The two of them went all the way to the Empress Temple. Guo Kang asked Guo Ponu to find Lama Wang, while he went to find Father Mikhail and others.
He came downstairs and found that a group of Father Ross had gathered there, and Father Marco was also there, discussing something with them. Guo Kang then stepped forward and greeted everyone.
Father Mikhail introduced him to everyone, and everyone greeted each other. Guo Kang gave the document in his hand to Father Marco and asked him to take it for registration.
Father Ross looked at him either curiously or with concern. Guo Kang felt that he still needed to speak up and explain the importance of this matter to everyone.
He looked around at everyone and said, "There are urgent matters today, so we have to summon everyone urgently. I believe Father Mikhail has already introduced the general situation, right?"
Everyone nodded.
"Originally, I didn't think this was a big deal. After all, private cases like this happen not only every day, but also from time to time." Guo Kang shook his head and said, "If you only look at the matter itself, it should be that the government's execution capabilities are insufficient. , causing criminals to run rampant everywhere and infringe on the people. It is enough to issue documents and urge the relevant departments to handle it, and there is no need for us people to join in the fun. "
"But in the end, I still agree with Father Mikhail's view. This time, we just have to mind this nosy matter."
"In my hometown of Seris, more than 3,000 years ago, there was a king named Xia Jie. Xia Jie was mediocre and abused the people. The people became lazy and unwilling to support him. Some ministers told Xia Jie that his rule He is in danger. Xia Jie doesn't take it seriously."
"The monarchs at that time compared themselves to the sun god. Xia Jie therefore retorted that he was the sun, how could the sun perish?"
"This incident later spread to the people, and the people were extremely angry, so they all said, 'When will the sun perish? I am willing to die with it.' And Xia Jie's rule was eventually overthrown by businessmen."
"We are not gods." He said seriously: "Even the beings who were called gods in the past have now been pushed down from the status of gods. Here in Greece, there are relics of that time everywhere. What about us mortals? How can Virtue think that his power can last forever?"
"Similarly, God's gifts are not eternal." He continued to talk about the next topic.
"The last king of the merchants was called King Zhou. During the reign of King Zhou, the princes of the Zhou Kingdom attacked Li State, the merchant's stronghold in the west. Minister Zuyi was very panicked and quickly reported to King Zhou."
"Zu Yi warned that the king is keen on debauchery and play, and the people are very dissatisfied. They all hope that the Shang Dynasty will perish quickly, and they all say, 'Why hasn't God sent down punishment?' The king has committed suicide, and now God has abandoned us. Let's go The results of divination turned out to be unlucky; we went to pray to our ancestors, but they were unwilling to help us. What should we do now, Your Majesty?"
"But King Zhou said that my fate as a king has been decided by God. What can my subjects do to me? So he didn't take Zui's words seriously."
"Zu Yi then sighed and said, you have made too many mistakes. God already knows about it, so how can you expect His blessing? The Shang Dynasty is probably going to perish. Sure enough, it didn't take long for the Shang Dynasty to be defeated by the Zhou army. Defeated."
"These are all stories from two or three thousand years ago." Guo Kang said to the people who were still thinking about it: "Whether it was the Xia Dynasty or the Shang Dynasty, they were all a long time ago. Not only have they perished long ago, but the dynasties that replaced them have also , were destroyed for thousands of years, and then changed dynasties countless times."
"People at that time didn't know how to call Heavenly Father, so they used references like 'Heaven' to express it. However, the principle itself is exactly the same as it is now."
"The nobles and princes here like to say that their power is given by Heavenly Father. But their power is far less powerful than that of Lord Siris, their bloodline is not as ancient and pure as the ancient nobles, and their family's achievements are even more Not as good as Dayu and others who dealt with the ancient flood."
"As a result, the ancient nobles of Seris are still in decline, and they were almost dispersed more than a thousand years ago. The various dynasties of Seris have changed one after another. So who does the Heavenly Father care about?"
None of the priests could answer - of course, this was what Guo Kang expected. After all, for the Russians, this issue is indeed too out of line...
Not to mention changing dynasties, even the Divine Right of Kings is not going smoothly. It would have taken a lot of brains for Greek theologians to think about this kind of question, let alone them.
Therefore, Guo Kang directly reported the answer.
"We have experienced so much history, and we can actually draw conclusions." He told everyone: "It's actually very simple. Heavenly Father doesn't care about anyone."
"God is transcendent. He loves the world, but this love is universal and equal. When it comes to a certain person or a certain regime, God is extremely just, even to the point of being ruthless." He said:
"I think everyone should know that my own family is one of the pillars of Rome. Therefore, I need to understand this truth even more. Today, I just want to tell everyone about it."
"Will Heavenly Father bless a person directly without looking at his performance?" he asked.
"Of course not," the priests replied.
——This answer will probably anger the next generation of Protestants, but at present, this is indeed the teaching of Orthodoxy. They do not recognize the concept of "once chosen, always chosen" and believe that if they sin too much, those who have received God's favor will also incur the wrath of the Father and throw away the favor. Therefore, it is easy to accept Guo Kang's rhetoric.
"That's true." Guo Kang nodded and said taking advantage of the situation.
"We ourselves are actually no different in front of the Heavenly Father. Rome has changed dynasties countless times, and it has also faced serious crises many times, even on the verge of disintegration and destruction. Think about it, if Heavenly Father really favors someone all the time. , will this happen again?"
"Serris also has a fable, saying that fungi that live and die every day have no idea of the existence of a day; bugs that live in spring and die in summer have no idea of the changes of a year. Ethnic groups with a history that is too short also have no concept of the rise and fall of civilization. Around us There are too many people like this who really feel that they have been favored by God and will continue to do so, but I can only say that this attitude is similar to that of these fungi and bugs."
"But we are different. We have to wake up and not be like them."
"Then what are you going to do?" someone in the crowd asked.
"We have to bring justice to ordinary people, otherwise we - whether we are secular officials or church pastors, will be resented by them and abandoned by the Heavenly Father." Guo Kang said: "We have to avenge these people who have suffered injustice. "
The starting time for calculating word count every day is 12:00, and you have to add up to a thousand for it to count, which is very annoying. Especially as an amateur writer, I mainly rely on typing every night, so I often can't keep up.
In fact, it is better to settle the bill at four o'clock in the morning like the one next door. Unfortunately, I can't control this...
If the thousand words are not enough, I will just lie down on the same day; if there is a shortfall of a few hundred words, I will first fill in the number of words and then replace it with the main text.
In fact, I have been doing this for a long time, but people mention it every time, so I will talk about it specifically. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
After all, four thousand a day is too scary...
(End of chapter)
