AmaKristu okuqala, ikakhulukazi ekhulwini loku-64 nelesi-XNUMX AD, ayehlala emphakathini okhulekela onkulunkulu abaningi owawungabathembi. Ngemva komlilo omkhulu eRoma ngo-XNUMX AD. AmaKristu ashushiswa uNero, futhi umbono womphakathi wawungavuni ngaso sonke isikhathi kuwo. Izinkulumo ezishiwo ngabo ababhali abahlukahlukene (bheka iBhokisi kwesokudla), ingabe zibonisa uhlobo oluthile lokudelela inkolo kuphela, olungakasakazeki kabanzi? Ingabe umphakathi wamaKristu awukahlukani nakancane emehlweni amaRoma enkolweni yamaJuda? Ingabe amaKristu angamandla anjalo angajabulisi kumbusi? Akungabazeki ukuthi inkolo yobuKristu eyaziwa kancane ngezinye izikhathi isolwa ngezinhlekelele ezimbi kakhulu: ukukhohlakala, ukuziphatha okubi, ukuzalana kwezihlobo ...
Nakuba inkolo yobuKrestu ingeyona inkolo engaqondakali egcinelwe abaqalayo kuphela, amaKristu anesibopho, hhayi nje ngenxa yezinkolelo zawo, kodwa nangenxa yesimo sengqondo esinobutha sabantu ngakubo, ukuba aqaphe ngokukhethekile. Ukushushiswa kobuKristu kuncane kunalokho okuvame ukucatshangwa. Kodwa-ke, lo mphakathi ungaba isisulu sokubandlululwa: abanye babo bangaboshwa futhi ngezinye izikhathi bagwetshwe ukudingiswa noma ukufa. Basebenzisa izimpawu ezivela eTestamenteni Elidala neLisha ukuze baxhumane; dweba noma uwaqophe ezindongeni zamangcwaba kanye ne-sarcophagi; kamuva, lapho ubuKristu bumiswa ngokuqinile emphakathini wamaRoma, babengeke bangabaze ukuhlobisa amakhaya abo ngamatshe aqoshiwe noma amafresco anezimpawu zobuKristu. Nakuba iDecalogue of the Bible ikwenqabela noma yikuphi ukuvezwa komuntu ophilayo noNkulunkulu, izimpawu ezisetshenziswayo zenza izimiso zokholo lobuKristu zibe ziningi. Qaphela ukuthi kunezilwane eziningi ezingokomfanekiso, ezinye zazo ezifeza izindima ezifanayo. Nalu uhlu oluyingxenye yezimpawu zobuKristu ezivame ukusetshenziswa:
