What Happened?

Continuing with more from Justo Gonzalez... After Constantine put an end to Christian persecution, Christians began to experience peace and favor. What would happen when those who called themselves servants of a carpenter, and whose great heroes were fisherfolk, slaves, and criminals condemned to death by the state, suddenly saw themselves surrounded by imperial pomp and power? Would they remain firm in their faith? Or would it be that those who had stood before tortures and before beasts would give way to the temptations of an easy life and of social prestige? Heb. 10:34 For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one. Sudan Poor Forced Into Desert Area Outside Capital Flood Crisis in Darfur Support Voice of Martyrs Ministry