Quotes about Responsibility
Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
— James 1:22
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
— James 1:26
Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
— James 2:10
Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom.
— James 2:12
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
— James 3:1
We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
— James 3:2
Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.
— James 4:17
Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.
— James 5:12
But they will have to give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
— 1 Peter 4:5
As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.
— 1 Peter 4:10
Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;
— 1 Peter 5:2
not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
— 1 Peter 5:3