Why Do We Encourage You To Be Accountable?

We are all human.  As human's we often will have the same tendencies that Paul did in Romans  " I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t.  I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway.  But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it."  

So therefore as humans we all can use help holding to the truth.  This is nothing new. The Bible is full of scripture that encourage's us to build each other up and help to keep each other going in the right direction...

Romans 12:5 - so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.

Hebrews 3:12-13 - Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God.  You must warn each other every day, while it is still “today,” so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God.

Hebrews 10:24-25 -  Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.  And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.

James 5:16 - Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.

1 Thessalonians 5:11 - So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.

Proverbs 27:17 - As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 - Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.  If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.  Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone?  A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.

Galatians 6:2 - Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.

Colossians 3:16 -  Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.

So therefore with every challenge that is posted on this blog we encourage you to find an accountability partner or to be held accountable in the online community here by posting your comments and insights on each daily passage you read.   

Terrie