What
is moral ?
Dictionary
expressing or teaching a conception of right behavior.
conforming to a standard of right behavior
took
a moral position on the issue though it cost him the nomination.
sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment,
a
moral obligation.
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Our
God the Lord is a moral God
Job
1;22
In
all this Job did not sin, nor did he charge God with moral impropriety.
Psalm
7;10
The
Exalted God is my shield, the one who delivers the morally upright.
Psalm
11;2
For
look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to
shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.
Psalm
14;1-3
Fools
say to themselves, “There is no God.”
They
sin and commit evil deeds;
none
of them does what is right.
2
The
Lord looks down from heaven at the human race,
to
see if there is anyone who is wise and seeks God.
3
Everyone
rejects God;
they
are all morally corrupt.
None
of them does what is right,
not
even one.
Psalm
19;11
Yes,
your servant finds moral guidance there; those who obey them receive a
rich reward.
Psalm
32;11
Rejoice
in the Lord and be happy, you who are godly! Shout for joy, all you who are morally
upright!
Psalm
33;1
You godly ones, shout for joy because of the Lord! It is appropriate
for the morally upright to offer him praise.
Psalm
36;10
Extend
your loyal love to your faithful followers, and vindicate the morally
upright.
Psalm
64;10
The
godly will rejoice in the Lord and take shelter in him. All the morally
upright will boast. (they will boast about the Lord, not themselves)
Psalm
94;15
For
justice will prevail, and all the morally upright will be vindicated.
Psalm
97;11
The
godly bask in the light; the morally upright experience joy.
Psalm
111;10
To
obey the Lord is the fundamental principle for wise living; all who carry out
his precepts acquire good moral insight. He will receive praise forever.
Psalm
125;4
Do
good, O Lord, to those who are good, to the morally upright.
Psalm
140;13
Certainly
the godly will give thanks to your name; the morally upright will live
in your presence.
Proverbs
1;2
To
learn wisdom and moral instruction, to discern wise counsel.
Proverbs
1;3
To
receive moral instruction in skillful living, with righteousness,
justice, and equity.
Proverbs
1;4
To
impart shrewdness to the morally naive, a discerning plan to the young
person.
Proverbs
1;7
Fearing the Lord is the beginning of
discernment, but fools have despised wisdom and moral instruction.
Proverbs
1;29
Because
they hated moral knowledge, and did not choose to fear the Lord.
Proverbs
2;10
For
wisdom will enter your heart, and moral knowledge will be attractive to
you.
Proverbs
2;15
whose
paths are morally crooked, and who are devious in their ways.
Isaiah
2;3
many
peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the Lord’s mountain, to the
temple of the God of Jacob, so he can teach us his requirements, and we can
follow his standards.” For Zion will be the center for moral
instruction; the Lord’s message will issue from Jerusalem.
Isaiah
29;24
Those
who stray morally will gain understanding; those who complain will
acquire insight.
Isaiah
59;14
Justice
is driven back; godliness stands far off. Indeed, honesty stumbles in the city
square and morality is not even able to enter.
Isaiah
65;2
I
spread out my hands all day long to my rebellious people, who lived in a way
that is morally unacceptable, and who did what they desired.
Daniel
9;13
Just
as it is written in the law of Moses, so all this calamity has come on us.
Still we have not tried to pacify the Lord our God by turning back from our sin
and by seeking wisdom from your reliable moral standards.
Hosea
5;6
[ The
Futility of Sacrificial Ritual without Moral Obedience ] Although
they bring their flocks and herds to seek the favor of the Lord, They will not
find him— he has withdrawn himself from them!
Hosea
8;3
But
Israel has rejected what is morally good; so an enemy will pursue him.
Hosea
8;11
[ Sacrifices
Ineffective without Moral Obedience ] Although Ephraim has built
many altars for sin offerings, these have become altars for sinning.
Amos
2;7
They
trample on the dirt-covered heads of the poor; they push the destitute away. A
man and his father go to the same girl; in this way they show disrespect for my
moral purity.
Romans
2;1
[ The
Condemnation of the Moralist ] Therefore you are without excuse,
whoever you are, when you judge someone else. For on whatever grounds you judge
another, you condemn yourself, because you who judge practice the same things.
1
Corinthians 15;33
Do
not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”
Colossians
2;5
For
though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing
to see your morale and the firmness of your faith in Christ.
Revelation
22;11
The
evildoer must continue to do evil, and the one who is morally filthy
must continue to be filthy. The one who is righteous must continue to act
righteously, and the one who is holy must continue to be holy.”