In the first century the term Christian was a political term, not a religious one. Followers of Jesus weren’t branded Christian to differentiate them from Zeusians or Jupiterians. The term Christian was coined by pagans based on Latin political terminology. Christian was analogous to Caesariani, a follower of Caesar; Herodiani, a follower of Herod. Christians were viewed as partisans of a king. Rome had little interest in which god or gods people worshiped. Rome’s mandate: worship your gods, but obey Caesar. For Christians, this was a nonstarter. Jesus was a king who required more than worship. He required obedience. No one asked 1st century Christians if they were Christian. They were accused of it. Their behavior gave them away.