Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more) “There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of each man which cannot be satisfied by any created thing but only by God the Creator, made know through Jesus Christ.”
Others have mistakenly attributed this quote concerning the God-shaped vacuum to Pascal, but that doesn’t mean the vacuum doesn’t exist. This concept has resounded with many believers’ experience of God. That, plus Pascal’s thoughts on the subject of the inner part of man prompted someone at some point to use the term ‘God-shaped ...
Not exactly the phrase “god-shaped hole” but the same idea but from a different direction. Human hearts are “restless” until finding “rest” in God. Almost like God has a specially-designed place into which humans fit. Blaise Pascal (1623-62) said something closer to our phrase over a millennium later: “What else does this craving ...
The idea of a God-shaped hole feels good to us because it establishes Christians as the people who carry the secret of worldly fulfilment. But is it an entirely Biblical idea, asks Martin Saunders. ... As Blaise Pascal put it, in his defence of the Christian faith over 400 years earlier, there is an "infinite abyss" within a person, which can ...
Pascal said, “There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus Christ.” In 1654, Pascal was thrown from a carriage when the horses bolted. The horses died, but Pascal was unhurt.
There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus. ... Pascal, Blaise. God-Desire_for; Satisfaction; Browse Popular Topics & Authors. Notice: All the quotes in this site that extend beyond public domain have been posted by permission from ...
The best quotations-phrases-citations of Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker. The best quotations-phrases-citations of Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker ... it can never return to its original size. ... There is a God-shaped hole in the life of every man. God;
September 28, 2013, Saturday — Editorial on Pope’s Interview “There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus.” ―Blaise Pascal, Pensées Summary . In my last letter, Letter #89, I argued that Pope Francis, in his controversial August interview with Father Antonio Spadaro, S.J ...
This infinite abyss can be filled only with an infinite and immutable object; in other words by God. Blaise Pascal, Pensées . I have often quoted Blaise Pascal as saying that “there is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every person, and it can never be filled by any created thing. It can only be filled by God, made known through Jesus Christ.
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This quote has been altered over the years, and it is popularly stated that Pascal wrote, “There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus.” But the concept of A God-Shaped Hole, or vacuum in the soul of every mother’s child is valid ...
Pascal was dismayed and disgusted by society's reactions to his machine and completely renounced his interest in science an mathematics, devoting the rest of his life to God. He is best known for his collection of spiritual essays, Les Pensees.
A personal story of how God filled the hole in the author's heart through adoption and open heart surgery. Quotes Pascal's famous statement about the God-shaped vacuum in human nature and invites readers to seek God as the perfect fit.
The idea of a God-shaped hole in our hearts has been an inspiration to many Christians over the years. The quote is attributed to 17 th Century philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal from his Pensees, (thoughts) a defense of the Christian religion. In an effort to quote him correctly, I did what most writers would do and googled the quote ...
"His [God's] purpose in all of this was that the nations should seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us. For in him we live and move and exist." 1 Years ago Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) insightfully said, "What else does this craving, and this helplessness, proclaim but that there ...
This quote has been altered over the years, and it is popularly stated that Pascal wrote, “There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus.” But the concept of A God-Shaped Hole, or vacuum in the soul of every mother’s child is valid ...
Quick Quote — Source — Pascal. We try to fill that void with toys. But, in the end, they are like a round peg in a square hole. Only God’s love, grace, and forgiveness can fill the void.
