The Templars were once the Navy Seals of the Medieval World. They were a bizarre merger of monks and knights who devoted themselves to prayer and protecting pilgrims. Many Protestants feel inspired by them, tattooing their red cross on their body or wearing a Templar cross pendant. The problem is the Templars believed a false gospel. The red cross they wore stands for martyrdom, and their belief that if they die in combat for Christ they will inherit heaven. Jesus said believing in Him is enough, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16). Martyrdom is not a requirement for salvation but insults the spirit of grace, “How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?” (Hebrews 10:29). Jesus Christ died once for all sin, there is no more blood needed; Jesus’ blood was all that is needed.
Another problem with wearing a Templar cross is that you will be confused as being a Mason. The Free Masons are are secret society that worships Satan, at 43rd degree of masonry they reveal the “Spirit of Light,” they swear to is in fact the devil, “But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light” (2 Corinthians 11:14). The Free Masons have adopted all Templar cross variants, as well as the Templar robes, symbol of the two knights Templar on one horse, and the title Grandmaster of the Temple. We Christians worship Christ, not the devil! For Christ came to destroy the works of the devil, “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8). So wearing a cross that makes you mistaken for devil worshippers is unwise.
The Apostle Paul tells us, “Abstain from all appearance of evil.” 1 Thessalonians 5:22, NKJV). Wearing Templar iconography is the appearance of evil because it makes you associated with a Catholic Order who believed a false gospel and a Satanic secret society! We should not cause confusion, for our Lord is not author of confusion, “For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.” (1 Corinthians 14:33). We do not want to confuse people with our witness. We have to take into account what a symbol, image, or even a cross can mean to people. If a cross especially has become used prevalently by evil, we must be sensitive that its use hinders rather than helps. For instance the upside down cross use to represent St. Peter who Jerome records in his writings, was crucified upside-down. But now the upside-down cross is a Satanic cross wore by Satanists. So wearing one will only cause confusion, and we do not want to confuse people.
I urge you stay away from Templar stuff. For one it is hard to not accidentally end up with Masonic Templar symbols and props. And we should not be involved with the works of evil, nor appear to be. Amen.
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