Episode notes
What does it really mean to say that God is perfect and infinite? Too often, modern theology treats perfection simply as a value title—God as “the greatest being we can imagine.” But in the classical Christian tradition, perfection is not just a label. It is a deep metaphysical truth about God’s very being. In this episode, Anthony Alberino explores:
- The traditional meaning of perfection as excellence or completion of being.
- Why perfection is rooted in existence itself, the “act of all acts and perfection of all perfections.”
- The difference between relative perfection (as in creatures and angels) and - absolute perfection (found only in God).
- How God’s infinity is not quantitative (endless size or extension) but qualitative—the unbounded act of existence itself.
- Why divine perfection and infinity reveal ...
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