Nov 22, 2015
Humans are designed to find connection in community. However, the community can either be supportively healthy and constructive or supportively unhealthy and destructive. God made the church to be a place where Christian community helps and holds people accountable with their challenges (Acts 2:44, 45; 1 Cor. 12:27). Through discipleship, believers focus on holiness and self-control. Accountability is built into living (Gen. 2:16, 17; 3:17; Gal. 6:1, 2; Heb. 13:17). While we can chose whether to be accountable, we don’t get to choose the consequences when we fail to heed accountability (1 Cor. 5:10, 11). Pride keeps accountability from happening. Like combat, defeat and death happen in isolation. Stop denial, stop blame-shifting—accept responsibility, accept accountability. While the heart has hope, the flesh needs help (Matt. 26:41). Be with people on the same mission as you (Amos 3:3)!