Responsibility
Key Bible Verse
"See that you fulfill the ministry that you have received in the Lord."
Colossians 4:17
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Definitions
Practical
the state or fact of being answerable or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management
Biblical
Completing every task or obligation that belongs to me in the time allotted
Webster's Original (1828)
linkRESPONS'IBLE, adjective [from Latin responsus, respondeo.]
1. Liable to account; accountable; answerable; as for a trust reposed, or for a debt. We are all responsible for the talents entrusted to us by our Creator. A guardian is responsible for the faithful discharge of his duty to his ward. The surety is responsible for the debt of his principal.
2. Able to discharge an obligation; or having estate adequate to the payment of a debt. In taking bail, the officer will ascertain whether the proposed surety is a responsible man.
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