Chapter 6 Performing the Miracle of Resurrection
Unlike all other religions, the miracle of the resurrection is the cornerstone of Christian faith.
For Christians, believing in the existence of resurrection means believing in the existence of God.
In the logic of Christian belief, only the existence of God who created life and the universe can reverse the horror of death. The resurrection of the Messiah, the savior, is a symbol of divine power and represents the existence of a true God in the world who can reverse life and death.
At the same time, the resurrection of the Messiah is also the promise of Christian doctrine to all human beings, which indicates that when the Day of Judgment arrives, everyone will rise from the grave like the Messiah and begin to accept judgment.
The future of eternal life is placed before believers, so how can they not believe it?
It is the apostle Paul, the true founder of Christianity, who wrote one-third of the New Testament.
It is also stated in the Bible that if the resurrection of the Messiah is a lie, then Christian faith is in vain and all witnesses and preachers are liars.
No one will be saved from sin, all believers will face the sad ending of eternal death, and Christians will be the most pitiful people in the world.
But now, Gareth is standing up again!
This young man was disemboweled during the battle, drained of all his blood, and fell down in front of everyone.
Then, under the gaze of everyone, he stood up from the pile of corpses again, his body unscathed, but with wounds healed after suffering as proof.
Those hideous wounds proved the miracle of resurrection to the surrounding knights, squires and servants.
With his own resurrection, Garris proved the existence of God to everyone, and once again solidified the foundation of Christian faith, making everyone believe that resurrection was not an illusory lie, but an unmistakable reality.
It can be said that today's Garris is the strongest cornerstone of the Christian faith among the surrounding knights, attendants and servants, and has a sacred and unshakable status.
For this reason, when Garris said that he hoped to spread the Lord's teachings and bring the believers who had gone astray back on track.
Everyone who witnessed the miracle of resurrection never thought that this was the creation of some heretical sect, but only felt that it was an honor for each other and another proof of God's love for the world.
They, the first to witness the resurrection of Garris and inherit the truth, will also become respected saints like the Twelve Apostles in the future.
Compared with the great cause of reshaping faith, correcting doctrinal errors, and bringing believers closer to God's grace, the secular disputes over royal power seemed to be insignificant for a while.
Garris looked around, and after feeling the intense gazes of the people around him, he nodded.
“I have indeed received a lot of revelations from God, but it just takes time to sort them out. Before that, I hope to restore the village we live in to its original appearance so that the first seeds of spreading the truth can be sown here. .”
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The Crusade movement, which began in 1096 of the Confucian calendar, was not only a pilgrimage expedition in the spiritual world of Christians, but also a massive immigration movement.
Over the past nearly ninety years, hundreds of thousands of Franks migrated from the west, most of them choosing to settle in cities or return to Europe by ship.
But there were also many Frankish Christians who chose to open up the wilderness here and settled in the mountains, hills, coastal plains, and the Jordan Valley.
The village of Skal is a microcosm of this wave of immigration.
The valley where the village is located is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with a running river running through it, and a small plain in it that can be used for farming.
The surrounding area is surrounded by woods and shrubs. Looking from a distance, one feels that this paradise is nothing more than this. As far as the terrain is concerned, it is definitely easy to defend but difficult to attack. However, it is a pity that the villagers of Skar Village did not defend the valley entrances that were easily penetrated by outside penetration, and they were massacred as a result.
The village that originally had a population of nearly 200 people was left with only about 40 people after such a Bedouin attack. Most of them were women and children, with a small number of young men. As for the elderly or Babies were all slaughtered.
For the slave-catching team, such massacres were considered from the perspective of the most direct commercial benefits.
In the slave trade, the elderly are purely a loss-making business, and adult males are relatively difficult to tame, not safe enough, and should not be too numerous.
As for babies, they are too troublesome and cannot withstand the long journey. These groups of people belong to the group that needs to be eliminated at the early stage of the slave operation.
The most suitable people to be domesticated as slaves are those underage children and younger women, followed by those young men who look relatively docile.
These groups were either relatively easier to domesticate or could fetch higher prices in the slave market.
Of course, the above thoughts were a bit too much for Garris at this moment.
Today, Garris is holding a funeral with the survivors of the village.
Because of limited manpower and materials, let alone coffins.
For a while, they couldn't even get enough wood to make tombstones for everyone.
We could only force the captured enemies to work with the surviving villagers near the back hill of the village to dig several graves together and bury them separately according to their closeness.
Although the digging of the tomb was a bit rough, Garris was as satisfied as possible with the sense of ceremony it should have.
Under the sobbing narrations of the survivors, he wrote down the names one after another as a record, preparing for the preparation of a formal tombstone in the future.
After the names of all the victims were recorded and their bodies were carried into the graves, the covering began. Garris waved the first shovel, and the people around him also filled the grave pit with unconcealable solemn sadness.
When the grave pit is backfilled.
Garris replaced the priest in the village church who had been buried in the soil and led everyone in a non-standard prayer.
"Heavenly Father, please grant them eternal rest, and may eternal light shine on them. May their souls, with the mercy of Heavenly Father, rest in peace, Amen."
"Amen."
A solemn funeral does not require any extravagant burial objects. The tears of relatives and the constant feeling of separation are the best memorials.
Give respect to the dead and leave nostalgia to the living. When the mountain flowers are in full bloom on the coming day, you can come here with your children and grandchildren, offer those bouquets of flowers, and leave a few words to express your feelings, which is the best comfort for the deceased.
When all this busyness was over, it was already sunset again.
(End of chapter)