The Presence of a Savior
"Jesus is a God whom we can approach without pride and before whom we can humble ourselves without despair."
~Blaise Pascal
"Without Christ we are sinners without a Savior standing before the face of absolute holiness and infinite, uncompromisable justice. If we do not despair at this, we are proud fools. If we are not proud fools, we despair.
We can approach Christ without pride because it is his command for us to approach him; we approach him out of obedience, which is humility. And we can approach Christ without despair for the same reason: because he invites us.
Thus just as both pride and despair stem from the same source--the lack of a Savior--so our overcoming of pride and of despair also stems from the same source--the presence of a Savior."
~Peter Kreeft
~Blaise Pascal
"Without Christ we are sinners without a Savior standing before the face of absolute holiness and infinite, uncompromisable justice. If we do not despair at this, we are proud fools. If we are not proud fools, we despair.
We can approach Christ without pride because it is his command for us to approach him; we approach him out of obedience, which is humility. And we can approach Christ without despair for the same reason: because he invites us.
Thus just as both pride and despair stem from the same source--the lack of a Savior--so our overcoming of pride and of despair also stems from the same source--the presence of a Savior."
~Peter Kreeft
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