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Today Christianity is a popular religion, but it was during medieval times that it really spread. The meaning of the word Christianity is "The followers of Jesus." Jesus sent his student across the world to teach all the nations about Christianity. It wouldn’t exist today if it wasn’t for the disciples (students) of Jesus. St Paul got the message from Jesus in his sleep to spread the religion of Christianity to anyone he could reach. St Paul knew it was his job to spread it so (being the best salesman around) he went out and started telling everyone he met. In his message, he explained that Christianity was a new way of living and that Jesus was a hero. At first, Christianity wasn’t very popular, but then it increased after a long period of time when people started listening to Jesus's message. Those who were non-believers were forced to believe, or they might have been executed. Even today, St Paul is still recognized as a hero to Christians because he was the one who spread the message of the Christian religion. The other students went around the world and on their journey. Jesus's students dealt with many opponents on the way. They were highly persecuted for their faith and for pursuing this great command.======

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Saint Paul was born around 6-10 B.C and Jesus was born about 4-6 B.C. Saint Paul was first named Saul until he received the message from Jesus, and that’s when they changed his name to Paul. He went on many journeys throughout the Asian Minor to spread the religion as best as he could. Saint Paul was considered the second founder of Christianity, the first founder being Jesus.======



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__Why did Christianity Become Popular?__

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According to the first paragraph where St. Paul sent the message to spread the Christian religion, some people started listening to it. It also became popular, because it made people think for themselves and be who they were. In order to be rewarded as a Christian, people prayed to God and said they believed in him. Christianity also spread to people who needed food, water, and shelter. In a way, Christianity is an easy religion because it doesn’t require anyone to practice. It not only appealed to men, but also women because it set a goal for their lifetime. People thought that what Jesus was saying was true and they wanted to be Christian and believe in what Jesus said. =====



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__Christianity Creeps In__

At first the Christian religion was illegal. At that time more than ten percent of the Roman Empire were slaves. The Christian life style made it very interesting for other people. The more harder Romans tried to harm the Christians, the more Christianity became popular. Then, the Byzantine Culture produced a reaction of both Jews and Non-Jews. As the Romans suffered and persecuted all the Christians, Christianity hosted a new vision that was very appealing to women. The new vision gave people life, love and religion.

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