MSJ 5:2 (Fall 94) p. 148 Celestial Lodge. By the use of “gaining,” the Lodge teaches that one earns or merits entrance into heaven on his own. That is, it is a matter of human effort. The statement also says that a person gains entrance into heaven by “purity of life and conduct.” With this the Lodge teaches the achievement of salvation on the basis of human good works. This selection from the Monitor clearly states, then, that a person earns admission into heaven by living a pure life. As Masonry