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advocates the autonomy of goodness and fails to
understand the spiritual derivativeness of all human
behavior. "Whatever is not of faith is sin" (Rom. 14:23),
and morality is not based on the derived receptivity of faith.
Therefore it is sinful.
(5) Morality is humanistic. Humanism is based on the
thesis of the autonomous self-potential of mankind, the
suggestion of which was first introduced in the garden.
Morality is humanistic because "goodness" is alleged to be
knowable by oneself (second premise of moralism) and do-
able by oneself (third premise of moralism). The self-
potential of self-generated, self-activated behavioral
activity is at the root of all morality.
(6) Morality is psychological manipulation.
Behavioristic psychology attempts to manipulate human
behavior in "behavior modification," failing to understand
the spiritual source of all behavior. The social moralists
employ such behavioristic psychological manipulation to
keep their particular "society" or social unit in check and
functioning in accord with their self-oriented objectives.
(7) Morality is offensive to God. God hates morality! It
is contrary to His intent for mankind. Isaiah graphically
states that "all our righteous deeds are as a filthy rag"

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