Now that we have established that morality must be based on truths, we need to learn what those truths are. The answer is in many ways very simple.
When we examine the character and qualities of God, we find a set of attributes that are perfect in their alignment with truth. You find a being who: is always honest, is perfectly humble, is loving beyond our understanding. A being who would risk His very being for the chance to save us. A being who selflessly gives with no thought of return, a being who desires to bless us with all that He has. A being who has no hatred or animosity towards others.
The truth is that every law that God has revealed to his children is self enforcing. Right or wrong is not so because God said so. It is so because it is the eternal truth. Whenever we transgress the law, we bring its consequences upon us. Whenever we keep the law we bring its blessings upon us. Either we are trending towards humility, selflessness, faithfulness, self discipline, gratitude, and love or we are not. That is the simple truth. Either our motives are pure, or they are impure.
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