[Spktyr]

Theodosius was much later than Diocletian and had no direct contact. Individual liberties were greatly constrained at the time of Jesus anyway, unless you were a Roman citizen, and even then...

However, we're all hijacking this thread. The original question was whether a value-free society can be saved or redeemed. History's answer is yes - though it would be painful and the price would be high.

[Jaysun]

Theodosius was much later than Diocletian and had no direct contact. Individual liberties were greatly constrained at the time of Jesus anyway, unless you were a Roman citizen, and even then...
However, we're all hijacking this thread. The original question was whether a value-free society can be saved or redeemed. History's answer is yes - though it would be painful and the price would be high.

The Theodosian Code is a collection of imperial edicts going back to Constantine and in that way is relevant to the subject. We'll talk about it later.

I agree with the idea that a value-free society can be saved - painful and pricey to be sure.