Discussion Jumpstarter
Study leader reference - not a definitive answer
Question 7
The “responsibility = response-ability” idea frames obedience/disobedience as a daily response; where do you tend to deny your “response-ability” by blaming personality, wounds, busyness, or circumstances, and what would repentance look like in those specific areas?
Another way to ask: Where do you avoid responsibility by blaming your personality, past hurt, busyness, or your situation? What would repentance look like in those exact places?
Discussion Jumpstarter
Direct Answer
The speaker’s point is that “responsibility” means you still have an ability to respond—to obey or disobey—so blaming circumstances can become a way of avoiding that choice. Repentance, as described in the transcript, looks like admitting where you fell short and returning to obedient practice rather than staying stuck.
- He shares Bill’s word-breakdown: “responsibility… is simply our ability to respond.”
- He draws the conclusion: “Our response ability gives us the power to obey or disobey.”
- He gives a personal confession that sounds like busyness: sometimes he realizes he “haven’t said one earthly word to God” because he had to “get stuff done.”
- He frames daily choice: “Choose this day whom you will serve and obey… It’s a daily commitment.”
- He offers a repentance path: “At times, we will fall short… but we can repent and get back on where we left off and continue to mature.”