When Pascal, the famous French scientist, died, a small document was discovered on his person which contained the statement, "God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, not of the philosophers and scholars." Pascal wasn't interested in some vague idea of God as "the undifferentiated unity" or the "all-cohesive source of reality." He was concerned about the God of history, the God who is not aloof and unconcerned about men, but who acts, who does things, on the historical scene. This is right in line with the Bible's understanding of God, where we learn that God sent . . . .
God spoke . . . .
God called . . . .
God delivered . . . .
God worked . . . .
History is God's workshop, the place where he is active.
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