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God’s GOODNESS
God as Summum Bonum :Why is God the only treasure
and supreme value?
Latin word:
Summum Bonum
Perfect spirit
Perfect spirit
Fullness of truth and goodness
Bring goodness out of negative
God is originally good
Seen through Jesus’ teachings:
Only God is good
A man said to Jesus, “Good teacher, what shall I do to inherit
eternal life?”Jesus then replied to this in a significant way,
“why do you call good? No one is good but God alone…”
(Mk 10:17-18)
Perfect spirit
Treasure
But…
According to Matthews 6:21“Wherever your treasure is,there the desires of yourheart will also be, treasurebrings happiness.”
And…
According to Saint Augustine:
“HAPPINESS IN THE TRUEST SENSE is only
possible with God”
ACTIVITY
• God is the only source of true happiness.Everything on earth are only temporary andare not meant to remain
• We gain access to overwhelming happiness aswe approach the Ultimate Good
• Supreme Good may only be truly found inGod.
THING
VALUE?
STORYTELLING!