Psalm 11:7 Amplified Bible

For the Lord is [absolutely] righteous, He loves righteousness (virtue, morality, justice);
The upright shall see His face.

Isaiah 59:14 New English Translation

Justice is driven back; godliness stands far off. Indeed, honesty stumbles in the city square
and morality is not even able to enter.

The word morality is only used in these two versions of the bible. The psalm uses it to identify traits of righteousness. In Isaiah the word uprightness is translated morality.

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Morality:

See ETHICS

Nave’s Topical Bible

Morality:

See DUTY OF MAN TO MAN; INTEGRITY; NEIGHBOR

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Historical Sketch of Ethics.

A comprehensive treatment of our subject would naturally include a history of ethics from the earliest times to the present. For ethics as a branch of philosophical inquiry partakes of the historical development of all thought, and the problems which it presents to our day can be rightly appreciated only in the light of certain categories and concepts-such as end, good, virtue, duty, pleasure, egoism and altruism-which have been evolved through the successive stages of the movement of ethical thoughts.

Professors love to make things complicated. I love simplicity.

Morality is a human construct by which man judges one another to make themselves feel superior. Both sides judge the other.

James 2:4 have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

Making distinctions is another way of saying morality is a human construct. Throughout history the needle that divides moral from immoral swings from  one side to another isolating people into smaller and larger groups. Misery loves company and so do the righteous. As society changes the scale swings back towards the moral side while decreasing the number of people judged as immoral. The bible ties morality to righteousness.

Romans 3:10 as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one;”

1 Corinthians 6:12 “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything.

Paul, having been a student of the law, is not saying he is free to do whatever he wants.

He is saying that even if he did violate the law it would not disqualify him from the eternal promises of God. He would still suffer worldly judgment and punishment.

He is speaking about moral dilemmas. Just because he can, does not mean he should.

We find that man’s laws change on a whim, but the promises of God are eternal. It was against the law to produce and consume alcohol at one time in America. Prohibition was changed by law because they understood that legislating morality doesn’t work. It led to rebellion.

Many of the things that were once illegal are now legal. That does not make them right. This isn’t about questioning the judgment of law. It is about understanding the second part of Paul’s warning in the opening verse. Some lawful things can be harmful. Some things lawful can feed addiction.

Life circumstances change. What God allowed in His good will may become a moral dilemma in His perfect will. We will have to decide to recognize His perfect will and refrain from a behavior that was in our past acceptable to God. Just because we can doesn’t mean we should.

God did not change His mind, but circumstances might change His degree of will.

Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

We do not live this life in a vacuum. Others may be struggling and need us to come along beside them and help them stand. If what we allow in our personal lives becomes a stumbling block for others, God would prefer that we show restraint for that which we can do for the sake of another who is struggling.

Romans 14:13 Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.

That is a moral dilemma.