Defined as ... Taking responsibility for my words and actions, and admitting when having done wrong.
“He who makes himself liable always ends up on a good account.”
~ Author Unknown ~
“A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.”
~ Thomas Paine ~
“On good teams coaches hold players accountable, on great teams players hold themselves accountable.”
~ Joe Dumars ~
1. Adam & Eve Shifting Blame
(Genesis 3:8-19)
2. Aaron Blaming Israel for Golden Calf
(Exodus 32)
3. Gibeonites Admitting Deceiving Israel
(Joshua 9)
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“But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. For every man shall bear his own burden.”
Galatians 6:4-5
“Every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.”
1 Corinthians 3:8
“So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.”
Romans 14:12
“But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done.”
Colossians 3:25
“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.”
2 Corinthians 5:10