So that Jesus can transcend life's suffering. The christian orthodox taught us that, in order to have a fulfilling and meaningful life like Jesus, we have to pick up and bear our own cross and go up to the mountain (figuratively). With this religious idea, we, too, can transcend and withstand our own inevitable tragedies of life.
The Edict of Thessalonica (also known as Cunctos populos), issued on 27 February AD 380 by three reigning Roman Emperors, made Nicene Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire. It condemned other Christian creeds such as Arianism as heresies of madmen, and authorized their persecution.
Inilabas ni emperor theodosius at
Ipinag-utos nito na tangkilikin ang nicene christianity bilang official religion roman empire , lahat ng susuway ay mape-persecute.