Hebrews 10:1-10; Ps 40(39):2, 4ab. 7-8a. 10. 11; Mark 3:31-35
Aquinas believed that human nature is essentially good, and that all humans are oriented towards perfection and good acts.
"Whatever man desires, he desires it under the aspect of good." [Summa Theologica]
Thomas Aquinas believed that:
- humans do not have a natural tendency to commit evil or sinful acts
- instead, any wrong or sinful acts that may be carried out are due to mistaking a wrong act for a right act
- when the wrong act is chosen it is due to a fault in the reasoning of the individual
- just because an action may seem like the right one doesn’t necessarily mean that it is
- any action that jeopardises humans' relationship with God is a wrong action
His greatest work, the Summa Theologica, is still one of the main influences in Roman Catholic Theology.
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