Accountability

Accountability is the concept of expecting and being prepared to give an account for one's actions. Synonyms that are helpful in explaining accountability include: answerability, responsibility, transparency and liability. Christians recognize first their accountability to God, but to a lesser degree, to each other.

Relationships of accountability include the activities of exhortation, confession, prayer, encouragement and fellowship.

Scriptural basis

The following texts are foundational to a theology of accountability:

• Galatians 6:1
• Hebrews 3:12-14
• Hebrews 10:24-25
• James 5:16

See also

• Age of Accountability
• Church discipline

External links

• Piper's Pastoral Accountability, by Abraham Piper
• Accountability, by Philip R. Gons, Matthew C. Hoskinson, and Andrew David Naselli