Chapter 410 Becoming a Family with Faith

"Are Brother Nguyen Shimin also Christians?" Mai Ke asked curiously.

"Yes! But he's a Lutheran. Nguyen Phuc Yun said in a slightly regretful tone. "For this reason, when I appointed him as my chief of staff, the bishop of the Catholic diocese sent a letter to block him. I didn't listen to him, though. ”

"What is the reason for the bishop's block?" Mai Ke was even more strange.

"Because Brother Shiming insisted on Martin Luther, the founder of Lutheranism, that 'Christians alone can be saved by faith,' or simply 'justified by faith,' the bishop said that he was a heretic and could not be yoked together. To say that he opposes the need for good behavior among Christians is a direct violation of the teachings of the Bible. Ruan Fuyun reminisced and narrated, and said it quite clearly.

"According to the bishop's teachings, how can you be saved?" McKe, of course, was aware of mainstream Catholic teachings about salvation, but he wondered if the same was taught in Southeast Asia in the mid-nineteenth century.

His teaching is clear that salvation must be by faith and faith. Faith is faith in Jesus as Lord, and faith is good works based on faith. In a few words, Nguyen Phuc Van finished stating the conditions for salvation, and his tone was very firm.

As soon as Mai Ke heard this, he knew that this bishop was an authentic Catholic, because faith and good deeds can lead to salvation, which is exactly the orthodox proposition of the Catholic Church. But don't be mistaken that the two go hand in hand, because even Catholicism insists that faith is the foundation, and Sindh City is developed on the foundation.

"So what do Brother Nguyen Shih Minh think, and how can Christians be saved?" Mai Ke turned to this Luther follower. If you can grasp the gist of Luther's teachings, not go to extremes. It is also a very celebratory thing.

"'Justification by faith' is the only way to be saved. The idea of salvation by works is in fact, like the Pharisees, shifting the focus of salvation by God to salvation by man's own efforts.

We Lutherans also advocate good works, but such good works can only be done after being saved, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and are the result of the guidance of the Holy Spirit, so how can they be regarded as a condition for salvation?

I am adamantly opposed to any insistence on salvation for anything other than justification by faith. ”

Nguyen Shiming is a good eloquent person and has a good understanding of the doctrine of justification by faith. He talked as usual, with the only difference being that he didn't wave his feather fan.

It seems that this brother understood the core doctrine of Lutheranism very well. And faith is strong.

"Thank you, brothers! I am a Reformed Christian. I agree with justification by faith. At the same time, I agree that God is in charge of all things, because the world is made according to His predestination.

"And once all things come into this world, they exist and move according to the will of God. Shine for God, and do what he can to God. God's will will be done. This is the embodiment of God's sovereignty over a qiē.

"And justification by faith. It is God's purpose to save his chosen ones and have eternal life.

"Therefore. I must say that our faith is unanimous on the most fundamental issue: that we are all disciples of the Lord Jesus, and that we all believe that Jesus is our Savior and the Master of our lives.

At the same time, in action, we all agree that Christians should behave well in accordance with their identity.

"Since these most basic beliefs are the same, we should be united in doing a good job of glorifying God, what do the two brothers think?"

The two listened and pondered, and although they did not completely agree, they agreed on the main content. So, they all nodded.

"Good! Thank God! As long as we are of one mind in Christ, everything else will be easy. The two brothers said, "Can you expand on the idea of letting Brother Nguyen Shih Minh make the best use of his talents?" Mai Ke was overjoyed, and asked curiously what ambitions they were talking about.

Ruan Shiming replied first, "Brother Ruan Fu was a little joking just now. The reason is this-I have admired Zhuge Prime Minister of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period since I was a child, and when I grew up, I also made a feather fan, which I always held in my hand and shook it from time to time.

"At the same time, I was familiar with the military books of various families, practiced a set of oral skills, and was affirmed by Brother Ruan Phuc and asked me to work under him, which gave me some use.

"Actually, I'm just talking on paper. Look at my defeat today, you know how good I am. Therefore, Brother Mai Ke, you can arrange it however you want, and you don't have to mind Brother Nguyen Phuc's request just now. ”

Mai Ke's eyes narrowed with joy in his heart: "It's not that you're incompetent, brother, but that Mai Ke is too cunning." Moreover, the expeditionary soldiers are strong and strong, no matter how big you are, no matter how clever your strategy is, it can only be a complete failure. ”

Mai Ke inspired him to say: "You can find out what are the three desires that you are eager to fulfill, provided that you have the necessary abilities and conditions!"

"Okay! I'll tell you about it. I won't say three, but just one: unify Central and South Asia!"

Mai Kexin said that it was indeed ambitious, and what was even more coincidental was that it was consistent with the strategic goal of the expeditionary force. It's just wonderful!

"Okay, this is the first wish, what about the other two?" Mai Ke asked again.

"I'll talk about the other two later, but let's see if this first one can be realized. In order to achieve this goal, I am willing to be dispatched. ”

"That's it, to achieve this goal first, for this reason, I have decided to set up an expeditionary second army, with you as commander-in-chief, and the main force is your current Allied members, except for the French marines, all of whom are reorganized and under your command. The expeditionary force sent only military pastors and members of the teaching corps in terms of personnel. ”

"What are these members doing?" asked Ruan Shiming suspiciously.

"They all teach officers. Mainly junior officers. Due to the urgency of time now, I have to teach in actual combat. At the end of the training, the instructor will evaluate the cadet, and if he fails to pass the test, he will be removed from his post, and the instructor himself will bear the responsibility of the dismissed officer.

After Mai Ke arranged it like this, he didn't have to worry about it, Ruan Shiming was in a hurry, and there were two big confrontations. Hurry up and withdraw them, these are his soldiers.

What he was most worried about now was those believers of the Great Tree Sect, who used to make enemies everywhere, not only against the expeditionary force, but also against the officials at all levels with the Qin Wangfu as the core. So he raised his concerns with Mai Ke.

Mai Ke patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I have arranged it." ”

Then, according to the agreed method, the three of them went together to arrange for the submission and reorganization of the Allied forces.

Mai Ke said, "Let's go!"

As soon as Lingxi moved, the three of them were transported to the middle ground outside the south gate, where the two armies were holding each other. (To be continued......)