Christianity was a very personal religion, as it put a lot of stress on the individual. God cares for each individual; “he wants people to behave righteously and enter heaven” (Perry 111). For a person to enter heaven, he must reject the world and be a devoted servant of God. This was not an easy task for the classical Roman who “valued active citizenship and active participation in verbal activities” (Perry 102). Each individual would experience trials and triumphs in their own search for truth. Rejecting previous beliefs and accepting a new and ever-growing Christian world would prove to be a difficult task for even the most faithful Christian figures of all..