"The assumption among church marketers seems to be that if a resource is available, it must be from God. And if God has given us this resource, we are thereby warranted to use it to accomplish God's purposes, so long as we remember to give God the credit for blessing our efforts when we “succeed.” The church marketers are not the first in church history to make such assumption. In the fourth century, Augustine believed that God’s providence was responsible for Constantine’s embracing Christianity, thereby placing the reigns [reins] of power in the hands of Christians for the first time. Augustine thought this meant the church was now justified in using its newfound power to coerce wayward Christians back into the fold. In retrospect, many think Augustine was mistaken. Similar assumptions were no doubt held by many Crusaders who thought they were merely using the resources that God had given them, such as the sword and the power of the medieval monarchy, to convert the masses to Christ. In retrospect, many also think The Crusaders were mistaken. Finally, many Christians in the United states believe their country fully justified in exploding nuclear weapons over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, not least because they believe God provided these resources. Again, many believe these Christians were wrong. Too often, it seems, the church has been tempted to believe that this new Kingdom God is bringing could be established by using the methods of the old Kingdom that is passing away.” (Kenneson & Street, Selling out the Church, 153)