Post by ResLight on Mar 8, 2014 0:39:44 GMT -5
Evidently with the false conclusion that Russell was a Mason, one states: Masonic is the occult."
Satanic occultism, in effect, began when Eve listened to the serpent rather than obey her creator. As far as our sinful flesh is concerned, all of us are born into this world as part of the offspring of the serpent, not as the offspring of the woman. (Genesis 3:15) The only way to be a part of the seed of woman -- the seed of promise -- is by becoming a new creation (as opposed to the old creation condemned in Adam) in Christ Jesus.
www.google.com/search?q=%22seed+of+the+woman%22&sitesearch=rlbible.com
www.mostholyfaith.com/bible/volumes/E07.asp
Nevertheless, some of the things Russell wrote shows that he confused the Knights Templar and the Freemasons as being one and the same. He seemed to believe that all Freemasons are Knights Templar, and therefore that all Masons professed to be Christian. Even the Freemasons recognize this error regarding Russell. Nevertheless, because he believed that all Masons professed to be Christian, he treated them similar to the way he would treat Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterians, etc. Unlike the JWS, Russell was non-sectarian, and he believed that God's people could be found amongst all the various denominations of men as well as in the secret societies of man. He stated, "It is not whether, if they are Presbyterians, we should love them as Presbyterians, or if Methodists, we should love them as Methodists, or if Lutherans, we should love them as Lutherans. The Presbyterians love the Presbyterians; the Methodists love the Methodists; the Lutherans love the Lutherans; the Mormons love the Mormons; the Spiritualists love the Spiritualists; the Masons love the Masons; and the Odd Fellows love the Odd Fellows. But in the Church of Christ there are no such lines of distinction. It is not whether a man is a Mason or not a Mason, a Methodist or not a Methodist; it is whether he is the Lord's child. We are to love those who belong to God. If the Father loves him and the Savior loves him, then we too should love him. If I do not love him there is something wrong in my attitude. I am to love what the Father loves, to love what the Savior loves." -- The Watch Tower, July 15, 1915, page 214.
www.mostholyfaith.com/bible/reprints/Z1915JUL.asp#Z214
Satanic occultism, in effect, began when Eve listened to the serpent rather than obey her creator. As far as our sinful flesh is concerned, all of us are born into this world as part of the offspring of the serpent, not as the offspring of the woman. (Genesis 3:15) The only way to be a part of the seed of woman -- the seed of promise -- is by becoming a new creation (as opposed to the old creation condemned in Adam) in Christ Jesus.
www.google.com/search?q=%22seed+of+the+woman%22&sitesearch=rlbible.com
www.mostholyfaith.com/bible/volumes/E07.asp
Nevertheless, some of the things Russell wrote shows that he confused the Knights Templar and the Freemasons as being one and the same. He seemed to believe that all Freemasons are Knights Templar, and therefore that all Masons professed to be Christian. Even the Freemasons recognize this error regarding Russell. Nevertheless, because he believed that all Masons professed to be Christian, he treated them similar to the way he would treat Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterians, etc. Unlike the JWS, Russell was non-sectarian, and he believed that God's people could be found amongst all the various denominations of men as well as in the secret societies of man. He stated, "It is not whether, if they are Presbyterians, we should love them as Presbyterians, or if Methodists, we should love them as Methodists, or if Lutherans, we should love them as Lutherans. The Presbyterians love the Presbyterians; the Methodists love the Methodists; the Lutherans love the Lutherans; the Mormons love the Mormons; the Spiritualists love the Spiritualists; the Masons love the Masons; and the Odd Fellows love the Odd Fellows. But in the Church of Christ there are no such lines of distinction. It is not whether a man is a Mason or not a Mason, a Methodist or not a Methodist; it is whether he is the Lord's child. We are to love those who belong to God. If the Father loves him and the Savior loves him, then we too should love him. If I do not love him there is something wrong in my attitude. I am to love what the Father loves, to love what the Savior loves." -- The Watch Tower, July 15, 1915, page 214.
www.mostholyfaith.com/bible/reprints/Z1915JUL.asp#Z214
