"What! You asked me to give the whole city to Valentine, and I didn't participate in any administrative or military affairs, but only the temple and a few guards?" Cumberland was surprised, "This city was taken by me and the soldiers with our lives!"

"I think one of the most important initiatives is the separation of church and state, the church will no longer have administrative and military power, and will be committed to inspiring and edifying people. "Only in this way can the church remain pure, and once it is mixed with power, decay and depravity are inevitable."www.biquge.info Don't feel unwilling, Cumberland, you are nothing more than a secular lord of the city with this city, let it go, you are a god on high, and everyone will be shocked and admired by your decision. ”

Cumberland frowned and said, "It's not that I'm unwilling, but I'm a little worried, the church has lost its supreme rule, will the people still care about the church?"

"Child, you still don't grasp people's hearts, I ask you, do you think that in the Amellot Empire, people believe in St. Ossidine?"

Cumberland was silent.

"In fact, most people don't believe at all, and in their hearts, they just fear God, and they fear that they don't have faith and will be punished by the Inquisition, which is not true faith. Moses said.

"It's blasphemy to say that!" Cumberland was unconvinced.

"I'm blaspheming, because in my eyes, those gods are not really gods at all, but powerful men. Moses retorted loudly.

"The strong?"

"Yes, the strong rely on coercion to make people submit, but when they can't bear it anymore, people will resist, which is not uncommon in history. Now we are forming Protestantism to change the situation of the past, so that everyone can worship God from the heart. You don't have to raise a whip, you don't have to set up a burn at the stake, you don't have to have an inquisition, people will think of you as a spiritual leader, the so-called hearts and minds will be, then the city belongs to Valentine, but all the souls belong to you. ”

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On July 13, 438 A.D., the first evangelistic convention presided over by Cumberland was held in the square of the city of Anding. Under Moses' many persuasions, the Son of God finally overcame his inner conflict, calmly ascended the high platform, bowed to the crowd, slowly sat down, and began the most important speech in his life. Cumberland's voice, through magic amplification, was transmitted to everyone's ears, and from that day on, a new era was opened up in the Lukai continent.

"I'm from the Heavenly Realm, and it's been more than half a year since I arrived in the Lukai Continent. People often ask me, have you seen St. Ossin, what does he look like? Or ask, what does the heavenly realm look like, is it a hundred times better than the human world, and is it wonderful? In fact, these people who ask questions have fallen into a misunderstanding, and today I want to tell you that St. Ossidin is not a god, it is just a realm, everyone can become St. Ossidine through self-cultivation, and the heavenly realm is under your feet!"

When Cumberland heard this, the people below began to make noise, and he was unmoved, but thought to himself, "Lord St. Ossidine, I have betrayed you in the end!"

"Please be quiet. Cumberland made a downward gesture, "Perhaps you have never heard of a bishop who has said this to you, they always say that Lord St. Ossidine is omnipotent, looking down on all beings in the heavenly realm, and if you worship him wholeheartedly, you will have the opportunity to enter the heavenly realm and gain eternal life." I have come to tell you today that this statement is false, that St. Ossidine is not in the heavenly realm, it is in your hearts. Some people will say, then how can I not perceive it? That's because your heart is wrapped in layers of desires, greed, selfishness, materialism, cruelty, numbness, laziness, and so on, and so on, blinding your heart, so you don't know that you are St. Ossin, and when you get rid of these sins, then you are God! When everyone is a god, the land under your feet will become a sacred place, that is, the heavenly realm!"

The room suddenly became extremely quiet, and everyone was listening intently to Cumberland's speech, and there was an undercurrent in their hearts.

"As you can see, during the massacre, prayer did not change the doom. But if everyone has become St. Ossidine, then no one will kill and plunder for resources, wars will be eliminated, people will be able to live in peace, and then there will be no need to pray for God's blessing, because you yourself can prevent this pointless dispute. "From this day forward, the Church of the Diocese of Anding City will no longer interfere in the administrative and military affairs of the city, and as bishop, I will hand over my power to Lord Valentine, whom you all recognize, and he will take office as the new lord of the city and manage all the affairs of the city." ”

"The work of the Church is to reside in the temple and lead the people to overcome the sin in their hearts, to have a heart of forgiveness, restraint and fraternity, and to have such a heart that you can feel the presence of St. Ossin, who is the embodiment of St. Ossin. Cumberland continued, "The Church will abolish the inquisition, and there will no longer be an inquisition, but a room of redemption. Whether you believe in religion or not is personal freedom, whether you are a believer or not, you can go to the redemption room to repent and reform yourself. I, as bishop, declare Valentine innocent and declare that from this moment on, respect for everyone's freedom!"

The applause rang out, surging like a tidal wave, and enduring.

Cumberland looked at the expressions of the people in the audience and felt that Moses was right, he had won most of the hearts and minds of the people.

This was followed by the authorization ceremony, in which Cumberland held a deliberately crafted sword of power, handed it to Valentine, who was kneeling on one knee, and admonished in a loud voice: "This sword has two blades, hanging high above his head, it is not only a weapon to kill the enemy, but also a symbol of the governor, please use it with caution." ”

Although it was a pre-agreed performance, Valentine, who was kneeling on the ground, was still full of emotion, put his right hand on his left chest, and swore an oath: "I and all the people of Anding City are all believers of adults, please bless the bishop." ”

Cumberland picked up an olive branch, dipped it in the holy water in the basin, and sprinkled it around Valentine: "In case of flood, faith will be a life-saving boat, in case of darkness, faith will be a guiding light, in case of fog, faith will be a fresh wind, and in case of evil spirits, faith will be a sword of courage! I am connected with you, flesh and blood, and faith will last forever!"

(To be continued.) )