"I heard that the bishop said in his sermon that God loves the world without distinguishing between each other, and values believers who conform to the teachings of the Holy Scriptures, not their identities, whether they are magicians or vampires, as long as they sincerely believe in God,
If they believe in God from the bottom of their hearts and behave in line with their beliefs, then they are devout and righteous people who can be saved." Lucien ignored Richard's surprise and spoke like a scholar.
Talk and seek guidance.
Lucien did not completely follow the content of "justification by faith" in the Soul Library, because the Religion of Truth and the cross on earth only have some similarities in some places, and are not the same religion, and "justification by faith"
The interpretation of "righteousness" is based on the savior becoming flesh and saving the world. The Religion of Truth does not have such a miracle or the existence of such a savior. Applying it randomly will only make Richard laugh out of his teeth.
Therefore, Lucien expanded the content of "justification by faith" and substituted it into more common religious laws.
Hearing Lucien's question, Richard gradually stopped being surprised. He initially suspected that it was the devil's temptation or the magician's lobbying, and a kind smile appeared on his face: "So tell us, an honest person is not afraid anymore, he will
When he ascends to the holy place, the merciful will no longer be afraid; he will ascend to the mountain of heaven; the righteous will no longer be afraid; he will be favored..."
This is the content of a passage in the "Holy Scripture". Richard recited it and said: "If a magician or a vampire can believe in the Lord from the bottom of his heart, everything he does will strictly conform to his own beliefs.
, then he must be pious and a righteous person who will be redeemed. There are many such examples in the night watchman team of the Church Inquisition. And what other magicians and dark creatures do are in line with the teachings of the Holy Scripture?"
"Bishop Richard, you are talking about the ancient magicians. They were cruel, crazy, and bloody. They were indeed unjust people and could not be redeemed. But most modern magicians abide by the laws of the kingdom and are not extravagant.
They don't indulge in lust and yearn for beautiful things. How do they not conform to the teachings of the Holy Scripture?" Lucien said with a smile.
Richard understood that the young man opposite was not referring to the bloody battle mages, but to the arcanists who concentrated on experiments. Even if they accepted the mission, they basically destroyed devils, demons, dark creatures, and obtained resources.
It was related to exploring dangerous areas, so he did not use the loopholes in this sentence to refute it, but said seriously: "They do things that blaspheme the Lord every day, and they tell lies when they get along with the congregation."
"blaspheming the Lord? Do you mean studying the mysteries of things?" Lucien pointed to the sky and said, "Are there any scriptures in the Holy Scriptures that record that the world cannot be explored? Has God ever warned the world that humans should not approach areas?"
Richard thought carefully and found that there was really no relevant content in the Holy Book. There were only the Lord's refutations and warnings against the hypocrites, those who disrupt faith, the evil ones, and the bloody ones. There was no specificity that exploring the world would be blasphemous.
of majesty.
Lucien had been a disciple of God El for a period of time, and had seen Francis copy the teachings of the "Holy Canon" several times. There were also books in the Soul Library for reference, so he naturally knew the relatively simple core of the "Holy Canon"
There is no content in this aspect in the book. After all, when the "Holy Code" was written, even the shadow of the Magic Council could not be found. Douglas was probably only at the intermediate level and had not yet proposed the concept of exploring the world.
Therefore, the "Holy Code" only explicitly opposes evil human experiments, believing that humans should not explore the restricted areas of life, and many arcanists are not good at the field of necromancy at all.
After holding it in for a few minutes, Richard said: "It said, you are not allowed to approach me, you are not allowed to face me... This means that mortals are not allowed to approach the realm of gods."
Lucien underestimated the clergy's interpretation of words. They could interpret different meanings from a sentence at any time. For a moment, he didn't know how to guide the topic and move in his own preset direction.
Fortunately, Richard, an old man with traces of time on his face, continued: "And the "Canon" clearly stipulates that no mortal may attempt to enter the forbidden area of the gods."
"The Canon? It is not what God said, but was constantly modified by successive popes and some clergy. Is it authoritative?" Lucien relaxed a little after hearing this. This was his preset direction of conversation.
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Richard frowned: "The Pope is the only earthly spokesman appointed by the Lord, and what he says represents the majesty of the Lord."
"The Northern Church doesn't think so." Lucien brought up the teachings of the Northern Church, thanking the Church of Truth for this great schism and the different internal factions for providing "cannonballs", otherwise he would be a half-baked guy and ask Richard
This kind of real theologian debate is asking for death, and Lucien's original intention is not to debate doctrine, but to "help" Richard clarify his own thoughts, which is the content of psychological guidance in the illusion department!
The refutation of the Northern Church has been the focus of research on the Southern Church for hundreds of years. Richard naturally quoted scriptures and rebutted eloquently without exception. Lucien's head was swollen and he was waiting attentively for his "those words" to appear.
.!"...All lambs will be saved through the baptism, prayers and rituals of the church, and through the guidance, enlightenment and help of the shepherd, and the head of the shepherd is my will...
"..." Richard expertly said these words that established the identity of the pope.
Lucien's eyes lit up and he immediately interrupted Richard: "So, we cannot be justified by faith. No matter how devout our faith is in our hearts and how consistent our actions are with the teachings of the Holy Scriptures, we must go through the church.
Salvation through the clergy, through the pope?”
This was a question that Richard himself had been conflicted with for many years. When it was exposed so nakedly, he didn’t know how to answer it.
"God loves the world, but loves the shepherds more? God loves the world, but is not willing to communicate directly with everyone's heart? When praying, at home or in the church, do you feel the majesty of the gods differently? After receiving the gift of divine magic,
Does it have to be under the guidance of clergy?" Lucien seized the opportunity and burst out a series of questions.
Richard wanted to refute, but he thought that there were many gifted priests. The bishop had acquired magical powers by accident when he was praying with his parents and reading the Holy Scriptures when he was young. He did not go through the monastery and clergy at all.
guide.
Lucien was now in a "fighting style" of one strike and away. Seeing that Richard's thoughts were even more confused, he asked in a louder voice:
"The Pope is the Lord's spokesman on earth, so why has he repeatedly interpreted the Holy Scriptures incorrectly? Revised the Holy Scriptures over and over again?"
"Since God does not allow mortals to explore the world, why should theology and divine arts be modified based on the results of arcanists' exploration of the world?"
This is the source of Richard’s confusion in his thinking in the past twenty or thirty years, and he began to advocate justification by faith. Although he denounced that the revision of the "Canon" was indispensable for the "credit" of your magicians, he opened his mouth but did not know what to do.
How to refute.
"So, I think that in fact, the pope and the church are all trying to create obstacles between believers and God for personal power. Regardless of whether they can obtain magic or not, they should be equally equal in front of the Lord, and they should also be affected by everything.
Those who behave inconsistently with the teachings of the Holy Scriptures will fall into hell."
“Those who demand cumbersome rituals, demand offerings to the church, and demand believers must go through clergy are hypocrites who are trying to hinder God’s love for the world.
"Those who frequently modify the Holy Scriptures according to their own intentions and interpret the Holy Scriptures at will must be lurking devils."
Before Richard could react, Lucien shouted one after another:
"Go away, those clergy who say to their believers, 'Faith, faith,' but themselves blaspheme their faith!"
"Farewell to those clergy who tell their believers, 'God loves the world, God loves the world,' but try to monopolize the soul's path to the gods!"
“There should be no perceived obstacles between believers and the Lord, only faith and actions that match faith!”
Richard looked directly at Lucien, and he said everything he wanted to say but didn't dare to say, and it was more detailed, clearer, and more radical.
After Lucien finished speaking, he stared at Richard without speaking.
After a long time, Richard smiled bitterly and said: "The rights of clergy should indeed be regulated. The Lord gave them magical powers not to let them stand on the heads of believers, but to let them protect believers and guard their faith."
Upon hearing this, Lucien immediately laughed.
The fog dissipated, and Richard opened his eyes and found that he was still praying in front of the cross. He sighed secretly in his heart: "As expected of the fallen morning star..."
Outside the church, Alfred stared with two translucent amber eyes: "Lucien, did you convince him? I remember that many people failed before?"
"It wasn't me who convinced him, it was him who convinced himself. If he didn't have a similar bud in his heart, even if he fell into an inconsistent situation under my language trap, he would quickly find a reason to explain that he is theological
"No, I'm not." Lucien didn't feel proud at all. "Do you think I can win a debate with a theologian just by relying on my superficial theological knowledge? I just instilled an idea into him. If it can resonate with him,
, then convince him, if not, I have no other option."
Alfred didn't understand what he said: "Anyway, you are very powerful!"
"That's not true. It's mainly about psychological guidance combined with understanding of the development of theology. In other words, among the people who lobby, I am the one who knows theology best among those who are good at psychological guidance in the field of illusion, and I also know the most about theology among those who are good at it.
Those who are good at psychological guidance, both are indispensable." Lucien chuckled, and the most important thing is that he also has the soul library as a backing.
After observing Richard's condition for a period of time and confirming it, he was able to recommend it to Natasha. Lucien finally felt a little more relaxed. Just as he was about to ask Alfred to leave, he suddenly felt a faint sense of danger.
Is there a strong person coming to the "Church of Redemption"?