Print and glue this image onto a piece of paper for filing under "Europe: France" in your notebook.
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| Blaise Pascal by Augustin Pajou
Underneath your printed picture, write the following thoughts by Pascal:
"Knowing God without knowing our own wretchedness makes for pride.
Knowing our own wretchedness without knowing God makes for despair.
Knowing Jesus Christ strikes the balance because He shows us both God and our own wretchedness."
__________________________________________________________ View this link just to take a look at the scientific information represented by Pascal's name, referenced by the abbreviation Pa. Scroll down and just read the definition. __________________________________________________________ (Day 2) ~ Read the following excerpt from Pascal typed below. Then write in a well developed paragraph what you think he meant when he said that man is both the "glory and refuse of the universe." Search your Bible for five or more Scripture passages that support Pascal's conclusion. Focus on passages regarding the natural state of mankind versus the redeemed. "What sort of freak then is man! How novel, how monstrous, how chaotic, how paradoxical, how prodigious! Judge of all things, feeble earthworm, repository of truth, sink of doubt and error, glory and refuse of the universe!" Use a dictionary for any words you do not understand. Use the concordance in the back of your Bible or one online or in your family library to search for passages of Scripture related to man's depravity and redemption, man's glory being made in the likeness of God, and defiled existence because of sin. Use these to help you write your paragraph. This project requires a little time and thoughtfulness for it to be done well, and that is what I am expecting from each of you. You are able; do not make it seem more difficult than it is. |
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