I Think There Is a God

“For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.” – Romans 1:20 Two renowned Christians, Saint Augustine and Blaise Pascal, each have compelling journeys to faith. Augustine, a prominent 4th-century theologian from Africa, and Pascal, a celebrated mathematician and philosopher, both arrived at the knowledge of God through reason and logic. Remarkably, both men concluded through rational thought that God must exist. Blaise Pascal, for instance, is well known for “Pascal’s Wager.” He argued that if you believe in God and are correct, you gain everything—eternal life; if you are wrong, you lose very little. Conversely, if you do not believe and are mistaken, you risk immense loss. This reasoning led Pascal to choose faith as the wiser path.  Interestingly, Augustine’s path was similar. Both men noted that