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mo·ral·i·ty
noun
principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.
a particular system of values and principles of conduct, especially one held by a specified person or society.
plural noun: moralities
“a bourgeois morality”
History records for us the Borgia Family, descendants of a noble line, originally from Valenica, Spain, that established roots in Italy and became prominent in ecclesiastical and political affairs in the 1400s and 1500s. The house of the Borgias produced two popes and many other political and church leaders. Some members of the family became known for their treachery.
I begin here with the world view of morality to highlight that treachery has often created a society that is overly influenced by leaders with a long history of controlling the masses while hiding from them their evil intent. “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Lord Acton
1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”
This is the only verse where the word moral is found in the ESV and none at all in the KJV. They both offer an alternative answer to morality from Leviticus.
The Lord Is Holy
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.”
Holiness is that quality or character of God which is separated from all things which if they were allowed to touch or even approach God, He would no longer be God..
Numbers 19:13 Whoever touches a dead person, the body of anyone who has died, and does not cleanse himself, defiles the tabernacle of the Lord, and that person shall be cut off from Israel; because the water for impurity was not thrown on him, he shall be unclean. His uncleanness is still on him.
God and God alone is the example of what is morally right, pure in essence and character.
Mark 10:18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.