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Just a thought: Responsibility

October 21, 2018 0 comments

Posted in: Just a Thought

Part of growing up is taking responsibility for oneself. We start as infants with no personal responsibility - everything that we need done is done for us. As we progress through life, we take on more and more responsibility. We learn to tie our own shoes, clean our own rooms, and turn in our own homework. We learn that responsibility has its rewards - and irresponsibility has other, less-than-desirable effects. In many ways, the difference between a child and an adult is the willingness to take personal responsibility for their actions. As Paul says, “When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.” - 1 Corinthians 13:11

The Bible teaches the concept of personal responsibility. Personal responsibility is closely related to the law of sowing and reaping.  Isaiah puts it like this: “Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds. Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done.”  - Isaiah 3:10–11

The commands of the Old Testament were attached to blessings for obedience and penalties for disobedience; in other words, the Law emphasized the responsibility of individuals to respond in morally appropriate ways to God’s revealed truth. God clearly defined right and wrong, and His people were expected to do what was right.

So the Bible expects us to take personal responsibility in all areas of life. Here’s a big one… Each one of us has the personal responsibility to “repent and believe the good news” (Mark 1:15) and then to "glorify the Lord with good works." (Ephesians 2:10) “Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.”  -1 John 5:12 Those who choose to reject the truth of God “are without excuse.”  We cannot evade our personal responsibility to exercise faith in Christ.

So, I’ll end where I began…  growing up is taking personal responsibility for oneself. It’s what adults in Christ do.

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