Responsible living

1 Cor. 3:10-15

10 God was kind and let me become an expert builder. I laid a foundation on which others have built. But we must each be careful how we build, 11 because Christ is the only foundation. 12-13 Whatever we build on that foundation will be tested by fire on the day of judgment. Then everyone will find out if we have used gold, silver, and precious stones, or wood, hay, and straw. 14 We will be rewarded if our building is left standing. 15 But if it is destroyed by the fire, we will lose everything. Yet we ourselves will be saved, like someone escaping from flames.

Christ reminds us on many occasion that it is our obligation to love all humanity, everywhere in the world. We are responsible for the well-being of our fellow humans, not just within the nuclear or extended family, locally or nationally, but also globally. That is why He said we should be His witnesses globally and help people of all people groups to become His followers. Therefore violence against one human being is violence against us, and neglecting one human being's welfare is neglecting us. We are all part of one family of humanity and if God so loved the World of humanity that He sent Jesus in order to save them from their self-destructive path (John 3:16), so should we who profess to be His followers do all we can to be a positive influence locally and globally.
Of course this can be really difficult. Life in a fallen and imperfect world means that there will always be some stones thrown at us or that we find them as obstacles on your path. The outcome of this depends on what we do with them. Do we use them to construct a Wall or a Bridge? - Let us remember that we are the architects of our lives. Christ is the foundation but its up to us how to build on Him.