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.