Today, we will examine the Bible’s teaching on taking responsibility for our actions in light of God’s Word. Our actions and choices have consequences. We must remember that we should fulfill the responsibility God has given us.
God gave Adam and Eve the right to eat from all the trees in the Garden of Eden, but only one tree was forbidden. For eating the forbidden fruit, God gave them a new responsibility. They had to be punished for their actions. From this, we can learn that every action we take has a consequence.
In another story in the Bible, we see King David as a man after God’s own heart. He sent Uriah to the battlefield to die for committing adultery with Bathsheba. God took his child away for this act. King David understood that he had to be punished for his sinful actions.
We should remember that if we cannot obey God’s Word, we will have to face God’s wrath. We should humble ourselves and obey God’s commandments. If we fail to keep God’s commandments, God will forsake us and punish us.
Let us look at the following Bible verses that talk about taking responsibility for your own actions.
Proverbs 10:4 : —
“He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich”
Proverbs 12:24 : —
“The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute”
Proverbs 13:4 : —
“The soul of the sluggard desireth, hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat”
Proverbs 14:23 : —
“In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury”
Proverbs 16:3 : —
“Commit thy works unto the Lord , thy thoughts shall be established”
Proverbs 21:3 : —
“To do justice judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice”
Proverbs 22:29 : —
“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men”
Proverbs 24:12 : —
“If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? shall not he render to every man according to his works?”
Proverbs 28:13 : —
“He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth forsaketh them shall have mercy”
Proverbs 31:27 : —
“She looketh well to the ways of her household, eateth not the bread of idleness”
Proverbs 3:5-6 : —
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; lean not unto thine own understandingIn all thy ways acknowledge him, he shall direct thy paths”
Proverbs 6:6-8 : —
“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, be wiseWhich having no guide, overseer, or rulerProvideth her meat in the summer, gathereth her food in the harvest”
Galatians 6:4-5 : —
“But let every man prove his own work, then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, not in anotherFor every man shall bear his own burden”
Galatians 6:7 : —
“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap”
James 1:22 : —
“But be ye doers of the word, not hearers only, deceiving your own selves”
James 2:17 : —
“Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone”
James 4:17 : —
“Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, doeth it not, to him it is sin”
Romans 12:11 : —
“Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord”
Romans 13:7 : —
“Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour”
Romans 14:12 : —
“So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God”
Romans 2:6 : —
“Who will render to every man according to his deeds”
Romans 8:13 : —
“For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live”
Ezekiel 18:20 : —
“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, the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him”
Matthew 12:36 : —
“But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment”
Matthew 16:27 : —
“For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; then he shall reward every man according to his works”
Matthew 25:21 : —
“His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord”
Matthew 25:29 : —
“For unto every one that hath shall be given, he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath”
Matthew 5:37 : —
“But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil”
Matthew 7:12 : —
“Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law the prophets”
Luke 12:48 : —
“But he that knew not, did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more”
Luke 16:10 : —
“He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much”
Philippians 2:12 : —
“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 trembling”
Philippians 4:13 : —
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me”
Colossians 3:17 : —
“Whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father by him”
Colossians 3:23-24 : —
“Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, not unto menKnowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ”
Colossians 4:5 : —
“Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time”
Hebrews 13:17 : —
“Obey them that have the rule over you, submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you”
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 : —
“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of manFor God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil”
Jeremiah 17:10 : —
“I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings”
Ephesians 4:28 : —
“Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth”
Ephesians 5:15-16 : —
“See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wiseRedeeming the time, because the days are evil”
Titus 2:7-8 : —
“In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sinceritySound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you”
Titus 3:14 : —
“Let our’s also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful”
Deuteronomy 24:16 : —
“The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin”
Psalm 62:12 : —
“Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work”
Joshua 1:8 : —
“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, then thou shalt have good success”
Acts 20:35 : —
“I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive”