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 THE SEVEN RESPONSIBILITIES OF A CHRISTIAN
 After God, through Christ Jesus, saves us, empowers us, forgives us of our sins, and calls us out of the world to be His church, there are some basic responsibilities believers in Christ must meet. The following is a delineation of those responsibilities. 
  1. Lordship Responsibility – to allow Christ Jesus to be the “Lord” of our lives and take charge of our future. Many experience God’s salvation through Christ Jesus, but refuse to allow Him to be “first,” “Head,” and absolute authority of their lives. Our first response to God’s salvation in our lives is to make Jesus Lord of our lives.
    1. Scripture references for this topic: Philippians 2:9-11; Luke 6:46; Romans 6:14-16; Romans 14:9; Mark 12:30
  2. Devotional Responsibility
    1. Let prayer be the first and last thing you do daily.
    2. Read the Bible daily and attend Bible study weekly.
    3. Attend worship services and Church School weekly.
    4. Practice praying constantly.
    5. Scripture references for this topic: Isaiah 65:24; Matthew 7:7-8; Matthew 21:22; Mark 11:24; John 14:13
  3. Stewardship Responsibility
    1. Acknowledge God’s ownership of all things and you as manager of whatever you have.
    2. Give cheerfully the “3 T’s”: Tithes (and offering), Time, and Talent.
  4. Pastoral Support Responsibility
    1. Give “follow”-ship and support to your pastor.
    2. Talk to your pastor; talk with your pastor, but never talk negatively about your pastor.
    3. Pray for your pastor constantly.
  5. Ministering Responsibility
    1. Minister in praises to God.
    2. Minister to fellow church members and believers.
    3. Minister to hurting humanity in your community.
    4. Scripture references for this topic: Hebrews 6:10; Matthew 10:42; Matthew 25:35-40; James 2:15-17
  6. Family Responsibility
    1. Christian Men only
      1. Be priest of your home. Let your submissiveness to God be visible to your family.
      2. Pray with your wife and be submissive to her wisdom.
      3. Bring your family with you to Bible study, church school and worship service.
    2. Christian Women only
      1. Be a light in your home for Christ.
      2. Be submissive to your husband’s leadership.
      3. Encourage his priesthood in the home.
      4. Never let your submissiveness to your husband bring about your disobedience to God.
      5. Promote warmth and peace in your home.
    3. Scripture references for this topic: Acts 16:31; Joshua 24:15; Ephesians 4:31-32; Proverbs 22:6
  7. Civic Responsibility
    1. Register to vote; have some knowledge about the candidates in each race; cast your vote on Election Day.
    2. Keep up with the decisions of the local, state, and federal governments.
    3. Serve on juries and community organizations whose purposes are for community wholeness.
    4. Fight crime and injustice in your neighborhood, place of work, and in the local government.
    5. Scripture references for this topic: 1 Peter 2:13-20