of them"
#13. To: Dead Culture Watch (#11)
They keep a Bible in every lodge, in a very prominent location.
#14. To: Fred Mertz, Don, redleghunhter, orthodoxa (#7)
We had a presentation on Purgatory today at Mass. Forgot a lot about that one too.
#15. To: A K A Stone (#14)
#16. To: no gnu taxes (#0)
#17. To: Fred Mertz (#7)
We had a presentation on Purgatory today at Mass. Forgot a lot about that one too.
#18. To: rlk (#16)
#19. To: rlk (#16)
I would not care to join because I think it is childish, although they do some good work.
#20. To: no gnu taxes (#18)
It can't be too secret (at least not anymore) as you can buy it at Amazon along with a lot of other secret Mason books.
#21. To: Dead Culture Watch (#19)
#22. To: Dead Culture Watch (#20)
You've exposed their diabolical plot to overthrow the world!!
#23. To: no gnu taxes (#22)
#24. To: no gnu taxes (#22)
#25. To: Dead Culture Watch (#24)
#26. To: Don (#21)
Just to make sure I am on the right list, put me down for a "tight ass."
#27. To: Dead Culture Watch, Don (#26)
Myself? If someone isn't bothering me, why should I care if they want to take part in play acting etc? But, that's just me...
#28. To: Vicomte13 (#27)
#29. To: Don (#28)
#30. To: Dead Culture Watch (#12)
many of them have fundraisers on Saturday,
#31. To: Dead Culture Watch (#11)
(Edited)
They keep a Bible in every lodge, in a very prominent location.
#32. To: goldilucky (#31)
#33. To: goldilucky (#31)
#34. To: Fred Mertz (#32)
#35. To: Dead Culture Watch (#33)
They get together a couple times a week and do the same lame play over and over....
#36. To: Fred Mertz (#15)
#37. To: Vicomte13 (#17)
To: Fred Mertz We had a presentation on Purgatory today at Mass. Forgot a lot about that one too. Purgatory is in the Bible.
#38. To: Vicomte13 (#17)
#39. To: A K A Stone (#38)
The concept of purgatory implies that Christ’s work on the cross was incomplete and insufficient to save us from judgement for our sins.
#40. To: A K A Stone (#38)
#41. To: redleghunter (#39)
#42. To: A K A Stone (#41)
#43. To: goldilucky (#35)
They have to because their Deputy Directors come in to inspect them and if they do not follow their rituals according to their "playbook" then, they will have to answer to the Grand Lodge and possibly be shut down. Unlike the members and their serving Officers, the Deputies do not take these "playbooks" lightly at all. They are supposed to abide by their Lodge By-laws and Membership Conduct.
#44. To: Dead Culture Watch (#43)
Umm, really?
#45. To: goldilucky (#44)
#46. To: A K A Stone (#37)
It certainly is not in the Bible.
#47. To: A K A Stone (#41)
It is my belief and opinion that vic gets a whole lot wrong. A whole lot.
#48. To: Dead Culture Watch (#45)
#49. To: Vicomte13 (#47)
I have the identical opinion of you - identical.
#50. To: Vicomte13 (#46)
It certainly is not in the Bible. It certainly is in the Bible. Gehenna is Purgatory.
#51. To: A K A Stone (#49)
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