The Masonic Creed In Their Own Words Always at odds with the craft for saying that they have a different view of God and our relationship to Him, I delight in letting them speak for themselves in the matter. This was in their Seattle Newsletter, THE COMMUNICATOR, November 1996, page 1. In the article, FROM THE COUNCIL OF KADOSH, by John W. Kraft, 32 degree Commander, we quote: "In Scottish Rite, as in most all of Masonry, all we require is that each of us have a universal belief in One Omnipotent Supreme Architect of the Universe. Regardless of our personal religious beliefs as Jews, Christians, Muslims or members of other religions, we are unified in required singular belief, respecting without embracing the religion of our brothers. Thus Masonry cannot be considered a religion." They would like us to believe that it is not a temple of religion, but everything about their ritual proves otherwise. While that may be fine for them, true Christians must handle their fellowshipping from a Biblical perspective, and that just flies in the face of the statement of belief above. "Be ye not unequally yoked together with "unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with "unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, "I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and"they shall be my people." "Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty." "Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, "let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, "perfecting holiness in the fear of God" II Corinthians 6:14-18, 7:1 Strong words for the Mason! God calls their creed filthiness of the flesh.
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