Christianity Development in the Roman Empire

By: Tiffany Zong

What Do Christians Believe?

* Christians believe that Jesus was fully human and divine and was also the son of God and through believing him and his teaching can inherit eternal life.

*Christians believed in the teachings of Jesus which taught:

*Christians believed that God raised Jesus from the dead and Jesus only died for humanity and he will soon come back.

*In addition, Trinity or also known as the three parts of God which are: God the Father or Creator, God the Son (Jesus) or Redeemer, and God the Holy Spirit or Sanctifier.

- Love God with all your heart, soul and mind.
-Love your neighbor as yourself.
-Christians also seek to follow the ten commandments God gave Moses to give the Israelites:
-Worship no other God but me. Do not make images to worship.
-Do not misuse the name of God.
-Observe the Sabbath Day (Sunday, for Christians).
-Keep it Holy.
-Honor and respect your father and mother.
-Do not murder.
-Do not commit adultery.
-Do not steal.
-Do not accuse anyone falsely.
-Do not tell lies about other people.
-Do not envy other's possessions.

How Did Christians Practice Their Beliefs?

*Christians practice their beliefs by:

-      Praising God in music
-      Praising God is speech
-      Readings from scriptures
-      Prayers
-      A sermon
-      Holy ceremonies

*Christians worship in churches, chapels, cathedrals, meeting houses, and gospel houses.

How Did Christianity Spread in the Roman Empire?

Christianity spread quickly through the Roman Empire and having christianity receiving a legal status means that Christians could finally openly practice their religion be without being criticized by the Roman Authority because they strongly disagreed in christianity.

Peter and Paul spread christianity from the early ages by traveling long journeys and spreading their beliefs to others.

How did Christianity change the Roman Empire?

In christianity people believe multiple Gods while in Rome they only worship one God so christianity showed that believing more than one God is not wrong.

Constantine was an emperor from 312 AD to 337 AD and he had major impacts to the perspective of Christianity. The emperors Trajan, Decius, and Diocletian strongly disagreed with christianity and even tried to execute all of the christians. But when Constantine came to power he supported the belief of christianity and even helped donate money to the construction of more christian churches.

Why would an emperor use a belief to help them govern?

An emperor may use christianity because this beliefs is like a moral code. It tells people to be nice to their neighbors which help people gain trust in one another and builds a strong relationship for each other.