Secret Societies
The Perils of the Secret Societies—The Lord’s injunction, “Be
ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers,” refers not only to
the marriage of Christians with the ungodly, but to all alliances in
which the parties are brought into intimate association, and in which
there is need of harmony in spirit and action....
The Lord declares through the prophet Isaiah: “Associate your-
selves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear,
all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in
pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. Take counsel
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together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall
not stand: for God is with us. For the Lord spake thus to me with a
strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of
this people, saying, Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom
this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be
afraid. Sanctify the Lord of hosts Himself; and let Him be your fear,
and let Him be your dread.”
Isaiah 8:9-13
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There are those who question whether it is right for Christians to
belong to the Free Masons and other secret societies. Let all such
consider the scriptures just quoted. If we are Christians at all, we must
be Christians everywhere, and must consider and heed the counsel
given to make us Christians according to the standard of God’s Word....
When we accepted Christ as our Redeemer, we accepted the con-
dition of becoming laborers together with God. We made a covenant
with Him to be wholly for the Lord; as faithful stewards of the grace
of Christ, to labor for the upbuilding of His kingdom in the world.
Every follower of Christ stands pledged to dedicate all his powers, of
mind and soul and body, to Him who has paid the ransom money for
our souls. We engaged to be soldiers, to enter into active service, to
endure trials, shame, reproach, to fight the fight of faith, following the
Captain of our salvation.
In your connection with worldly societies, are you keeping your
covenant with God? Do these associations tend to direct your own
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