Taken to its logical extreme, Neo-Platonism denies the resurrection because flesh is evil.

The love of Christ compels surrender of our goods to the state for distribution to the poor.

Thankfully, Augustine resisted the influence of Neo-Platonism for most of his adult life.

Pietistic withdrawal short-circuits Jesus’ command to make disciples of all nations.

The problem with socialism is that charity can’t be coerced

To avoid spiritual pollution, God commands us to separate from unbelievers.

Bodily desire and pleasure is the root cause of all evil in the world.

Neo-Platonic release from fleshly passion frees us to focus on the needs of others.

Just like Christianity, Neo-Platonism portrays God as the ultimate spiritual being

The goal of Neo-Platonism is mystic communion with God

Because the earth rotates west to east, the jet stream is naturally forced to flow east to west.

The Bible is in “the language of appearances” to accommodate our limited perspective.

Copernicus paved the way for Darwin by challenging the authority of the Bible

Since the earth rotates west to east, it takes less time to fly from NYC to LA, than LA to NYC.

The evidence for evolution is so convincing that Christians must rely on blind faith to refute it.

The scientific method is the only infallible procedure for establishing objective truth

Copernicus theory confirmed the infallibility of God’s Word

Heliocentricity shattered the perception that man is at the center of God’s attention.

The entire Bible is written in language that assumes the earth is stationary.

We cannot prove by scientific observation whether geocentricity or heliocentricity is correct.

The evidential/historical approach to apologetics detracts from the authority of the Word of God.

Eusebius shared with Augustine a tendency to allegorize the Bible

Eusebius attributed misinterpretation of prophecy as failure to grasp mystic & symbolic language.

Eusebius saw the conversion of Constantine as fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham.

Polycarp reported the death of over 150 martyrs to explain the slow growth of the early church

Constantine was compassionate toward the church, but viewed it as a department of state.

By elevating the Lordship of Christ, Arians diminished the authority and autonomy of the Emperor

At the Council of Nicaea Eusebius voted against finding that Christ is the same substance as God.

Eusebius affirmed the ecstatic utterances of what are today known as the Charismatics.

Eusebius dismissed Papias as “a man of very small intelligence” because of his premillennialism