9781443253222

Pascal's Pensées

Format: Paperback

ISBN13: 9781443253222

Paperback|9781443253222


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Excerpt: ...God. All those who have claimed to know God, and to prove Him without Jesus Christ, have had only weak proofs. But in proof of Jesus Christ we have the prophecies, which are solid and palpable proofs. And these prophecies, being accomplished and proved true by the event, mark the certainty of these truths, and therefore the divinity of Christ. In Him then, and through Him, we know God. Apart from Him, and without the Scripture, without original sin, without a necessary Mediator promised and come, we cannot absolutely prove God, nor teach right doctrine and right morality. But through Jesus Christ, and in Jesus Christ, we prove God, and teach morality and doctrine. Jesus Christ is then the true God of men. But we know at the same time our wretchedness; for this God is none other than the Saviour of our wretchedness. So we can only know God well by knowing our iniquities. Therefore those who have known God, without knowing their wretchedness, have not glorified Him, but have glorified themselves. Quia . non cognovit per sapientiam . placuit Deo per stultitiam pr

ISBN-13

9781443253222

ISBN-10

1443253227

Weight

0.72 Pounds

Dimensions

9.00 x 6.00 x 0.49 In

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$20.77

Format

Paperback

Pages

216 pages

Publisher

Published On

2010-03-01



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