Who is the God of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam? All
have roots from the Old Testament and then divide off on different
approaches to salvation, communicating, or waiting for a future
savior to redeem the lost.
In free masonry who is our God? Our God is the one who created
the universe that this earth is part of...a speck of dust when
compared to the immensity of the cosmos. As an avid practitioner
in amateur astronomy, I have studied every story and text on the
creation of the universe and to the latest theories on the end
of this magnificent creation of our God.
Who is God? I have tried to understand this for many years,
and now at the age of 53 I may finally have a handle on the answer.
As a Christian I firmly believe in God as a title for three supernatural
beings, being of a spiritual nature, infinite intelligence, and
divine control on everything in this universe.
This I believe, because of my finite sources of intellect,
my spiritual rearing, and the faith in my belief. My belief came
through hearing, hearing by many people of God, and the development
of my faith in all of the above. My faith states, I believe in
the existence of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy
Spirit. And my faith says that to get to the Father I must believe
that Jesus the son died to save me from my sinful nature.
This...all being inspired by God the Holy Spirit. I also
believe that the God of the Old Testament refers to Jesus Christ...and
not God the Father, as many believe. John 1:1-15 pretty much states
this in the divinity of the word, and Jesus Christ being one and
the same.
Now I have blown all this away by joining the Brotherhood
of Freemasonry.... Or have I? Freemasonry teaches that I should
pursue the religion of my choosing and support it...this I do.
It teaches that I should seek the light...this I do in my spiritual
brotherhood with other Christians and my daily existence with
the human race at large.
In the book of James it states that faith without works
is dead...and that works without faith is dead. In a church or
gathering of people in a religious context, this is the creation
and strengthening of their faith. In Freemasonry the fellowship
of Freemasons is the development of character to do good works
among the populace on this planet.
There is no conflict of Christianity or any other monotheistic
belief when people are working as a unit to improve the lives
of our fellow men and women. How one believes in their relationship
to God is their own personal faith and responsibility. It should
not be imposed by force on others, nor should intolerance rule
because of different faiths.
As a Christian, I will try to spread the Good News, if I
am called on to do it, but I will never force anyone to except
it against their will...we are creatures of free choice and free
will. The Great Architect of the Universe saw to that. Even if
our belief is the only true one...people are free to make choices
and as a Christian and as a Freemason...this is what I choose.
Nor will I ever condemn or criticize other people of different
Christian beliefs. The old saying of clearing the logs out of
your yard, before you clear the sticks from your neighbors yard
holds true to religious intolerance. My...how our God must ache
in the spirit at the, entire, so-called killing in the name of
God. TALK ABOUT TAKING HIS NAME IN VAIN.
In the end, what makes anyone any better than the Taliban
or Bin Ladden.....Pol Pot...Hitler...Stalin...KKK...Nazi Party...Biggots...Racists...
if they practice intolerance.
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