In a somewhat different vein, John Bawls suggests that Mill's «proof» of utility amounts to this: If happiness is the sole good (and this is what Mill attempts to show in his chapter on the proof of utility), then the greatest happiness principle is the only plausible candidate for a single ultimate standard of morality. (religion-online.org)
I can account for them from my worldview, with God's Word as my ultimate standard of authority. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
If we accept them, we must look to Jesus for our ultimate standards of judgment and at the same time keep on estimating relative values and probable consequences within the common life. (religion-online.org)