The Unfinished Task of the Christian Church; Introductory Studies in the Problem of the World's Evangelization
The Unfinished Task of the Christian Church; Introductory Studies in the Problem of the World's Evangelization
Barton, James L. (James Levi), 1855-1936
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As yet Christianity was not an illegal faith. By this act of Nero it was placed under the ban not of law but of general sentiment, as a result of which however, one by one the Apostles suf- fered martyrdom. At the close of the first century the number of Christians, in spite of the persecutions, had become so great that throughout the Empire they could not be ignored. It was also apparent that they could no longer be classed as a sect of the Jews. Christianity 114 SUCCESSES OF THE ESRLY CHURCH ...With its teachings and practices seemed to be threat- ening even the foundation of the Roman State, and the great Emperors of this period, Trajan, Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius, organized and carried into ef- fect a legal system of open persecution. Trajan recognized in Christianity a religion repugnant to the beliefs and practices of the Roman Empire and in 99 A. D., he promulgated a law that might be used by local governors against the Christians. When the crowds in the theatres shouted, " To the lions with the Christians," it became legal for the local ruler, if he thought the peace of the district demanded it, to yield to the demands of the multitude.
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