The Church, instructed by the Teacher's words, believes that man, made in the image of the Creator, redeemed by the Blood of Christ and made holy by the presence of the Holy Spirit, has as the ultimate purpose of his life to live "for the praise of God's glory" (cf. Eph 1:12), striving to make each of his actions reflect the splendour of that glory.
Dans le jeune homme, que l'Evangile de Matthieu ne nomme pas, nous pouvons reconnaître tout homme qui, consciemment ou non, s'approche du Christ, Rédempteur de l'homme, et qui lui pose la question morale.