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O’ Death: Ralph Stanley’s Funeral Provides Insight into the Religion of Freemasonry

This entry is part 16 of 31 in the series Freemasonry

“Freemasonry has a religious service to commit the body of a deceased brother to the dust whence it came, and to speed the liberated spirit back to the Great Source of Light. Many Freemasons make this flight with no other guarantee of a safe landing other than their belief in the religion of Freemasonry” Henry Wilson Coil, Coil’s Masonic Encyclopedia The issue of … Read more

The Myth of the Good Freemason

This entry is part 10 of 31 in the series Freemasonry

“…many tenets and teachings of Freemasonry are not compatible with Christianity or Southern Baptist doctrine.” NAMB By what standard do you call a man “good?”  Think about the answer to that question before you continue reading. Freemasonry is incompatible with Christianity.  Pastors who are familiar with the Craft are well aware of this.  For this … Read more

The False Gospel of Freemasonry: Pulpit & Pen Interviews a Former Mason

This entry is part 7 of 31 in the series Freemasonry

Recently, Pulpit & Pen interviewed theologian and former Freemason William Guilkey. William’s story provides a sobering reminder of how deeply Freemasonry has infiltrated the visible church. As a former Masonic insider, William provides confirmation that Freemasonry’s many Christian detractors have been wise to sound the alarm about the unbliblical nature of the Craft. William is … Read more

A Pastor’s Awakening to Freemasonry

This entry is part 6 of 31 in the series Freemasonry

James Bell has been shepherding the Lord’s flock as the pastor of Southside Baptist Church in Gallatin, Tennessee for over forty years.  Brother Bell prepared for the ministry by studying God’s word at Truett-McConnell College, Belmont University, and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.  The following is his personal testimony about encountering Freemasonry: In January of 1969, … Read more

Is Freemasonry Compatible With Christianity?

This entry is part 5 of 31 in the series Freemasonry

Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. – Ephesians 5:11 Is it possible to be both a Freemason and a Christian? The question is really if it’s possible to be a member of two juxtaposed, contradictory and competing religions at the same time. And the answer is no. Jesus … Read more

If a Freemason Died Today: Responding to Critics

This entry is part 4 of 31 in the series Freemasonry

Saturday night, I published an article entitled “If a Freemason Died Today…”.  The article has been shared many times in social media and has received numerous responses from supporters and detractors like.  I had not planned on writing a follow-up article this soon, however, a Freemason named Glen wrote to me to challenge the assertions of my article.  I have publicly … Read more

If a Freemason Died Today…

This entry is part 3 of 31 in the series Freemasonry

“Freemasonry teaches that salvation may be attained by ‘good works’ and not through faith in Christ alone.”  The North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention If you are a Christian you have probably asked this question to someone at least once in your life: “If you died today, do you know if God … Read more

First Person Apologetics: Pastor Stan and the Freemasons

This entry is part 2 of 31 in the series Freemasonry

The following is the personal testimony of Pastor Stan Gibson: Not long after I first became a pastor, a deeply troubling circumstance necessitated that I began to consider the compatibility of Christianity and Freemasonry.  Before this incident, I had not given the matter much consideration.  I grew up in a Southern Baptist church which was filled with … Read more

Wokeness is a New Religion and Christians Are Converting En Masse

As a student and teacher in the counter-cult movement for many years, I have both studied and taught how new faith-systems spawn from infancy and grow into full-fledged organized religions. It is my assessment, in no uncertain terms, that what America is witnessing is the birth of a new religion that will dwarf all other … Read more

Church Leaves SBC Over Beth Moore, JD Greear, and Doctrinal Errors

We are proud of each and every church that leaves the Southern Baptist Convention. Pulpit & Pen received a copy of this letter, sent to the Missouri Baptist Convention, the Jefferson Baptist Association, and the Southern Baptist Convention from the First Baptist Church of Victoria, Missouri. The church, FBC Victoria, has been a member of … Read more

Movements, #Exvangelicals, and the Primacy of the Local Church

As history plays itself out according to God’s providential plan, movements within the visible church come and go. Oftentimes these movements revolve around heresies. Gnosticism and Arianism come to mind as very early ones. Almost as often, movements develop as a response to heresy. After all, what is a fundamentalist without a modernist? Sometimes a … Read more

J. Gresham Machen on Liberalism and Social Religion

Supporters of Pulpit & Pen via Patreon (or other financial venues) at the Expositor Level receive free books in the mail every month. Like last month, this month, Patreon Expositors will get TWO books. One will be Christianity & Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen and the other will be Christianity and the Craft (about Freemasonry) … Read more