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Freemasonry teaches the universal principal 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:
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 the 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 Divine Providence determines his destiny.
Man’s reverence for 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 fundam