theo summum bonum
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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
only treasure
Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also beMatthew 6:21
Treasure happiness
only possible with God
Activity
presence of God
happiness will never end
true happiness
• God is the only source of true happiness.Everything on earth are only temporaryand are not meant to remain
• We gain access to overwhelminghappiness as we approach the UltimateGood
• Supreme Good may only be truly foundin God.
THING
VALUE?
Supreme Value
GOD
virtue
hope
(Moral excellence or goodness)