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Chapter 205 The Ecumenical Council That Determined History

As the number of believers increased, the original New Law Garden gradually became difficult to accommodate so many people, and chaos ensued.

The initial chaos was caused by appearances. The increase in the number of believers led to the overcrowding of the New Law Garden. Xi Lan had to implore Casas to send craftsmen to expand the New Law Garden.

With the support of skilled craftsmen, the New Law Garden has been expanded on a large scale. The original single temple has begun to be divided into multi-stage buildings. The problem of the size of the believers has been temporarily resolved. Xilan is very satisfied with this.

But the confusion that troubles Sealand even more is not on the surface.

It's about faith.

In the New Law Garden, as the number of believers increased, different people began to diverge in different directions, and put forward different understandings of the prophet's story.

Some people say: the prophet did not walk with God, but ascended to the sky and became a star.

Another said: He saw the prophet and God standing on the cloud, and when he blew lightly, the tyrant who was flying high fell down.

Some people even put forward subversive remarks, blatantly declaring that all prophets are illusions created by God, and it is God who guides us through these illusions.

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All kinds of different opinions have gradually formed different factions in the original new law of equality, and each has its own support.

Ideological confusion, Sealand is deeply worried about it.

He couldn't help but began to worry that the mutual attacks of different factions would lead to large-scale splits in the New Law Garden in the future.

When the Prophet was still there, the New Law Garden was not large in scale, coupled with people's reverence for the Prophet, the confusion in the mind often turned to ashes under the Prophet's preaching just as it appeared.

But Zealand is no prophet.

Even though he is the leader of the New Law Garden, his influence is far less than Norn.

Sealand has a firm belief, but dare not deviate from the path of the prophet at will.

For this reason, he preached more frequently in an attempt to curb the confusion of faith.

But this has had little effect.

The confusion of beliefs has not been curbed, but more differences have emerged because of the in-depth understanding of more people.

One day, a believer asked Zealand,

"You took over this new law garden, what should we call you in the future?
Should we call you an adult? "

Those words made Xi Lan's eyes widen, and he asked back:

"Why do you ask that?"

The believer respectfully said:

"Some people say that the path of faith is like princes and nobles, with their own classes. Logically speaking, you are a follower of the prophet, so you should be called Lord Sealand."

"No, don't call me my lord, I'm just a preacher.

You should call me...priest, or disciple. "

Priest, that is the name of the person in charge of the documents in the Kingdom of Aga, and disciple, naturally refers to the disciples of the prophet.

The believer nodded slightly and accepted the title.

After the believer left, Zealand's worries became heavier.

He began to place his hope in prayer, hoping that God would show miracles and lead the believers on the right path.

But his prayers had no effect, nothing happened.

Xi Lan took a deep breath, maybe God was testing himself by this.

As time went by, a general idea gradually appeared in his mind.

That idea was just a prototype, but the more Xilan thought about it, the more feasible it became.

And one day, a believer's speech completely strengthened Zealand's thoughts.

That believer has more prestige in the New Law Garden and is regarded as a wise man, but he often speaks surprises.

On that day, after praying, he openly declared to the believers who supported him:
"Cagaus, and our Lord, they are the same god!

I heard from a priest of Kagaus that in ancient times, Kagaus was regarded as the creator by the three-eyed ape-man in the desert.

It's just that when we came to the land of Aga, the original thought was lost and not passed down.

It is also of vital importance that our Lord once made the Logosians, that is to say, genuine elves.

And we, who were created by Kargaus, actually have part of the elven blood.

This is no coincidence, Kagaus and the Lord are the same god! "

In Sealand's view, this so-called wise man's argument is full of loopholes, but to most believers who can't figure out the relationship between the two, this argument is so convincing.

Even after Sealand sternly refuted the words of the wise man, there were still some people who silently supported the concept that Cargauth and the Lord were the same god.

This situation is too terrible, and Xi Lan feels a deep crisis.

If the confusion of thoughts is tolerated, the New Law Garden will not only face the problem of division, but also the problem of the belief in the Lord being replaced by Cargaus or other gods.

If it is not restrained, it will inevitably lead to serious troubles.

In this case, Sealand has thoroughly refined his idea.

That is to hold a conference to find and establish a consensus of belief.

The consensus must be consistent with the words of the three sacred classics, as a manifestation of the collective thoughts of believers, and speeches that violate the consensus too much will not be spread in the New Law Garden.

After discussing with various parties, Sealand decided to hold the conference after [-] days.

This is the first meeting of the New Law Garden. It will gather believers from almost the entire city of Aga, just to seek a consensus of belief and find the real way to the city of heaven.

Because of its large scale, openness and publicity, people at that time called it the Ecumenical Conference.

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The Grand Council, which will have a far-reaching impact and even influence the rise and fall of countless kingdoms in future generations, was born in Aga's new law garden.

Attending the meeting were not only the well-known believers from the land of Aga, but also elf priests from the distant ancient kingdom of elves.

After Qiqi said his prayers, the ecumenical meeting officially arrived.

The first to attack was a female believer named Mary Rui. She first declared that the prophet was not a pure stone slave, but an angel who came from the kingdom of God.

she says:

"If the prophet is not an angel, how can he explain the miracles he performed? If he is not an angel, why does God entrust the task of spreading ancient words to a mortal?"

After the voice fell, there was a burst of cheers and praise.

There are not a few believers who hold ideas similar to Mariri's, including civilian slaves and nobles. They believe that the lowly background of the Prophet Norn is just an appearance.

To this end, Ma Lili cites the records of three sacred scriptures as arguments:
"The angel once turned into Bazel and came to the earth, and was persecuted by people, but God used his mighty power to redeem him.

As for the Prophet Norn, his behavior is similar to that of Bazeldo. The Prophet Norn was persecuted in his youth and was a member of the slaves. In the end, he became a prophet by relying on God and himself. This is undoubtedly God. redemption.

If you ask me, that is the election of the prophets, and it is also redemption.

Angels have warned the world on earth, and prophets have also predicted forty solar eclipses. Let me ask you, who can have such similarities except God's angels?

And let’s look at the Prophet Ar. In the records of “The Book of Kings and Prophets”, as a prophet, the prophet Ar never gave any warning or prophecy.

If you want me to say, the prophet Norn is the angel of God, he came from the kingdom of God. "

Although Marili was a woman, her passionate voice shook the pillars of the New Law Garden, and no one present could underestimate her.

The elf Xilan stood up first and made his own refutation.

"Malirui, my Malirui, I have to refute you, please don't hold grudges against me.

I have followed the Prophet for many years and never heard him mention that he is an angel of God.

Norn never lied to us. "

After hearing this, Mary Rui hesitated to speak.

But Xi Lan, who had made sufficient preparations, saw what she wanted to say,
"I know what you want to say. You want to say that although the prophet didn't lie in front of us, it doesn't mean he didn't hide it."

Seeing Mariri nodded slightly, Xi Lan continued to ask:

"You think the Prophet Norn is an angel, but the Prophet Ar is not?"

Mary Rui nodded again, that was exactly her idea.

Xi Lan put forward her own rebuttal, the voice was flat,
"However, your arguments clearly contradict each other,

First of all, the prophet Norn climbed the mountain like Arna, and his actions are almost the same as the actions of the prophet Arna. In this case, why did the prophet Arna get only selection, not redemption?Why did the prophet Norn receive both election and redemption?
Secondly, you said that the Prophet Norn was persecuted when he was a teenager, but at that time, the Prophet did not convert. He clearly stated that he converted under the guidance of an old priest.

As for the angel Bazel, he has been a devout believer since he was a child.

If the prophet Norn was an angel, then why did the angels ever disbelieve in God? "

Xi Lan's rebuttal made Mary Rui speechless, her white face flushed, and after standing blankly for a while, she had no choice but to sit down properly.

It is obvious that Mali Rui's ideas cannot become a consensus.

And Mary Rui is just a microcosm of the Ecumenical Council.

On the second day of the Ecumenical Council, Ankagau, a believer from the nobleman of the three-eyed ape, his name means "Kagaus makes him safe."

He came from a devout noble family, and he visited all the temples of Cargauth in the royal city since he was a child. Even though he chose to convert during the war, he still had a deep brand of Cargauth in his faith.

Ankagau sneered at some arrogant wise men who declared that Kagaus was the Lord. At the beginning of the meeting, he vehemently refuted this statement.

But at the end of the refutation, Ankagau changed the subject. He felt that the real relationship between Kagauth and the Lord should be demonstrated.

"The Lord created the Logosians, that is, the Elves, and Cargaus created the Three-Eyed Ape-Man.

When the great King Ram was in power, the elves intermarried with the three-eyed ape-man, and the stone slaves were born.

In my opinion, the intermarriage between the elves and the three-eyed ape-man must hide the real relationship between the Lord and Cargaus.

And according to the records of the elves, they once declared friendship with the three-eyed ape-man, and they were each other's brothers. I think, maybe Cargaus is the brother of the Lord, the Lord is the elder, and he is the youngest.

As the stone slave prophet who intermarried the elves and the three-eyed ape-man, Norn is a clear proof of the relationship between the two gods. "

Anka Gau's voice fell, and was refuted by the elf priests who came from afar.

The elf priests first used the records in the Book of Two Kings as an example, pointing out that Cargaus was just a member of the gods, not even the king obeyed by the gods.

Then, he looked for evidence from the "Book of Kings and Prophets", showing that at the beginning of creation, only the Lord, the Supreme God, existed.

The elven priests dismissed Ankagau's remarks, which, while inflammatory, were full of loopholes.

But in two days, the Council will bring forth the most serious disputes.

Here's how it happened.

A stone slave freeman named Daniel stepped forward. His profound knowledge and fluent knowledge of the sacred scriptures impressed Sealand deeply.

Daniel took the initiative to provoke a debate, and the focus of the debate was: Is a prophet a mortal who becomes a prophet, or a prophet who was predestined by God?

Compared with the provocative but full of loopholes in the previous few days, the controversy provoked by Daniel is particularly difficult, and it is also full of theological philosophy.

The tricky part of the problem is that,
If a prophet becomes a prophet from a mortal, does that mean that he is only lucky enough to become a prophet, and does it mean that other people can also become prophets if they are lucky enough?
And if the prophet is predetermined by God, then if the prophet does nothing, he will still be a prophet.What is the significance of the prophetic self's efforts?
After thinking about it, Xi Lan realized with astonishment that under the surface of this question, there was a hidden question about free will.

If the former is supported, then does free will replace the position of God and become the real ruler of the whole world.

If the latter is supported, then do we not have free will at all?Have our thoughts and destiny never been free?

　About [-] words, there are more in the afternoon.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)