Mosasamala kanthu za ukali wa chizunzo, chitsutso chabata, chodzipereka, chowona mtima, choleza mtima chotsutsa kuipa kofala kwa chikhulupiriro chachipembedzo chinapitiriza kwa zaka mazana ambiri kunenedwa. Akristu a m’nthaŵi yakaleyo anali ndi chidziŵitso chochepa cha chowonadi, koma anaphunzira kukonda ndi kumvera Mawu a Mulungu, ndipo anavutika moleza mtima chifukwa cha mawuwo. Mofanana ndi ophunzira a m’nthawi ya atumwi, ambiri anataya chuma chawo cha m’dzikoli chifukwa cha Khristu.
Notwithstanding the rage of persecution, a calm, devout, earnest, patient protest against the prevailing corruption of religious faith continued for centuries to be uttered. The Christians of that early time had only a partial knowledge of the truth, but they had learned to love and obey God’s word, and they patiently suffered for its sake. Like the disciples in apostolic days, many sacrificed their worldly possessions for the cause of Christ. 