I spent some time on Sunday morning, thinking about Christians who are disappointed in unbelievers who live in sin and choose to live outside of the will of God.

As believers, we must understand the accountability of faith is to those who trust in God. Israel said they trusted God, but their life was mixed with religious practice unpleasing to the heart of God.

Although Israel enjoyed their prosperity and practiced their religion of God; loving their traditional festivals, sacrifices, and rituals. Their religious practices were mixed in with idol worship; this would explain the wayward morals of the nation, causing them to oppress the poor.  While focusing on their personal preservation; the economic injustice and inequality were at its height.

In the midst of a pandemic that has lasted for more than two years, the religious world has had a war of words and personal preservation within the church.  Believing that their rights have been violated when perhaps God may be saying to us all, "Enough!"

I like the way Natalie Regoli puts it in her article, "We should not think that there is any religious practice that would appease the heart of God if our lives don’t align with his moral character. Today, it would be like going to work all week and living dishonestly, oppressing workers, robbing the poor, taking advantage of people, and then going to church on Sunday, raising hands, singing songs, and praying loud prayers to God for all to see and hear. God claims to “hate” such religion" (Amos 5:21).

Biblical Accountability begins with a society of believers who live their life, seeking the heart of God.  A heart of conviction to desire to please God, because without a heart for God, society falls into moral decay, and a sign of that will be injustice toward the marginalized. Even in the church, among believers there's a battle raging in the hearts of men to hate one another and treat each others as strangers in the house of faith.

As members of the faith in Jesus Christ, we must remember we don’t live or die just for ourselves.  If we live, we are living for the Lord. And if we die, we are dying for the Lord. So living or dying, we belong to the Lord. That is why Christ died and rose from death to live again—so that he could be Lord over those who have died and those who are living. (Romans 14:7-9)

Biblical accountability belongs to those of faith, to be an example to those, desiring to trust and heed to the heart of God.