The “little flock” of the early Church, became aware that the risen Jesus Christ was the Lord of the entire humankind, and was motivated to announce the Good News to the whole world.
At first, Christians encountered many difficulties to evangelize in different external environments and they learned how to adapt.
After gaining power, Christians took on major social responsibilities and created a “Christian society”. Upon losing power, Christians were unable to adapt to the new society for a while, so they gave many bad examples, which were contrary to their own preaching.
However, upon completely losing power and status, Christians after going through a period of struggle and rethinking, they could rediscover that spirit of renewal, which enabled them to see again the gift that Jesus Christ has brought to humankind: hope.