We saw the church in the Middle Ages in the monastic movement and so on,

tried to deny all things physical.

Where does that idea come from?

It doesn't come from the Old Testament,

where when God creates a physical world, what's His judgment on it?

It's good.

But remember, in Plato's schema, you have two worlds,

the ideal world, the eternal world of ideas,

and then this world.

Ideas have consequences.

We've seen that all week, and unfortunately,

sometimes those ideas even creep into the church.

On Nathan W. Bingham, and I'm glad you're joining us

for the Friday edition of Renewing Your Mind.

Yesterday, we met Socrates.

Well, today, we'll meet a famous student of his, Plato,

who is considered one of the twin giants of Western philosophy.

His influence has been significant,

impacting the church of the Middle Ages,

and even some in the church today.

So what did Plato teach?

Here's R.C. Sproul to explain.

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