Game of the World Tree Chapter 872: doctrinal dispute

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Debate...

Unlike the Western religions on Blue Star, in the world of Segas, which has extraordinary power and the existence of gods, the phenomenon of Bible debate is not uncommon.

And because gods often walk the earth in incarnations, believers' reverence for gods is not entirely dogmatic.

Believers in the world of Sagas do not refuse to reflect, and their thoughts are often more open and tolerant than those of certain religious believers on Blue Star.

Here, the debate is mostly a discussion among clergy within the church to engage in religious thinking.

As for the true gods, they are also happy to see this situation, and sometimes even improve their own teachings based on the gains of believers.

As long as the concepts are conducive to the development of the gods' power and the strengthening of faith, they will be accepted by them.

For this reason, with the endorsement of the true God, Bible debate has a sacred aura and is highly valued in major churches in the world of Segas.

Over time, many conflicts between churches are often resolved first through debate.

However, debates differ from church to church.

The teachings of different true gods are so different that it is often difficult to convince each other when debating. Some even contradict each other because of conflicting laws.

More often than not, priests from different churches still use biblical debate as a means to direct the debate topic to their own areas of dominance to suppress the other party, or to seek legitimacy for their actions from doctrines and creeds. .

In other words, it is to shape the great meaning through debate.

This righteousness may not really be correct. Sometimes it is even a sophistry, and sometimes it is even a sophistry.

However, due to the existence of the sacred aura of debate, as long as you finally overwhelm the opponent in terms of momentum and results, it means victory.

This type of debate often arises during the Inquisitions in the world of Segas.

And if the victorious party is the judge, they can even deal with the defeated enemy clergy at will.

Even if the other party is favored by God.

This can be regarded as a tacit understanding between the true gods. In a sense, they also use this method to indirectly promote the perfection and development of their own churches.

Of course, the above is for the case where the strength gap between the two churches is not large.

In the world of Sagas, since the Holy Mania Empire expanded to its limit eight hundred years ago and the faith of the Eternal Lord gradually spread throughout the starry sky, the Eternal Church has stood out among many churches, showing overwhelming power.

Gradually, the behavior of Bible debate became less and less in the process of communication between the Eternal Church and other churches.

There is no need for power at all to debate this kind of thing.

For this reason, the trial bishop was slightly startled after hearing what Old John said.

Debating scriptures...

At this moment, his eyes seemed to be in a trance.

Since becoming the bishop of the Eternal Church, he seems to have not heard this word for a long time.

Because the judgment of the Eternal Church only needs to list the sins of the person being judged and then burn them with fire.

However, today’s subject is indeed a bit special, because the person being judged today is not an ordinary believer, but a favored one by God.

Not only that, he is not only a favored person of God, but also a favored person of powerful divine power, a favored person of the church who has been able to rival the Eternal Church in the world of Segas.

Faced with such a judgment by God's Favored One, one does need to be more cautious.

"What about it? Or as the bishop of the Eternal Church, don't you even have the courage to debate the Bible with me now?"

Looking at the uncertain expression of the trial bishop, Old John continued to smile.

His words were subtle. Although they were gentle and calm, they contained a strong sense of provocation.

The Judge Bishop's anger rose instantly.

He stared at Old John, his eyes red.

But in the end, reason overcame his anger, and he finally turned back with a sullen face and looked at the black-clad Archbishop of the Trial Hall who was sitting high above.

The archbishop in black looked calm.

Noting the gaze cast by the Trial Bishop, he did not respond immediately, but looked at the supreme leader of the church, Pope Benedict II, who was surrounded by stars.

For a time, the eyes of many priests and bishops were fixed on Benedict II.

Benedict II still looked calm.

He chuckled slightly and nodded slightly.

Seeing this, the Trial Bishop instantly understood the Holy See’s meaning.

Life Church has gradually gained momentum.

At this moment, it may be difficult to convince the public based on accusations and trials alone.

Only by completely destroying the opponent doctrinally and spiritually can the purpose of this trial be truly achieved, and the true righteousness be grasped and prepare for the next action.

Thinking of this, the trial bishop sneered and said:

"Why, does a pariah who is lucky enough to be favored by God also want to get involved in the sacred debate?"

"Where do we start talking about untouchables? For the Eternal Church, only the nobles and clergy who are above us are human beings, and we ordinary people are lowly existences?"

Old John said calmly.

As soon as these words came out, the surrounding people immediately started talking.

The clergy of the Eternal Church looked solemn.

They knew that the debate had already begun.

The Trial Bishop frowned.

He snorted coldly and said:

"Hmph! Cultists are cultists! Now, they still want to sow discord and confuse the people!"

"But, wasn't the word untouchable what you just said? I'm just expanding on what you just said."

Old John shook his head.

As he spoke, he sneered:

"Perhaps...this is the hypocrisy of the Eternal Church."

"Although it is preached in doctrine that everyone is equal before the true God, and as long as you have pious beliefs, you can ascend to the kingdom of God and gain happiness and peace after death, but in reality, believers are told not to resist, but to learn to be patient, and just accept it. Must submit to the rule of the aristocracy..."

"But if you can't even grasp the reality, how can you talk about after death?"

"From this perspective, the Eternal Church... is nothing more than a ruling tool that helps the tyrants do evil, helps the nobles oppress the people, and consolidates the decadent empire."

As soon as these words came out, the onlookers were shocked.

Everyone looked at Old John with horrified and shocked eyes, never expecting that he would dare to mock the Eternal Church in this way.

You must know that in the world of Segas, it is recognized that divine power is greater than royal power.

However, Old John described divine power as an accessory to royal power...

This is simply blatant blasphemy!

The expression of the Judge Bishop changed slightly.

He angrily said:

"Shut up! You are a pagan who talks nonsense! The holy religion is the balance that maintains the order of mankind, how can you be allowed to blaspheme?!"

Taking a deep breath, he sneered and continued:

"Reality and death? Huh, how long does a person live after he is born? And how long does it last after death?"

"The pain in the world is just a test given by our Lord to believers. As long as you have a pious heart, you can ascend to heaven after death and gain eternal life... This does not depend on family background, nobility, but only Be pious!"

"What is important and what is light, you have no idea!"

Old John sighed:

"That's why...I said the Eternal Church is hypocritical."

"Everyone is equal before God? Maybe, but... is the equality of the eternal church true equality?"

"Don't care about family background, wealth... Haha, it's just using an illusory 'equality' to cover up another 'inequality'."

"We are also believers, why must the lowly be lowly? Why must the noble be noble?"

"Aristocrats will always be aristocrats, while poor people will always be oppressed? Is this reasonable?"

"The nobles enjoy themselves in the castle and live a life of luxury, while the poor not only have to run for a living all the time, but also endure the oppression and exploitation of the nobles. Is this reasonable?"

"Nobles can have close contact with clergy, pray in the best prayer rooms, and even be baptized by clergy..."

"However, civilians are not even looked at by the clergy. They can only pray to the gods for help when they are most helpless. Some poor people are sick and even cannot enter the church because they cannot afford the medical expenses. Go, is this reasonable?!"

"This is unreasonable!"

“It talks about equality of faith and that everyone is the same before God, but this is just the rhetoric of the Eternal Church to fool the people!”

“The essence of the Eternal Church is a tool to oppress the masses!”

At the end, Old John almost yelled.

As soon as these words came out, the discussion among the surrounding people seemed to get louder.

Some people who had obviously read the book gradually fell into deep thought.

Although others looked confused, their eyes towards the clergy of the Eternal Church had changed somewhat.

Seeing this scene, some of the clergy of the Eternal Church frowned slightly and glanced at the Trial Bishop with a hint of dissatisfaction.

The expression of the trial bishop also changed slightly, and he soon realized that he seemed to be led by the other party.

The teachings of any church are reasonable, but at the same time, they must also have their own loopholes.

As for debating scriptures, to put it bluntly, it means seizing the other party’s loopholes and magnifying them.

For this reason, in the process of Bible debate, the most taboo thing is to be led by the other party's nose and keep debating certain doctrines of your own church. Instead, you should take the initiative to scratch the other party's sore feet.

The Trial Bishop reacted quickly.

It has been too long since he has debated scriptures. This time, he really made a stupid mistake.

After waking up, he squinted his eyes, snorted angrily, and continued to scold:

"Sophistry! Childish! Ridiculous!"

"How can there be absolute fairness in this world?"

“The Church of Life advocates the equality of all things, which is simply hypocritical, naive, and ridiculous!”

"Can a person who is born into a noble family be the same as a person who is born into nothing?"

"Can a person with extraordinary power be the same as an ordinary person who doesn't even know a few words?"

"This world is inherently unequal! Forcing everyone to be equal will only bring greater inequality and bigger problems!"

"All things have their own laws of operation, society as well, and order as well! Human beings are born unequal! Wherever there is order, there is hierarchy! Only by maintaining a good hierarchy can the stability of the world be maintained!"

"What the Life Church is doing is completely creating opposition! The equality of all beings in the Life Church is the greatest hypocrisy!"

“Life Church uses inequality to incite believers, confuse the people, and create chaos, just for its own selfish desires!”

"All living beings are equal? ​​Hey... Complete equality will only dampen people's enthusiasm and make people lose their motivation to make progress!"

"This is complete hypocrisy!"

"Only my Lord acknowledges the inequality in the world; only my Lord respects the inequality in the world; at the same time, my Lord treats every believer with equal eyes. This is true equality!"

"Equality is relative, and the prerequisite for equality is order! Only with order can there be equality!"

After hearing the words of the trial bishop, Old John sighed:

“But, has the Eternal Church really done it?”

As he spoke, he looked solemn and scolded:

"Treat every believer equally?"

"Ah... However, what I saw was that the Eternal Church and the nobles were collaborating to oppress the people!"

"Respect the inequality in the world?"

"Ah...but what I see is that the Eternal Church is conservative and stubborn, exacerbating the injustice in the world!"

"Yes! This world is indeed unequal... However, for the human country, the inequality between people is often caused by the oppression of the nobles! And the Eternal Church is the biggest accomplice !"

"The Eternal Church only represents the interests of the nobles and the rich. What the Eternal Church only cares about is the value of extraordinary people and those in power. The Eternal Church doesn't care at all about the vast number of poor people!"

"The population of nobles accounts for less than one percent of all mankind, the number of extraordinary people accounts for less than one tenth of the total human race, and the Eternal Church only represents the interests of a very small number of people!"

"Ordinary people are the vast majority, and ordinary people are the cornerstone of the human world. The eternal church that is separated from the masses...is not qualified to say that it is the guardian of the human world!"

As soon as these words came out, the discussion in the square became even louder.

The eyes of many people gradually changed, some nodded slightly in agreement, and some even cast hostile glances at the Eternal Church.

"Shut up!"

The trial bishop was also angry:

"What do you know? Nobles control knowledge, extraordinary people control power, and those who control knowledge and power should shoulder the responsibility of ruling! This... is the order of the Segas world!"

"Does the Church of Life expect some ignorant people with no power and knowledge to rule?"

"This is the greatest irresponsibility!"

"Not to mention, how does the Church of Life, which advocates the equality of all beings, have the right to dictate to us? If we believe in the Church of Life and advocate the equality of all things, and other races rise, mankind will definitely lose its status as the protagonist of the era!"

"That is the biggest nightmare for the entire human world!"

“The Eternal Church is the eternal church of all mankind and is the eternity of all mankind. However, the Church of Life is not the life church of all mankind!”

The words of the trial bishop were resounding.

After hearing his words, the people started talking again.

The believer who was still wavering just now fell into thinking again.

However, Old John just sighed lightly:

"That's the problem."

As he spoke, he slowly shook his head:

"Mr. Trial Bishop, you have no faith in the goddess's crown, and you know nothing about the ideals of our life evangelists..."

"You don't know the true philosophy of our Life Church at all, and you don't know the true pursuit of our Life Church at all, let alone the true greatness of our Life Church..."

"Your Eternal Church is nothing but a stubborn and ineffective stumbling block that blocks the progress of human society in front of the wheel of history."