91. Galina: You want to shake my faith! You have come to tempt me!

92. Me: Not to tempt, but to test. For thus it is written in the Bible:

"Try the spirits, whether they are of God." (1 John 4:1)

I think that if you are from God, then the words of the Scriptures apply to you: "The weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty of God to destroy strongholds: [by them] we overthrow schemes and every arrogance that rises up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to the obedience of Christ, and are ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled" (2 Corinthians 10:4-6).

If you have this weapon, then you have nothing to fear...

93. Galina: And I'm not afraid of anything! (Although it was obvious that she was embarrassed.) Then she burst out with another angry rebuke to the Orthodox clergy, apparently believing that this would be perceived by us as a manifestation of fearlessness. However, the faces of the teachers, who had previously shown interest in the sectarian faith, reflected such obvious doubt that Galina decided to change tactics and bring the conversation to a field familiar to her. She decided to talk about the Trinity. However, then I interrupted her...

94. Me: You and I will definitely talk about the Trinity later, if you wish. But first, you will have to prove that you are competent to discuss theological issues. You wouldn't argue about Gauss's theorem with someone who didn't understand anything about mathematics, would you? Likewise, here, if you truly represent God's organization, then we must humbly accept your understanding of the Trinity and other teachings. And if you are a deceitful "wicked slave," then any interpretation of Scripture you have will be false. So we want to make sure you're from God first!