Personal Responsibility paid professionals telling us that our circumstances are not our fault. They tell us that we are victims. They tell us that the only way that we will have peace is to search out and find the individual responsible for what has happened to us. They are always pointing us in a direction that is never pointed back at us. John MacArthur once said that “We live in a culture that encourages people to seek self-esteem, positive feelings, and personal dignity. Having moral responsibility has been replaced by a society of victims, blaming others for their personal failures and short-comings.” What the Bible teaches us about the human depravity, guilt, sin, repentance, and humility are now too “old fashioned” to be relevant, and it goes against everything that our society teaches. It also goes against much of what the modern church teaches today. I think that in order to feel accepted or to fit in, the church as a whole is more about building up self-esteem and creating a feel good message of the Gospel. What has gotten lost in this way of teaching is the fact that sin is the root of our issues. In our world today we have come up with terms that are not biblical - anger management issues, addictions, dysfunctional families, the child within, and many other words to disguise sin for something other than what it really is - sin. The enemy is hard at work. He knows that if you remove the reality of sin, you take away the possibility of repentance. If there is no personal guilt, there is no need for a savior. Sin is a dirty word in our society. Even the church doesn’t like to use that word because it might be offensive to some. Many churches in our world today strive to be all inclusive to everyone and it is easier to sugar coat things in order to avoid conflict. Today let’s ask ourselves these questions: Am I a part of the blame game? Do I accept responsibility for my actions or do I blame my faults on someone or something else?
When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. (1 Corinthians 13:11)
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