The Christian Movement during the time of St. Paul was a strict movement. St Paul preached the gospel of Christ to all the people he could reach. This gospel was of love and kindness, and the goal was to become children of God through Jesus Christ. The only way to attain eternal life in Paradise was by following a strict and disciplined behavioral pattern and by loving one another through Christ. Love and faith in Christ is key, St. Paul says “For in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor un-circumcision is of any avail, but faith working through love.” (Corinthians) This teaching also goes along with the notion that all Christians should be “one in Christ Jesus.” St. Paul talks about certain aspects of life that a Christian should abide by. He talks about marriage and how it is important that every man and woman fulfill their roles within marriage the way God has created marriage to be. He also talks about how important it is to wait for the second coming of Christ, and how Christians should be prepared for His coming in order to attain eternal life in Paradise.
This Christian movement during the time of St. Paul was open to anyone who was willing to believe in the words of St. Paul which were the teachings of Christ. He spoke to all peoples of all social classes and genders about the love of God and the necessary actions that will lead to an afterlife in heaven. He discusses the book of the law and how important it is to abide by its laws until the coming of Christ.
It would seem to me that more men and middle or lower class society would accept this religious belief and join the Christian movement because St. Paul’s message about Christ brought hope to those people. At the same time, it could have been intimidating and less appealing to the higher class of society who were already set and well knowledgeable of the Jewish teachings and religion. But there seems to be a large amount of people who joined the Christian movement during the time of St. Paul because he wrote so many letters to many congregations and peoples around Europe and Asia.