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TitleRights and Privileges of Citizenship
Publication TypeChart
Year of Publication2002
AuthorsWelch, John W., and John F. Hall
Number4-6
PublisherFoundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies
CityProvo, UT
KeywordsLaws; Legal; Roman Empire; Study Helps
Abstract

Paul spoke of his converts as being “no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the Saints” (Eph 2:19). No status was more powerful in Paul’s day than that of Roman citizenship. Chart 4-6 lists nine rights and privileges enjoyed by Roman citizens. Within the kingdom of God, parallel rights and privileges were enjoyed by members of the Church. While this arrangement would bolster the esteem and confidence of Christians, it might have been unsettling to people in the Roman Empire who questioned Christian loyalty to Rome.

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