musicians of old

Chapter 705 "Bound Volume"

The believers looked at each other and read thoughtfulness in each other's eyes.

"At that time King Pharisees of Guyanus came to Saint Sebastian and asked, 'Why do our nobles fast often, but your disciples do not fast?'"

"Saint Sebastian said to them, "How can the bridegroom mourn while they are with him? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast."

Fanning also brought up a religious anecdote from history to deepen everyone's enlightenment.

“No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch pulls away from the garment, making the tear worse. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the skins burst and the wine spills, and the skins are ruined. But new wine is poured into new wineskins, and both are preserved. The person wearing the old garment eats the new wine with sweet delight.”

“The Lord has never said that the new is honorable and the old is unrighteous, but each has his own appropriate grace.”

“I then thought, “Light is good, and it is pleasant to see the sun; but let us remember the days of darkness, for they will be many, and all that is to come is vanity.”

"There is one who sows his seed in the morning, and there is another who does not rest his hands in the evening. Make peace and accept each other. For you do not know which will prosper, the one sowing early or the one sowing late, or whether both alike will be good."

Fanning's words were gentle and generous, and each word touched everyone's heart.

The moonlight shone through the clouds, and the dark night turned into a clear night.

His words always follow the hidden teachings of "Zhu", and like the doctrinal documents from ancient times to the present, they present the purest rhetoric and argumentative style.

It seemed as if there was a strange power and wisdom that made these clergymen, who usually held different opinions, understand each other's positions and distress.

The differences between them were also eliminated.

"Bishop Bruno Walter, right?" Fanning asked again.

"Oh, yes, yes." Walter's mind lifted, and he quickly took a step forward.

The people that this conductor admired and respected the most in his life were his teacher in the south, his own boss, and then Master Lavoisier.

Why did they mention my name? Was it because I was guaranteeing my church membership? This was the first time we met, but I definitely read the Gospel a lot on weekdays. Walter couldn't help feeling flattered, excited and nervous.

"A righteous man from the secular world?"

"Well, kind of, kind of. I've been married to my wife for ten years, have two children, and a nephew who is under my guardianship."

"When I returned to Janus from the south, you swore a guarantor for me. I really remember it." Fanning recalled.

"Yes, yes, and Bishop Christopher." Walter was very happy. "At that time, my teacher introduced me to the Old Symphony Orchestra, and I returned to the Northern Continent in advance. Later, Mr. Fanning asked me to help him, and I also asked Bishop Christopher."

He also didn't expect that a church guarantee as a "favor" would actually save a Saint Lavoisier!

As expected, when it comes to investment vision, if your boss is number one in the world, no one dares to claim to be second.

"You were promoted to 'Forged Lion' at that time, and you also have the wisdom to teach the spirituality of 'Candle'. Why did you only receive the position of bishop now?" Fanning asked again.

"Well, now the key needs to be reviewed by the Special Patrol Office, which is very time-consuming. Then the lay believers are promoted to honorary bishops, which is the highest position. The process for the church to give opinions will also be longer. I am not good at that." Walter explained embarrassedly.

"So those among you who advocate war should be reconciled to those who are gentle, and those who are abstinent should be reconciled to those who are worldly. This is the principle I asked you to understand just now." Fan Ning nodded slightly to show that he understood, and spoke again gently.

"Concerning virgins or laymen I have no command from the Lord, but I give you my opinion as one who has been given mercy by the Lord to be faithful."

"Because of the present hardship, I think it is better for people to remain simple and at peace. If a man has a wife, he should not seek to be separated from her. And if he does not have a wife, he should not seek one. If you marry and have children, you are not sinning. And if a virgin marries and has sexual relations, she is not sinning. But these people will suffer in their flesh, and I want you to be spared from this suffering."

Among the large group of believers, those who served alone or had families all listened quietly and nodded continuously.

Fanning continued earnestly, "For the unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how he may please the Lord. But the married man is anxious about the affairs of the world, how he may please his wife."

“There is also a difference between women and virgins. An unmarried woman is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, that she may be holy in body and spirit. But a married woman is anxious about the affairs of the world, how she may direct her husband in the way of righteousness.”

"I say this for your benefit, not to put you in a cage, but to enable you to do what is right, so that you may serve the Lord with all your heart without distraction."

Many people, including Walter, felt that their spirituality was trembling slightly.

This is a kind of emotion that comes from the enlightenment of wisdom, an emotion that comes with a mystical experience, and is by no means a simple "tears in the eyes".

Many non-Janusian nonbelievers even considered being baptized.

A bright light suddenly lit up in Melaltin's heart!

He immediately reviewed everything from the beginning to the end: Well, what has Master Lavoisier brought to us since his return? In addition to the two religious masterpieces and the secret of the "Endless Fugue", what other truths did he teach us?

In summary, he found that

Talk about the future development direction of religious music, talk about the control of the Special Patrol Office, talk about the territorial dispute with Lydia, talk about the enclosure war in the South, talk about the attitude towards foreigners, and talk about the conflicts between internal factions!

It seems to be randomly written based on the questioner's doubts.

In fact, all of them are issues related to the general direction of the church! They are the most core contradictions facing the church today! They are also the most critical and difficult to answer principled issues related to the future fate of Janus!

These arrangements are obviously meaningful!

The issues are indeed sensitive.

Well, it is no exaggeration to say that they are all "collections of sensitive topics".

But now, they have been explained one by one and made sense.

There is nothing that cannot be discussed, everything can be discussed!

Then everyone's heart knots were untied, they were accepted with joy, and they became more harmonious.

"His Holiness the Pope sent me here tonight. I originally thought it was just an investigative mission, so I didn't show up. It's really a pity, but I still have to bear witness to the gospel and accept it." Melaltin took a deep breath.

Only then did he realize that what Lavoisier brought this time was not just musical works and creative techniques, and not just an increase in the combat effectiveness of the clergy.

Melaltin had a premonition that Janus might enter an unprecedented period of people's cohesion!

Fanning then took the initiative to glance at Laxus and the investigators who were searching on the river beach.

"I also saw that when these Theolians revealed their identities, some of the believers avoided looking at them, some retreated in fear, and some remained upright, but their hearts were not open. Do you know why this is?"

Fan Ning was still asking Walter, but his voice was solid and mellow, without any regard for the Special Patrol Office.

Walter could only smile bitterly: "To be honest, Master Lavoisier, many of us came here to listen to the sermon on 'leave'."

(End of this chapter)