do whatever God wants to be and do in us. The rigid chains
of moral inflexibility allow for no novelty, newness, no
spontaneity of fresh expression of the Spirit.
(14) Morality is Pharisaical. The Pharisees engaged in
their perpetual pretense of piety. Though their moralistic
attempts are often called "self-righteousness," in reality
they had a pseudo-righteousness, no righteousness at all,
just sin! Jesus detested, opposed and exposed the
Pharisaical morality. Frank Lake recognized the Pharisaism
of morality:
"Ethical behavior by itself can too easily entrench a man in self-
righteousness. He has joined the Pharisee, praying with himself to
a god who is not the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 'I thank thee
that I am not as other men are.' ...No mortal man can win by self-
effort what in the nature of things must always be a gift." 8(15) Morality is fraudulent. It can never deliver what it
promises. It does not achieve the results it is designed to
achieve. Paul explains in Colossians 2:23 that morality is of
"no value against fleshly indulgence." The patterned
propensities of selfishness and sinfulness in the desires of
our soul will never be dealt with, or overcome by, moral
suppressionism or by moral striving to overcome.
(16) Morality is a contrived substitute for Christian
living. As a posturing pretext of living a "good Christian