His journey to reunite with family members was the result a violent attack that left him near death. Always suspicious of the motives of the new movement of believers, his path crosses with some of its legendary leaders. The politics and culture of Rome affects the Christos followers and Rufus too, when he throws in his lot with them. Although the challenges of faith were life threatening in the various centres of the Roman empire, Rufus began to learn that scriptures found in the law had a higher purpose of presaging and confirming the truth of the good news of Yeshua Christos. He also learnt that faith wasn't an easy deliverance from trials and suffering, rather it was a promise of hope and future glory.