Many people ask themselves, “I believe there’s a God. Isn’t that enough?”
Well, sure. That’s great. God exists. Most of us know that. But why go further? Why be a Christian? Why believe that Heaven and Hell exist? Why sacrifice pleasure and comfort in this life simply to have the possibility of Heaven?
You may be familiar with the well-known philosophical argument known as Pascal’s Wager. Pascal, a seventeenth-century French mathematician and philosopher, wrote:
“Let us weigh the gain and the loss in wagering that God is. Let us estimate these two chances. If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation that He is.”
To bring this into the Christian perspective: If you live your life as a Christian, and Heaven is real, then all of your life and sacrifices were worth it! If you did not, and Heaven is real, then you will have chosen to reject or accept God, choosing Heaven or hell. If however, you lived as a Christian, and Heaven is not real, at least you lived a healthy, happy, morally upright life. If you did not live as a Christian and Heaven is not real, then you lose nothing. So, it is better to assume that Heaven is real and live as a Christian because it provides you with the best possible outcome. There is literally nothing to lose!!
If you live for God, you lose nothing and gain everything. Beauty, goodness, and truth are the fruits of living one’s life for God.
What do you have to lose?
If you are not yet a Christian, not yet living your life for God, why is that? I’d love to hear your story.
God bless you!
Colleen
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