We have come to the end of our journey with Pascal. I hope that you are as encouraged by the words of the great mathematician and theologian as I am. Pascal’s text Pensees concludes with a focus on miracles, and a recapitulation of our journey:
I prefer to follow Jesus Christ than any other, because He has miracle, prophecy, doctrine, and perpetuity. (Pascal, 822)
Of all of the reasons to study mathematics, the single goal of following Christ to the Father through the language of creation is one that Christians cannot neglect. Because Jesus has performed miracles, which validate his claims as Messiah, as prophesied, we study the doctrines of the faith and see the perpetuity of the kingdom through the consistencies of our world.
Because mathematics is orderly, predictable, and a shadow of the truth around us, we know there is something greater than ourselves that is orderly, eternal, and truth.
Because Jesus has performed miracles, we know that He is the key to truly understanding mathematics and the world that it reveals.
No other belief has so much evidence for an infinite, eternal, omniscient, loving God. Thus, I happily conclude with Pascal to be forever thankful.
As God has made no family more happy, let it also be the case that He find none more thankful. (Pascal, 856)