Personal Responsibility

For every man shall bear his own burden.

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. — read the full passage →

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.

And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? — read the full passage →

For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. — read the full passage →

Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: — read the full passage →

For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. — read the full passage →

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. — read the full passage →

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out.

Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. — read the full passage →

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: — read the full passage →

And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, — read the full passage →

He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; — read the full passage →

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? — read the full passage →

When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:

And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; — read the full passage →

Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways. — read the full passage →

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon. — read the full passage →

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.

But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:

But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. — read the full passage →

The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.

Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears: — read the full passage →

Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. — read the full passage →

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

Then the Lord will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.

Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.