...when he wrote on a slip of paper that he henceforth kept sewn in the lining of his jacket the words: "Fire. 'God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob', not 'of the philosophers and scholars'." 2 He had encountered the burning bush experience, as opposed to a God sinking back completely...

...Martyrology. and eve of Saint Chrysogomus and other Martyrs. From about half past ten at night until about half past twelve. Fire “God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob,” not of the philosophers and scientists. Certainty. Certainty. Feeling. Joy. Peace. • • • Greatness of the human soul. •...

...Bible." In 1654 Biaise Pascal had an intense religious experience that led him to pen the following note: "FIRE. God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, not of the philosophers and scholars.... God of Jesus Christ... let me never be separated from him." It is important to ask which...

...Bible." In 1654 Blaise Pascal had an intense religious experience that led him to pen the following note: "FIRE. God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, not of the philosophers and scholars.... God of Jesus Christ... let me never be separated from him." It is important to ask which...

...his spiritual journey to belief was a private one. On the night he put his faith in Christ he wrote: God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, not of the philosophers and scholars. He is to be found only by the ways taught in the Gospel.. “Righteous Father, the world...

...to note about this wager is that it is located in a practical context. Pascal's interest lies in the “God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, not of the philosophers and the learned.” 4 With respect to the God of Judeo-Christian tradition, Pascal asks us to consider...

...of S. Chrysogonus, Martyr, and others, From about half-past ten in the evening until about Half-past twelve FIRE God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, not of the philosophers and savants Certitude. Certitude. Feeling. Joy. Peace. Though Pascal was a natural philosopher, it was not a remembrance...

...quoted in Brueggemann, 1990. From about half past ten in the evening until about half past midnight, FIRE. “GOD of Abraham, GOD of Isaac, GOD of Jacob” not of the philosophers and of the learned. Certitude. Certitude. Feeling. Joy. Peace. GOD of Jesus Christ. “My God and your...

...Pascal's Memorial: "Dieu d'Abraham, Dieu d'Isaac, Dieu de Jacob, non des philosophes et des savants" [O, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, not of the philosophers and sages]. Plato was aware of this cosmic background of philosophic speculation and therefore separated...

...Clement, Pope and Martyr. From about half-past ten in the evening until about half-past twelve, midnight, FIRE. God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, not of the philosophers nor of the Wise. Assurance, joy, assurance, feeling, joy, peace. GOD OF JESUS CHRIST, my God and thy...