Individual Responsibility

Individual Responsibility

Introduction:

In our day and time, responsibility is something many try to avoid instead of being willing to accept. As individuals, we are responsible for our own thoughts, attitudes, words, and actions.

Body:

I. Shifting Blame

· Have you ever done something wrong and tried to shift the blame to someone else? If so, you are not alone.

· Adam blamed Eve. (Genesis 3:12)

· Aaron blamed the people. (Exodus 32:21-24)

· Saul blamed circumstances. (I Samuel 13:8-14)

· Pilate claimed innocence. (Matthew 27:24) Shifting blame merely adds to our sins, instead of alleviating them.

 

II. Cannot Be Excused

· One’s ancestors do not excuse one of his/her responsibility. (Matthew 3:7-10)

· Ignorance is no excuses. (Acts 17:30-31)

· Family is not an excuse. (Luke 9:57-62)

 

III. A Day of Reckoning

· We will appear at the Judgment Seat of Christ. (II Corinthians 5:10) What we do in this life has eternal consequences.

· Judgment will be given at the Great White Throne. (Revelation 20:11-12)

 

IV. What Must I Do?

· Each individual is responsible to do what is right regardless of what anyone else does. Another person’s wrong is never an excuse for you do wrong. (Matthew 5:38-39)

· No one can make you do anything. Right or wrong! You can always choose even if it means death. (Hebrews 11:24-25, 35b)

· You can do anything you should do. There is no commandment that you cannot do. (Deuteronomy 30:11-14)

Conclusion:

Each of us is responsible for what he/she does. It’s all about making right decisions. (Deuteronomy 30:19-20)

 

Bobby Stafford 

July 20, 2014