“Cogito, ergo sum”-“I think, therefore I am”-is perhaps the most famous statement in philosophy. Rene Descartes wrote these words in his Discourse on Method, as he explained that, since he knew he was able to think, he could know that he could exist. He continued to reason from this point that God exists.
Louis XIV had a different philosophy: “L’État c’est Moi”-“I am the state.” It is not surprising that he would come to this conclusion, in view of the fact that he reigned as king over France for seventy- two years. His absolute monarchy set a pattern followed in several other European countries. No doubt this pattern of tyrannical behavior led to the bloody French Revolution of 1789.
Anna B. Warner penned a philosophy for all of us, however, with her words, “Jesus loves me! This I know, for the Bible tells me so.” In her 1860 hymn, we find words of comfort and strength. This is a favorite with children, but all of us can benefit from the words.
Even if you missed every doctrinal point in the New Testament, surely you could not miss this one. “When we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:6-8).
“Truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name” (John 20:30-31).
“Jesus loves me, He who died, Heaven’s gate to open wide. He will wash away my sin; let his little child come in. Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.”
