Quotes about Responsibility

Neither the devil nor the world, nor even our own evil heart can compel us to sin. It must be by our own consent and will.

The influence of sin touches the innocent as well as the guilty.

The evangelistic harvest is always urgent. The destiny of men and of nations is always being decided. Every generation is crucial; every generation is strategic. But we cannot be held responsible for the past generation and we cannot bear full responsibility for the next one. However we do have our generation! God will hold us responsible at the judgment seat of Christ for how well we fulfilled our responsibilities and took advantage of our opportunities.

We can possess nothing—no property and no person . . . It is God who owns everything, and we are but stewards of His property during the brief time we are on earth.

We have a mandate to speak out against "the sin that so easily entangles" [Hebrews 12:1 NIV]; for though we are not of the world, we are still in it.

We are only stewards of the world's resources. They are not ours; they are God's. When we find our security in Him, we can then give generously from what He has entrusted to us. This is our Christian duty.

I believe a Christian can sin, but he does not have to. God never would have told us to reject evil acts if in point of fact we could not help but do them.

If God gives you responsibility for aging parents, seek what is best for them, not what is most convenient for you. And keep contact with them!

When comfort and ease and pleasure are put ahead of duty and conviction, progress is always set back.

If ever we needed to put the Golden Rule into action, it's with our aging parents.

Parents have bought into the world's pastimes chock-full of pop culture, and it is searing the souls of our children. Parents have allowed electronic babysitters to infiltrate their homes and minds; young people's sense of right and wrong is being choked by wild and rank weeds in a moral wasteland.

Parenting is the most important responsibility most of us will ever face, and none of us does it perfectly.