'Responsibility' in the Bible
"For it is written in the book of Psalms, 'Let his house become deserted, and let there be no one to live in it,' and 'Let another take his position of responsibility.'
For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward. But if I do it unwillingly, I am entrusted with a responsibility.
For it is not [intended] that others be relieved [of their responsibility] and that you be burdened [unfairly], but that there be equality [in sharing the burden]—
Surely you have heard about the responsibility of administering God's grace that was given to me on your behalf,
I have been appointed to serve the Church in the position of responsibility entrusted to me by God for your benefit, so that I may fully deliver God's Message--
for kings and all who are in [positions of] high authority, so that we may live a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
Do not lay hands upon anyone too hastily and thereby share responsibility for the sins of others; keep yourself free from sin.
shepherd and guide and protect the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not [motivated] for shameful gain, but with wholehearted enthusiasm;
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