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Great Post Didaskalo's...and oh so true...but I will say this.....one of my biggest faults HAVE BEEN honesty......I say fault because in being truthful I may have severed a relationship; a job opportunity....BUT TODAY...NOW......I AM GLAD....and Proud to say...Thank you to God for keeping me real...NO SKELETONS here......and when you see people like you stated in your post and I've known many that have failed to take accountability but are quick to judge others...lets just say...their lives have been NO PINIC and it catches up with you sooner than later.....HAVE A GREAT DAY.

Great post.

Deb, you are right, but the Bible also sez that Adam was there WITH HER.

At a meeting at church last night, we were talking about accountability. There are two types that we discussed. 1. Accountibility to a person or a board. People holding you accountible to their own standards however correct or twisted they may be. 2. Accountibility to set parameters and goals.

We concluded that the second was more important.

In Congress, we have ethic committees, and those in Congress are supposed to maintain accountibility to those parameters. I say "supposed" to, but how does the committee hold members accountible, when they themselves don't measure up to the standard. As a result, they do nothing to those who violate ethics becasue they themselves are guilty of the same thing.

Sip, I'll bet that was a heated discussion!
You know the Bible says we are to follow those who are "our leaders, unless we know what they are doing is wrong. And THAT means just what you said:..."they themselves are guilty of the same thing."
dida, You know it, Brother! To a certain extent! Jesus doesn't expect us to follow a bunch like the "Manson Clan," and "wash the feet" of those who are committing heinous acts. But if I see a child or an elderly person on the street who looks like they need my help, even if I'm putting myself in danger, there's just something inside of me that is going to MAKE me stop and get involved. I've been that way since I was a kid. When I get "called out on the carpet," if I'm wrong, It's not beneath me to apologize. But, I'm NOT a doormat, either. I'll be the first to admit, I'm the filthiest of sinners, but what I've asked forgiveness for, from Jesus has been slung "away as far as the East is from the West." Praise God for forgiveness!

Wow Dida this is a good one!

I find most don't like accountability because it requires them to actually be honest in word and deed with themselves more than other most times.

In life I am no more right than I am wrong but I am always honest. That honesty had gotten me bash, harrassed, insulted, attacked and critized but it has never changed my belief that it is important. I don't always make good choices or right decisions and when that happens I expect others to call them into question because it gives me the opportunity to rethink, reevaluate and reanalyize them so that I don't repeat mistakes (hopefully) and that allows me to grow as a person. We are all "our brothers keepers" in the respect that we need to remember that no decision is ever one that only effect us. I am not a perfect person and do not expect other to be either. When I am wrong I hold myself accountable and face the results, but I always question if the "wrong" is more important than the opportunity to make it right and in most cases its not.

I feel that no matter how big or bad or important a person may be or think they are, they should be held accountable to someone. After all, thats what keep us honest. Lack of accountability and greed are two of the main things wrong with this world that we live in today.
There is someone in my life that is now being held accountable for something she did over seventeen years ago and she is still trying to lie her way out of it. If she had taken responsabilty for her actions back then,it would not be sooooooo painful now. We must take our life here on earth very seriously and stand up for what is right, no matter who's
"Brother" it may be.

Accountability is something that I feel is essential to the Christian walk. One cannot fully keep himself accountable, as our sin and hearts deceive us. We are blind to our sin without the help of the Holy Spirit and wise counsel. 2 verses that come to mind are Proverbs 19:20 and 27:17 (ESV)...

"Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise."

"As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."

And we are called to be our brothers' (and sisters') keepers. If we love our brothers and sisters, we will want to see them mortify their sin and glory in The Lord.

Gorilla - I don't trust myself and that is why I seek the help of others that I trust to help me. The Bible teaches that the heart is desperately wicked and thus I ask others to look at my life from an outside perspective to see if my words, actions, and the projection of my attitudes are consistent with the Bible, which is the basis for my beliefs and practices. This external help from friends does not remove my primary responsiblity to master myself (through the indwelling power of God's Holy Spirit - sorry for the religios lingo for those who are not Christ-followers).

G - you touch on a good point is distinguishing the different realms and spheres of influence in which accountability can occur. Public and private, and I would also add ... politically, spiritually, business ethics, educational ethics, as well as the social cultural elements you mentioned. Indeed, it is true that accountability plays itself out in differnt ways in different cultures. Story to contine ...

Personally, I think that "top dogs" or leaders should be held to an even higher level of accountability. That is wny there are laws in the first place, but leaders shouldn't PLAY the GRAY areas.

The world is not black and white. Its all gray.
You must always be aware of the extremes.

Once anyone has mastered themselves(attained enlightenment through the grace of Christ), petty bickering, childish possession, and aggro-dominance is shed.
All that is left is wisdom.
Wisdom to make the correct decision, thus producing less failure and inconsistency.

"Both dictators throughout history and power brokers of communist regimes (who are philosophical atheists) do not want to answer to anyone for their actions."
If you believe in GOD, you believe his judgment, his wrath and his fury.
We hold the divine power of forgiveness on this plane, thats it. Man answers to no one but himself. Put down your pitchfork.