A Masonic Creed
Freemasonry teaches the universal principle of unselfish friendship and
promotes those moral precepts which are in keeping with all great faiths. In
pursuing this doctrine, the following, though not exclusive, is considered
to be basic:
Masonic Beliefs
Mankind was created by one God.
This one God is the author of all life.
God's existence is revealed to man through faith and the Book of Holy
Scriptures.
The Book of Holy Scriptures is the Ultimate Authority or Great Light of
Freemasonry.
The soul of man is immortal.
Man's commitment to Devine Providence determines his destiny.
Man's reverence to God is best exemplified by his actions toward his fellow
man.
Considering the universality of Freemasonry, its teachings cannot be defined
in any single statement or established profile. The following is considered
to be representative of its fundamental precepts and constitutes basic:
Masonic Teachings
Man's first duty is to love and revere God, implore His aid in all laudable
undertakings, and to seek his guidance in prayer, embrace and practice the
tenets of religion, extend charity and sympathy to all mankind, shield and
support the widow and orphan, defend virtue, respect the aged, honor the
bonds of friendship, protect the helpless, lift up the oppressed, comfort
the downcast, restore dignity to the rejected, respect the laws of
government, promote morality, and add to the common stock of knowledge and
understanding.
E. Dean Osborn, PGM
Grand Lodge of Kansas A.F. & A.M.
