Chapter 199 Four Types of Believers

Wang Jinjue had thought about why he was the only one who became the God of Hot Pot among the four of them.

In the world of Toril, to become a god, one must have believers, priesthood and "divine fire (godhood)".

The priesthood was created by the three of them, one after another. Believers also came after the business started. Only Wang Jinjue had the "divine fire".

It was a Shinto magic tool "Mirror of All Realms", which contained a trace of divine fire that was about to go out, and the price of this reached 8,000 points.

What is this thing used for?

It was just to see what the god he invited looked like, where he came from, and what his name was after the god hit him.

By chance, Wang Jinjue became the God of Hot Pot.

To invite a god to possess you, only if you become a "god" can you understand "divine attack" and have a deeper understanding of "The Record of the Secret of the Heavenly Invitation to the Mystery".

Only this world is suitable for Wang Jinjue. From this perspective, the main god space really took the money and did the job.

In his mind, there is a bright place, which is the kingdom of God that has not yet been formed.

There is nothing in the kingdom of God, only darkness. And his image is a person with a dim light, and around him, his believers gather into a sea of ​​stars.

The one who is particularly bright and connected to him is his pastor.

Next is the bright "devout believer", the "crazy believer" with a black and blue light, and finally the slightly bright "general believer".

As for the "true believer", Wang Jinjue has none yet.

The so-called "general believer" only has a shallow belief in the gods, but does not intend to act and live strictly according to the creed and doctrine of the gods. He says he believes, but only he knows in his heart whether he believes or not.

In fact, most believers are at this stage. After all, no belief is to be hung on the wall.

"Devout believers" feel that the teachings of the gods are close to themselves, and feel that the lifestyle advocated by the gods and the church makes them feel at ease and comfortable, so they believe in it. Rather than believing in the gods, it is better to say that it is to maintain the lifestyle and inner feelings that they like.

In the world of Toril, many of the gods' teachings are more like a set of values ​​and codes of conduct. For example, the teachings of the goddess of luck, Tymora:

[People should act boldly to be truly alive. In most cases, the courage and determination to take risks are far more important than careful and precise plans. Never hesitate, you should believe in the goddess and leave yourself to fate. Believe in your own luck, you are your own master, and the goddess will let you know whether this time is luck or bad luck. As long as you move forward and strive to pursue your dreams, the goddess will help you. 】

To sum it up in one sentence, life and death are determined by fate, and wealth is determined by heaven!

If you are also such an adventurous opportunist, you will undoubtedly feel that Tymora's teachings are very much in line with your taste. Even if you do not believe in Tymora, there is a high probability that Tymora will personally accept you into her kingdom of God after death.

Therefore, many Chinese in the 21st century come to the continent of Faerun. Even if they are atheists, they are vying to be chosen by a bunch of gods because of their handsomeness, wisdom, loyalty, eagle eyes and wolf eyes, etc.

Because you really meet the requirements of their doctrines, even if you don't care about these things.

There are no real non-believers, unless they are fools or vegetative people, and there are real weirdos.

When people are alive, they always have some faith! People without faith, even if their hearts are dead, there are still cults and evil gods that meet your doctrines!

But "fanatics" are not like that. They ignore all good things for their beliefs, can use the most brutal and despicable means for their beliefs, and feel guiltless for doing any dirty things. The essence is that they are extremely dissatisfied with reality, and want to use gods to change reality and realize their own ideas. The higher the degree of dissatisfaction with reality, the higher the degree of fanaticism.

Among Wang Jinjue's believers, there is really a fanatic who believes that the "God of Hot Pot" is the best god in the world, and everyone should believe in the "God of Hot Pot". Anyway, those who say bad things about the "God of Hot Pot" should be beaten to death.

Although Wang Jinjue repeatedly told him that cooking does not care what others think.

But the fanatics live in their own world. They agree with the teachings, but only they know what they think in their hearts.

When these three types of believers join the religion, they all think:

The teachings of this religion are in line with my heart, joining this religion will be of great help to me, and God can be relied on, etc. They all have something to ask for and something to gain. They only know and agree with the teachings, but don’t know why they are so, or they know a little but not deeply.

The difference between them is the "orthodox believers".

When the orthodox believers study the scriptures and practice the lifestyle guided by the doctrines, they will have this thought: Why does the gods preach this doctrine? Where does the concept of the gods come from?

When the orthodox believers act according to the scriptures and doctrines, they observe the changes and connections of all things externally, and examine the various changes and choices in their hearts internally. Finally, they seize a chance to understand why the gods do this, and have a little enlightenment about the goals that the gods point to. They understand why they do this. Such people are called orthodox believers.

See the essence through the phenomenon. They need gods, not their power, but their guidance!

They have dreams, but they are lost and helpless in the world, unable to find their own direction; they have ideals, but they are hit hard by worldly disputes, and they are wavering in their hearts, not knowing whether to persist or give up, so they seek help from gods.

However, the true believers do not want the gods to give them strength, but want the gods to give them spiritual guidance, so that they can still hold on to their beliefs and not give up under any difficult conditions.

Regarding the matter of still holding on to their beliefs under any difficult conditions, the true believers and the fanatics seem to be the same, but in fact, the essence is completely different.

The most important basis for the firmness of the fanatics is the dissatisfaction with the external reality or the strong desire, which is rooted in certain external things; while the most important basis for the firmness of the true believers is the understanding and choice of themselves, which is rooted in their own hearts!

In short, the true believers are more crazy than the fanatics!

Just like there are differences among the crazy guys. Some crazy guys (fanatics) are hit by life, can't stand the stimulation, give up on themselves, and degenerate.

And some crazy guys (true believers) are hit by life continuously, but they don't give in, even if their beloved wife dies, their beloved son dies, even if their comrades betray them! But he clearly recognizes the problem and still wants to continue fighting!

It is just like "Thirty-eight years have passed in the blink of an eye. I can reach the moon in the sky and catch turtles in the five oceans, and return home with a triumphant song. Nothing is difficult in the world as long as you are willing to climb!"

When I wrote the last sentence, I suddenly remembered another sentence "When I heard that a tiger had been subdued in the world, my tears suddenly turned into a downpour." Tears~