Perfect happines and salvation of the soul.

Philosophical schools are predominantly daemonic, seeing happiness as life’s goal. However, they differ in how they seek and achieve happiness. Even Christians agree that perfection leads to happiness, peace, and contentment not only for eternity but also, in part, here on earth. The gospel promises a joy that the eye has not seen or heard (1 Cor. 2:9). The first Christian authors like to point out that only God can completely liberate us from all that ancient man was so afraid of: death, loneliness, unfortunate destiny, evil beings and all evil. For he is the only good one (Mt 19:17) and loves people. «You have created us for yourself,» writes Augustine, “and our heart is dissatisfied until it rests in you.” However, the usual expression of Scripture is not “happiness”, but rather “salvation”. Already in the Old Testament, Scripture often promises that God will come and “save the people” (cf. Isa. 43:3; Z 26:1). The New Testament reveals the grace of our Saviour (Titus 2:11). No one else can save us (Acts 4:11-12). What is the difference between happiness and salvation? Happiness is an earlier psychological state in which someone feels well The Greek term for salvation, soteria, originally means health, physical integrity, and mental balance. We express the ontological state rather; the real fate is not yet completely felt. If we are in God’s grace, we are already saved. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his soul?! (Mk 8.36).