Blaise Pascal, the great mathematician and philosopher, suggested living as if there is a God is a better wager than living as if there is no God. This has come to be known as "Pascal's Wager"....
Here is the wager, written out: If you live as if God doesn't exist and you're right, you just die and go to the grave. But if you live as if God doesn't exist, and you're wrong, you go into eternal misery in hell. Conversely, if you live as if God does exist and you're wrong, then you would just die and go to the grave. But if you live as if God does exist and you're right, you have just hit the jackpot for an eternity in paradise in heaven.
Pascal's point was: Why not take a gamble that there is a God? If you're wrong, you've lost nothing, and you've had a good life here. But if you're right, and God is real, you'll have eternity to be thankful that you chose wisely. We gamble everytime we get into a car or an airplane, use an appliance, or eat at a restaurant. So why wouldn't we gamble on this where there is everything to gain and nothing to lose!
Those who know Christ have much to gain. Those who do not know Christ have everything to lose. SEEK THE TRUTH!
If you seek Me with all your heart, you will find Me...Deuteronomy 4:29
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