Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 102 Our life is a life of fighting

Christian prayers are usually regulated by the prayer forms handed down by the apostles and prescribed by the church.

Prayer, apart from the three forms of vocal prayer, silent prayer and contemplative prayer, often displays three characteristics: asking for grace, giving thanks and praising.

But the prayers taught by Gellis are different from others. His prayers certainly emphasize the supremacy of God, but at the same time he constantly emphasizes that God is with man and that it is God who uses the human body to carry out His will.

Therefore, if people want to get God's help, they must first become independent.

Only those who dare to roar against all the injustice in the world can receive God's mercy and grace.

Therefore, some people in the cult also call Garys' prayer a fighting prayer.

【The whole world lies in the power of the evil one. 】

—5 John 19:
"As my father said, the war in this world has existed since the beginning of the world and will not end until the end of the world. Therefore, He is the Lord of Hosts."

"Our whole life is a life of battle. If we lay down our weapons, we will become servants or slaves of the evil one."

"That [evil one] is Satan, and all those who commit serious sins are being parasitized by Satan. When sinners are beyond redemption, they become Satan's incarnations. If we do not fight, one day [the whole world will lie in the hands of the evil one]."

Garys stood up, left the table where he had been taking notes, and came to Charlie's side.

At this time, Charlie has recalled his life in the past few months, and his face shows determination.

If he wants to protect the person he loves when he was young, he has to fight. If he wants to protect his family, he has to fight.

"Charlie, gather all the people in the manor who have listened to my teachings before and tell them that I am here."

Garys's voice was not loud, but it was so clear that it left an unshakable mark on Charlie's heart.

"As you command, Prophet."

For Garys, the time has come to collect interest from Reynard, but Garys cannot afford to give up the left cheek when being hit on the right cheek. For him, "taking without asking" is the norm.

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In the daytime, the village is like a faded painting, with only gray shadows and lifeless paleness.

Although the clear sky is cloudless, it emits an indifferent light, as if the sun is just a dead eyeball, looking down at everything coldly.

The towering church stands on a hill not far from the village. Its stone walls are covered with traces of wind and frost erosion. When the dull bell rings, the villagers gather together.

Gellis, dressed in the same clothes as the farmers around him, blended into the crowd. Not far away from him were Simon, Charlie and other young people who had experienced his sermons in the village of Skar.

The church door opened slowly, making a teeth-grinding creaking sound.

Gellis mingled with the villagers, entered the church, and pressed toward the gloomy pews, everyone with bowed heads and hands clasped tightly across their chests.

In Gellis's opinion, there were obviously some problems with the design of this church. There was a lack of lighting, so that this place, which should have been a very sacred place, exuded a sense of death.

Looking forward, you can see an ancient cross behind the altar. The statue on the cross has been blurred by the years.

As time passed, more and more Christians gathered until the entire church was filled.

With the ringing of another bell, a guard of honor lined up in an orderly manner and walked into the church with solemn steps.

When they passed by the believers, they seemed like people from two different worlds.

On one side is gray, cold and numb, on the other side is solemn, beautiful and sacred. The linen clothes of the peasants are torn, and unclean dirt is hiding in the dark corners.

The priest's vestments fluttered slightly in the breeze, and the golden embroidery gleamed in the candlelight.

As Gellis watched this scene, he could feel that there was a cliff between the priests and the Christians in this manor.

The priests and deacons stood on the top of the cliff and looked down, while Garys and the peasants crowded under the cliff and had to look up.

When the slightly old but energetic priest came to the altar, he greeted the believers.

“The Lord is with you.”

Gellis and the other believers answered in unison: "And in your spirit."

Then, the ruddy-faced priest raised his hands to all the believers and said, "In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit."

Under his leadership, believers touched their foreheads, chests, left shoulders and right shoulders with their right hands, making the sign of the cross.

The mass ceremony proceeded step by step mechanically and numbly.

The priest cried out at the altar: Lord, have mercy!
The believers in the audience followed closely: Lord, please have mercy!
Then came the Gloria, which should have been a passionate hymn, but sounded rather lifeless to Gellis.

“Glory to You, Lord Most High, and peace on earth among those on whom You delight.”

"Lord, God, King of heaven, Almighty God and Father, we praise, sing, worship you and glorify your name for your supreme glory..."

"Amen."

When this step is completed, the sermon begins.

The priest spread out a Bible, turned to a page he had prepared earlier, and after saying a few simple words, began to read.

It was Latin with a dialect, and the people in the audience couldn't understand it at all.

In Garys's eyes, whether it was Charlie, Emma, ​​or other believers, there was only confusion in their eyes.

Nowadays, the people on the cliff and those under the cliff are no longer on the same path. They are just forced to blindly follow the church under the bond of faith.

However, as a knight, Garys had undergone systematic Latin training, so he could naturally hear clearly what the priest on the stage was saying.

The radiant priest was reading with deep emotion in Latin with a dialect.

“Everyone must be subject to the authorities that exist, for all authority comes from God. And those that exist have been established by God.”

“Therefore, whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God; and those who resist will incur judgment on themselves.”

"For rulers are a terror not to good people, but to evil people. Do you want to not be afraid of the authorities? If you do good, you will be praised."

“For he who is in authority is God’s servant, and he is good to you. However, if you do evil, you must be afraid, because he will bring you to justice. He is God’s servant, and he represents God to execute justice and punish the wicked.

“Therefore, you must obey, not only to avoid punishment, but also for a clear conscience.”

"For this is also the reason why you pay taxes, because they are God's servants, and they have devoted themselves to this work. Give to a man his due: to him who is due taxes, taxes; to him who is due taxes, taxes; to him who is due fear, fear him; to him who is due honor, honor him."

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