180 The Fisherman and Redemption
"Can you bear to see the Huangjialou Cathedral follow in the footsteps of St. Sophie's Cathedral and be burned to ashes by demons?"
"This ......" Su Dong asked Kevin. Kevin loves this church at his feet, what a magnificent building, what a gorgeous layout, this is a gift from Heavenly Father, it is a treasure of art, it is a pity to burn it down.
John, who had never spoken, said: "My lord, I think that if we cooperate with Your Excellency Chongxu, the Heavenly Father will not only not blame, but will also accept us. ”
Kevin glanced at John, "What do you mean by that?"
John reminded: "Brother Kevin, have you ever thought that Your Excellency Chongxu and his party may have been sent by the Lord Father to save us?
Kevin certainly remembered the story of Ephraim. The story tells that in ancient times, a man of Ephraim went out to sea in a boat, and encountered a storm on the way, and the ship was shattered by a huge wave. The vast majority of the people on board drowned, and he was the only one who survived. He prayed in the sea, asking Heavenly Father to deliver him out of the sea of suffering, and soon a wooden barrel floated in front of him.
He could have held the barrel for strength, but he didn't, because he was confident that Heavenly Father would come and save him.
It didn't take long for a dolphin to pass by him. When he was to send him to the beach, he did not comply, saying, "Heavenly Father will come to my rescue, and I don't need your help." ”
After some time, a fishing boat stopped, and the fishermen wanted to reach out to him, and he still said that he was waiting for the Father to save him.
So he soaked in the water for a day and a night, and before he died, he asked the Father, "I prayed to you so sincerely, why didn't you come to save me?" I saved you three times, but you didn't have the consciousness to be saved. ”
Kevin was reminded of this story by John, and it dawned on him, "Thanks to your reminder, I didn't even think of this layer." ”
Su Dong also benefited a lot, and the doubts that had been lingering in his heart for several days disappeared a lot, "It turns out that everything is arranged by Heavenly Father!"
The three of them suddenly brightened, and their expressions became much more natural after returning to the conference room.
In the following talks, Su Dong introduced their current work on behalf of the church.
He said frankly that the Huangjialou Cathedral only saw the news of the destruction of the Hagia Sophie Cathedral in Jinzhou, and guessed that they were the next target of the brotherhood.
As for when the Brotherhood will start and who will lead the team, they don't know anything.
In order to find out the situation, they went to the branch of the Brotherhood in Baishui last night and wanted to arrest someone to ask, but the Brotherhood in Baishui has changed a lot in the past year, and the new lord International Liang is cunning and cunning and can't find anyone, so they pounced.
Qiu Xiang couldn't help but laugh when she heard this, and Su Dong asked, "Fairy Ye Luo, what am I saying wrong?"
Qiu Xiangxin said, "Ah Liang, they are not in Baishui at all, it's strange that you can find him!" she coughed to hide her embarrassment and shook her head.
Su Dong continued: "To be on the safe side. We set up a radiant circle in the church, and after the vampire broke in, we could activate a powerful circle to restrain his power. In addition, we have gathered the elites of several surrounding churches here, and now in addition to John Priest, there are six priests, twenty-two priests, and forty-three priests on standby. ”
Chongxu has some knowledge of the strength of the clergy, knowing that the clergy are divided into six classes like vampires, and the strongest of them is the Pope, there are currently 12 people in the world, one of whom holds the position of Pope.
Below the Pope are bishops, priests, priests, priests, and clergy, who correspond to the five levels of vampires.
In this way, in terms of strength alone, the clergy in the Huangjialou Cathedral are worthy of one marquis, six counts, twenty-two viscounts and forty-three barons.
Chongxu used the mouth of the alien race to understand the distribution of the strength of the Dongtu Church, and knew that at present, these more than 70 people were already the elites of the five or six provinces around Donghai Province.
The church is far inferior in number and strength to the Brotherhood, and the reason why it has not been erased by the Brotherhood is that on the one hand, it is blessed by the Church, and on the other hand, it is Zhe
g government concern and protection.
Only then did the Brotherhood dare not openly wreak havoc.
Therefore, the brotherhoods and churches in the East are far less tense than in the West, and neither dares to trouble each other, and even if there is a small-scale dispute, it is a mutual temptation, and there is no duel between the fish and the net.
The day before yesterday, Shevchenko's destruction of St. Sophie's Cathedral in Jinzhou can be said to have opened the prelude to the war between the church and the brotherhood. The reason for the war was the mistaken belief that the Crimean pyramids had been destroyed by the Church.
In order to carry out the revenge, the Brotherhood took a great risk, and in the course of the attack, they even spent a lot of money to hire hundreds of outlaws to use them as scapegoats.
Chongxu retracted his thoughts and returned to reality, and said bluntly: "Although you are numerous, you are not Shevchenko's opponent. Why don't you bring in the Pope or the Bishop?"
"Uh!" Su Dong glanced at John, and after getting the latter's approval, he said helplessly: "Your Excellency Chongxu doesn't know. Although the Holy Light Society in China is a branch of the Church of the Heavenly Father, and its doctrine is no different from that of Western denominations, in order to better spread the gospel, our ancestors adjusted the details according to local conditions and local culture. These adjustments have drawn opposition from mainstream denominations. 230 years ago, the Holy See of the Ten Thousand Emperors declared us heretics and no longer supported us. ”
"Heresy?" Chongxu asked curiously, "What adjustments have you all made that caused such a big dissatisfaction from the Holy See?"
"For example, we follow the Eastern tradition, acquiesce in the hierarchy of kings and ministers, fathers and sons, and promote filial piety. This is different from the traditional belief that both father and son and grandchildren are the Father's people and are brothers and sisters. There are many more examples like this, and in layman's terms, we are a bit of a local custom, so we are not recognized by the Holy See. ”
Chongxu asked, "So, John and Kevin were not sent by the Holy See?"
Su Dong nodded, "The two adults resigned from the Holy See and came to the East, and they agreed with the Holy Light Society's missionary methods. I don't think the form matters, as long as it doesn't violate the doctrine and helps people understand the Father's Word. ”
Chongxu nodded, "I see! So right now, these people are the strongest combat power you can gather?"
Su Dong said: "So to speak. ”
Chongxu smiled, "It's a shame that we're here, otherwise you would have to be wiped out." ”
Su Dong didn't agree with Chongxu's words, and felt that they would not be defeated by relying on the church and the formation, but he didn't refute it, just raised the corners of his mouth and smiled.