— Blaise Pascal, Pensées, No. 200
Pascal's most influential theological work, referred to posthumously as the Pensées ("Thoughts") is widely considered to be a masterpiece, and a landmark in French prose. When commenting on one particular section (Thought #72), Sainte-Beuve praised it as the finest pages in the French language.[50] Will Durant hailed the Pensées as "the most eloquent book in French prose".[51]
The Pensées was not completed before his death. It was to have been a sustained and coherent examination and defense of the Christian faith, with the original title Apologie de la religion Chrétienne ("Defense of the Christian Religion"). The first version of the numerous scraps of paper found after his death appeared in print as a book in 1669 titled Pensées de M. Pascal sur la religion, et sur quelques autres sujets ("Thoughts of M. Pascal on religion, and on some other subjects") and soon thereafter became a classic.
One of the Apologie's main strategies was to use the contradictory philosophies of Pyrrhonism and Stoicism, personalized by Montaigne on one hand, and Epictetus on the other, in order to bring the unbeliever to such despair and confusion that he would embrace God.
- The verse is part of Jesus' teaching on the cost of discipleship, where he stresses that true followers must count the cost and be willing to make significant sacrifices.
- The word "hate" here is an idiom or figure of speech, not a literal call for hostility. It signifies a lesser degree of love or attachment compared to the love for God.
- To be a disciple, a person must be willing to prioritize Jesus' teachings and will over all other aspects of life, including their own desires, family relationships, and even self-preservation.
- Similar instructions can be found in other parts of the Bible, such as Matthew 10:37–38, where Jesus states that anyone who loves their father or mother more than him is not worthy of him.
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