Confirming that early Christians conducted themselves as “aliens and temporary residents ” in the Roman world, historian Kenneth Scott Latourette wrote:“ It is one of the commonplaces of history that in its first three centuries Christianity met persistent and often severe persecution...
Kinnitades tõsiasja, et tõelised kristlased elasid Rooma impeeriumis kui „võõramaalased ja ajutised elanikud ”, kirjutas ajaloolane Kenneth Scott Latourette:„ On teada - tuntud ajalooline fakt, et esimese kolme sajandi jooksul kohtasid kristlased püsivat ja tihti ränka tagakiusamist...