Constantine The Great Transformation

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One of the most powerful emperors in Rome and the first one to identify himself as a Christian was Constantine the Great. He was known for many things especially his religious reforms. Being the son of a Roman official, this put him in line to be the next heir to the throne of the Western Empire. Constantine was very committed to his religious beliefs as well as how he followed it.
Before the reign of Constantine, there were many things someone had to go through in order to become a Christian, this process very long and stressful. When regarding the process, the person trying to convert to Christianity would need to be dedicating their lives not only to becoming a Christian, but must also be able to change their beliefs, the way they behave, and how they live. To do this they would have to go through many different stages in which they would …show more content…

If this was something he or she decided then they would need to get accepted by the church to continue on with the journey. After being accepted to the church it would be time to change the behaviors that one would have. The church would ask to meet a couple times a week to observe and give advice on what things would need to be changed. Following that the final progress in order to fully become a Christian is that the individual would need to be Baptised and become a born again Christian.
Men as well as women that went through this journey to change their lives to follow Christ often knew that doing this there was a chance that something bad could happen. There were people back then that did not agree with Christianity and would end up murdering ones who were. It is believed that many people decided to become Christians to become apart of something more than what they are used to and they even believed that they would have a better

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