Is there a clearer or more specific definition of "traditional" morality according to this statement?
Hi, Estevan Carlos
That statement seems to be mainly about outward behavior morality. It is simple and clear. And it covers what may be the main issues. So, I think it is enough, for this purpose of a simple clear behavior statement.
But there is morality of attitude and thinking and spiritual involvement and connection. And I think we need to be moral in our feelings and emotions, also.
Paul spoke of the Ephesians as being
"faithful in Christ Jesus" > Ephesians 1:1. We Christians are engaged to our Groom Jesus, for marriage with Him for all eternity. So, now we need to be faithful to Him. This, to me, means we have only right desires and interests > our interests are for His purposes of loving and sharing, not only for gratifying ourselves. And I personally understand that while we are relating with Him in His love, His love has us loving any and all people, plus His love keeps us from being messed by fears and hurts and unforgiveness and frustration and nasty and angry reacting > 1 John 4:18 gives one example of how His love's almighty power keeps us from relating with Satan in Satanic things.
Paul says,
"Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation" (in Philippians 2:14-16).
So, this could be a moral guiding commandment, how we do everything
"without complaining and disputing". By refusing to get into any relationship with complaining or arguing, we are being faithful to our Groom Jesus and how He desires for us to be and love. And by refusing to get into any sort of complaining or arguing, this has us keeping clear of whatever in us could get us started to complain or argue.
So, this is a very simple moral list, but in the process of doing it we find ourselves overcoming a lot of different ways of being, thinking, feeling, and behaving.
For just one example > if we become committed to not complaining about rain . . . we won't be talking about rain in a bad way. We won't in us be complaining against God's blessing of rain. And so, also, we likely will not spend as much time worrying about if it is raining or will rain or might rain; this might mean more time for things other than watching weather reporting. And on we go
By learning not to complain, we can get stronger in being
"content with such things as you have" > in Hebrews 13:5
Like this, a basic moral statement about sexual behavior and abortion and euthanasia can help people to develop in themselves the character and thinking which makes them able to succeed in keeping these few in number standards. And the growing character then can help the person in various ways.
Paul says he is glad the law of Moses says not to covet, because this rule helped to expose how covetousness in Paul was wrong > Romans 7:7. I would say lusts are a form of covetousness. When you have a rule against a wrong thing, then this can help to expose any emotional thing which would drive us for something which is wrong. Then, we can seek our Father's correction and become healed and stronger in His love, instead. And then we have so much more than only being free of outward wrong behavior.
