Saturday, June 25, 2011

Pascal on man's plight:


If man is not made for God,

why is he only happy in God?

If man is made for God,

why is he so opposed to God?


- Blaise Pascal, Pensées, as read in R.C. Sproul's The Holiness of God



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Anonymous said...

Hi Matt,

Long time...I hope residency is going well for you.

So, what do you think about this?
Are we made for God or not?
I remember discussing with you before whether God would still be God even if nothing had been created. Do you think we have any purpose other than to worship our Creator?

I hope this finds you having a good day.

~Scarlet

June 29, 2011 at 1:34 PM
Matt said...

Hey S.P.,

Great to have you comment here again! Residency truly starts for me on Tuesday and I am pretty stressed about it but knowing I have a Savior who is unchanging even as everything in my life changes has given me much comfort.

As to your questions, I think it's pretty clear in Scripture that we are made for God. It's also clear that our first parents, Adam and Eve rebelled and we have inherited their sin-nature and spiritual death. Even for the Christian, who is a new creation in Christ, there are still the world, the flesh and the devil to contend with so I think even the Christian can find himself opposed to God at times. When it comes to our purpose I would say it is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever.

Hope you're doing well too Scarlet!

Matt

June 30, 2011 at 8:57 PM
Josh Monen said...

Good quote bro. So much truth and mystery contained in so few words.

July 1, 2011 at 10:13 PM

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