RESPONSIBILITY

You have seen it.  In our pluralistic society it is almost a forgotten quality.  What is it?  It is a failure or unwillingness to take responsibility.  You see it in the government, in major corporations, in schools, on the street, in families, and in the church.  Pluralism has taught us that there is no ultimate truth, there is no absolute standard of behavior, and what one thinks is right is right; of course, no one lives by this code.  Everyone draws the line somewhere. 

 Those who say there is no absolute truth believe that absolute truth is that there is no absolute truth.  Pluralism is a cop-out allowing one to believe whatever he wants to believe and insisting that everyone agree with him.  Holding to this point of view allows one to excuse himself from responsibility.  A politician can be hypocritical, the CEO of a corporation can practice “funny bookkeeping,” a school administrator can be convinced that his school problems have come about because of lack of funds from the state, a father can overlook his being in absentia, a young person can rob a grocery store, and a Christian can be only an observer.  In all of these areas it is easy to say, “Don’t blame me.  It’s not my fault.” 

 Freud helped develop this thinking by suggesting that our genes make us do what we do, and Marx fortified this position by saying our societies are to blame; however, God holds us personally responsible for what we do and say or do not do and do not say (Romans 14:12).  In the church we must not be on the sidelines watching things happen.  We must not think of the work of the church as “what they are doing.”  The church is the body of Christ, and the body functions properly when “every part does its share” (Ephesians 4:16).  We are all responsible.  We all have a place to fill.  Can the body count on me?  Can God count on me?  Responsibility accepted says, “Here am I, send me!”  What are you saying?                                                                 Jay Lockhart

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