The post presents several key and supporting statements that help understand Constantine’s own self-awareness of his role in bring Christianity to the Roman Empire. Scripture tells that there was to be a witness of the Gospel in Rome (Act 23:11). These early ventures by faithful ministers to the capital and to the pagan people laid a foundation that would one day bring an acceptance in the largest nation in the world. Constantine would be the impacting emperor that made the religion acceptable. Among his achievements, he established key houses of worship designed to draw people. As you stated, it was in this culture that Christianity was able to thrive. The faith that was once viewed as a sect of Jewish was recognized as a legitimate religion.
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Clearly, your post supports the understandings that while the collection of lands and wealth occurred at a rapid pace, it was also over several years that this accumulation occurred. It was a rise that had significant power and political support accompanying the collection of wealth, as you noted with your reference of the Merida family. Your use of the word “greed” is simple yet extremely accurate of what occurred over those centuries as the church grew in
Clearly, your post supports the understandings that while the collection of lands and wealth occurred at a rapid pace, it was also over several years that this accumulation occurred. It was a rise that had significant power and political support accompanying the collection of wealth, as you noted with your reference of the Merida family. Your use of the word “greed” is simple yet extremely accurate of what occurred over those centuries as the church grew in