This immediately caused the merchant to come and see him, and when he saw that it was two young men, he immediately snorted coldly and said, "Hmph, the gate of heaven has long been open to me, what do you think is this?" ”

He threw down a gold badge with contempt, and the word forgiveness on the verso, and said triumphantly: "Behold, in the name of God, and by the good works of the churches of all ages, my sins have been forgiven—this is gold, and my family has been forgiven." ”

"How can the church have the right to forgive sins, only God can forgive......" Cliff finally couldn't bear it anymore, and this sentence spat out from his heart.

"What, you dare to blaspheme the Church, you are blasphemy, I will accuse you of the Inquisition!" The merchant immediately jumped out as if he were a saint.

"Don't talk about it." Franno hurriedly grabbed his friend, and this kind of thing was known to the church, and even if he did not deprive him of the priesthood, he would be punished.

The church will kill pastors who have not lost their charisma according to their own needs, and this behavior will not be condemned by God—as the saying once once gave the order to slaughter unidentified believers for the needs of war: "Kill them all, let God tell who its people are." ”

For God, the life and death of mortals are not important at all, and God also understands that to survive and develop on earth, it is natural that they must follow the rules of the earth—God does not need money, the church needs it, God does not need earthly power, the church needs it.

In order to consolidate the interests and position of the church, it is really the most common way to kill some disobedient and uninformed pastors, even including burning them at the stake—just like killing people in national politics. Not all true traitors are the same.

Cliff was about to say something, but Franno quickly leaned into his ear and said, "Nancy. Kirans! ”

This name was immediately poured down like a basin of cold water.

The Church learns to survive on earth. Naturally, in the eyes of many believers, it began to gradually degenerate into secularity, so in fact, there have been too many protests from devout believers for thousands of years.

Eight hundred years ago, there was a proposal for believers to participate in church affairs, advocating the Holy Spirit and charismatics. Encourage believers to renounce extravagance.

Six hundred years ago, he opposed the Church to divide the people of the empire. It was considered a heretic by the Holy See, and was excommunicated, reinstated, and conquered.

Two hundred years ago, Nancy. Kirans Identity. The bishop of a diocese was convicted by the Pope and burned at the stake for his harsh accusation that the sale of indulgences was an abomination against the Holy Canon.

And the other party also seemed to see something, knowing that the neighborhood was full of seminary students, so he also pulled his friend, saying that he didn't want to say more, and the merchant snorted. Demanding an apology.

Cliff blushed and refused to apologize, but got up directly, stopped talking, and went out, and the merchant also cursed, and was persuaded by others to sit down to eat.

"Cliff. Don't think about it. You're about to graduate, and you're assigned to be an associate pastor. You will also receive a fairly high salary and stipend from the church. Friend Franno chased after him and patted him on the shoulder.

Cliff smiled reluctantly and said, "I'm fine, I want to walk casually." ”

Friend Franno in the afternoon, there is also a tutor's course, more cherished this job, and the other party is a knight, although not a very high nobleman, but he has money, if they can be combined and support each other, then maybe they can win and win, so as to get a better opportunity, so he thought about it and said: "Okay, I'll come later, and I'll talk to you." ”

Cliff was even more disappointed in his heart, and he smiled reluctantly again, and said, "It's okay, you go!" ”

He was deeply annoyed when his friend left, so he wandered the streets - at this time, the city of Kaidore was also a new autonomous city, with a short history but full of life.

The streets were filled with wagons of goods, all sorts of goods, including wool, carpets, glass, etc., transported to shops and warehouses.

And the townspeople were full of traffic in the streets, and no one noticed the young man.

And from time to time, there were wealthy merchants, dressed in splendid clothes, who sat triumphantly in their carriages, and any single piece of goods in their carriage could exceed three times the cost of Cliff's living in a month!

On both sides of the street, there are all kinds of shops with exquisite lacquerware signs, and the lavish decorations inside can even make Cliff feel that his clothes are extremely shabby.

Gazing at the people coming and going, and the goods of great value, he remembered the process of begging, and a kind of anger rushed over him, and he clenched his fist, enduring the pain in his heart.

"Ah, the city! How did you learn to intoxicate and turn people's souls upside down? Within your walls, the snares of wickedness, the arrows of hell, the purity and blemlessness of the soul to ......" he whispered, "Punish these wicked men, O God, and cast them into hell until they are burned!" ”

For this young man, the belief in the God of Light is the highest being, and it is also the only light in the dark world, so he often puts his mind in the holy scriptures, but today, although he prayed several times, his heart has not yet settled.

The stark contrast and the arrogant words of the merchant pierced his heart so deeply that he could not contain his pain, and he walked down the street until he saw a small altar.

In a city, of course, there can't be only one shrine, in fact, there are large and small shrines and altars everywhere for believers to pray – this is also a small altar.

Although it is a small altar, it can accommodate hundreds of people to pray together, and at this time, there are more than a dozen people in the altar, and one of the priests inside is preaching, that is, explaining the content of the holy scriptures.

This priest is also a level 1 priest, and Cliff went in in a bit of a trance and found a seat to sit down and listen.

After listening to a few words, Cliff stopped listening, because the sermon was about "a glimmer of light can prove the omnipresence of God", and to be honest, the story was too familiar to be told at all.

But this pastor was eloquent, and when he spoke, he faintly blended with the light behind him, so it was inflammatory, so some believers were very moved!

After a while, all the believers shouted praises to the Lord, and he followed in a trance, and the hymn was already sung so well that he closed it even if he didn't care.

With the chant, Cliff lowered his head, his belief in the God of Light did not waver, but the pain just now flooded again, and the song brought his memories again and again.

Scourging, begging, indifference, coldness, he could not bear it anymore and prayed in a low voice: "Behold, O God, your glory is defiled, and those men use money to open doors, to establish holy things, and to pollute faith with money. ”

His heart was in great pain, and he was in a trance, when suddenly, he heard a sentence, which immediately made him feel excited.

"God says, 'The righteous will live by faith!'"

This was a common phrase, and Cliff had read it many times, but not a day had it shaken so much as it did now.

"Yes, God has made righteous men kings and pastors, and has given the forgiveness of sins to men, and we cannot rely on God, but the Word of God, and not the secular church."

He muttered, and in that moment, he felt that his faith was immediately strengthened, and he even felt that he had come to the heavens of God.

He ran out like a madman, and in a moment he interrupted the singing by making a commotion.

The people on the altar were very indignant, and they all looked at him with contempt, but at this time, Cliff was completely unaware of it, and his thinking became clearer and clearer, and finally, four words were condensed: "justification by faith"!

When the words "justification by faith" were so clear that he felt an incomparable ecstasy, he said to himself, "Ah, I feel born again, through the open door, into the kingdom of God." ”

Then he ran desperately towards his dormitory, and because of his devout faith, he even felt that the holy power he had obtained was much purer, and he urgently needed to record his thoughts, and found his friends to pour out his joy.

In the distance, the group was looking at him, and then someone asked, "Is the seminary debate going to start again?" ”

"Yes, my lord, it's about to begin."

"Are we ready, then?"

"My lord, it has been completed, the two newspapers in this city, the twenty-three newspapers in the nearby cities, and the printing workshop are all ready, and the thirteen candidates we are focusing on, as long as one of them can make enough speeches, we can spread these speeches throughout the county in two days, throughout the whole country in two weeks, and the whole continent in two months."

"Very well, then do it." The principal said, holding a note.