History makes Christianity move across the different areas
of the world and now we experience it. For me there are many things that I
learned in the life of Constantine, especially in the history of the church and
how Christianity became known to all. But right now I will just choose two
things that I had learned. First is about the works of Constantine, I learned
from the study that he is one of the reasons why Christianity spread and stood
against the oppositions. I did not really study and read the history of
Constantine but now I realized and learned about him when we study it very
closely. I describe him as a strong man, willing to listen and learned from others. He is a strong-willed man in such a way that
he really stood for what he believed.
Secondly,
I now know the names of some of the emperors who opposed Christianity; honestly
before this study I did not know the names of these emperors who opposed
Christianity. But now I can name it one by one according to the history
learned, also I learned that history is really in the hands of God. In him
nothing is an accident.
For me personally I was encouraged by the life of
Constantine to really stand in the midst of oppositions. As a Christian we will
face much opposition whether in our community or even in our own household, but
I must be willing to risk my life if it is so. Right now we experience it but I
must stand firm with what I believe. I cannot strengthen my own but only God can
make it possible. One thing that I must do is to pray hard to God that he will
strengthen me to stand and really fight for what is right. Finally if someone
will teach anything unbiblical I must confront him or her
right away to correct him/her but in a gentle way to show what is the truth and
lead that person to the truth.
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