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!