Pascal Wager

In the seventeenth century, a famous philosopher and mathematician, Blaise Pascal, encouraged people to make a wager when it came to belief in God.  If a person chose to believe in God and God did exist, that person would gain everything (eternal life).  If a person chose to believe in God and God did not exist, that person would lose nothing.  On the other hand, if a person chose not to believe in God and he was right, he would lose nothing.  But if that person did not believe in God and he was wrong-he would lose everything (lose eternal life).  This wager can be said another way:  Based on this logic, Pascal suggested the rational person would choose to believe in God as believing offers a person everything (eternal life) while losing nothing.  Wherever you are in your faith journey, would you consider taking Pascal’s wager?  If the good God of the Bible exists, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain by believing in Him today.