{"id":2665,"date":"2021-04-07T17:45:11","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T17:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/?p=2665"},"modified":"2021-04-07T17:45:11","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T17:45:11","slug":"the-real-new-morality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/07\/the-real-new-morality\/","title":{"rendered":"The Real New Morality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The real new morality <\/em>is the old-fashioned Biblical morality! <\/em>It is real, sound, sensible, straight-laced morality. It is not a morality that is moral merely for fear of disease or for fear of pregnancy. It is not a morality that is moral merely for fear of the wrath of the parent, of society, or even of God. It is not a morality that is moral because everyone else is or was moral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The real new morality <\/em>is a morality that still sees engraven above the clattering confusion of today\u2019s carnality the eternal Word of an eternal, all-wise, and loving God, Who has said, \u201d \u2026 thou shalt not \u2026 \u201d It is a morality which obeys this clear edict, knowing that what He has forbidden, He has wisely forbidden, and \u201d \u2026 blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it\u201d (Luke 11 :28)<\/strong>. The real new morality <\/em>perceives that God did not say, \u201cThou shalt not commit adultery for fear of disease or pregnancy or of getting caught,\u201d but for fear of self destruction, of soul destruction, or fear of loss of personal value and worth. \u201cFor he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption \u2026 \u201d (Galatians 6:8)<\/strong>, a corruption of spirit, of mind, of soul, of life itself. This same God has said, \u201d \u2026 Thou shalt do no murder \u2026 Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness\u201d (Matthew 19:18).<\/strong> And though one may for a time not be caught while being a liar or a thief, these acts carry within themselves the poisons of inner destruction, and one is \u201ccaught\u201d in a self-destroying way of life long before the heavy hand of a policeman rests upon him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The real new morality <\/em>is the morality of the youth who believes that his body was meant for something better than the barnyards of life; that man does not live by lust alone: of the youth who dreams of marriage, of a home, and of a family life built upon a solid and lasting foundation. It is not the fear of getting caught that keeps him moral, but a knowing that should he descend to such animalism his own stained conscience and memory would spoil every beautiful dream-picture that he holds in his heart. This youth also dares to believe that somewhere in this confused world there is a person of the opposite sex who is keeping herself; who has the same dreams, the same ideals, and that someday they two will meet, and that when they meet it will mean all the world to be clean, unsullied, undamaged, to enter what is still life\u2019s noblest and most exciting adventure -marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The real new morality <\/em>is really not new. But in today\u2019s world, against the black backdrop of today\u2019s moral cannibalism, it is seen with a new beauty and with a new appreciation of its worth. The rewards of today\u2019s real new morality <\/em>never seemed more glamorous, lasting, and outrageously superior to those of the world\u2019s used-car, trade-in moral policies than when contrasted with one\u2019s neighbour\u2019s ugly quarrels, embarrassing divorce wranglings, cheatings, alimonies, nomad children, and tumble weed existence. It leads one to cry out, \u201cBless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name\u201d (Psalm 103: 1<\/strong>) for the morality and sanctity with which thou hast surrounded my life and my marriage!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201d \u2026 Keep thysel fpure\u201d (1 Timothy 5:22).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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