Is this fair?

So you, son of man:
I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel;
threfore you shall hear a word from my mouth
and warn them for me.

When I say to the wicked,
'O wicked man, you shall surely die!'
and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way,
that wicked man shall die in his iniquity;
but his blood I will require at your hand. (Ezekiel 33:7-8)
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Is this watchman's share?
Is this the share of those whose eyes have been opened to see the corruption of the Lord's church?
Then, who shall want to be a watchman?

There are many teachers and preachers. But I don't see many who teach and preach in desperation to save their own life. Paul said, "Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel." He seems to be one of the few who preached and saved his life.

I am in a Bible study group. If I slipped and the teacher didn't warn me, he would be as guilty as I. Is this fair to him? Shouldn't I be the only one to perish? Or is he not my watchman?

To me, to be a watchman is a heavy burden. But to be a man being watched over is also a burden, for if I slip, my watchman will lose his life along with me. It is too big a burden to carry, for I must be diligent to keep my watchman in prayer.

James said teachers will be judged more strictly. Now I see why James said it. Does anyone still want to be a teacher? Why? Please explain to me.

Since I wrote the first post, I have been thinking about this matter. This is new to me and my thoughts are still not quite in order. But I will attempt to share what I am learning about this, so that you can help me with more focused advice.

When I became parents, I didn't complain. I just did what I had to do, and the children grew up.

I used to think that my children benefited from me and my wife. After all, they were fed, clothed, loved, cared after. How can they not owe to us? Then, I learned something different.

Children are not parents'. They are God's. God entrust children to parents and ask, "Please, raise the children for me." If parents raise the children well and they become to know and fear God, the parents receive a reward from God, eternal life.

Who benefits more, children or parents? Whoever receives eternal life. Not only that, parents also receive training from God to take care of souls, to pray for souls, to cherish souls. Who befenits more, children or parents?

Watchman's burden is truly heavy. But the reward is eternal life. Which is heavier, the burden or the life? Did the watchman gain or lose by watching over souls?

Parenting is a training to make them effective watchmen of souls. It takes the whole youth of the parents. If parents, after raising their children, refuse watchman's duty, they are wasting God's training, into which God invested his time and resources heavily.

Watchman's burden is truly heavy. But there is no watchman who has another watchman watching over him. So he gives by watching over, but receives by being watched over. The ultimate watchman is Jesus, who, in turn, is watched over by the Father.

As a parent receives a child from God to love and cherish, a watchman receives a soul from God to love and cherish. As a parent regards receiving God's child as honor and duty, a watchman also regards watching over other souls as honor and duty.

When you have done all those things
which you are commanded,
say, 'We are unprofitable servants.
We have done what was our duty to do.' (Luke 17:10)

To servants, receiving a duty is honor, for God trusts them enough to give souls to watch over.

Those whom you gave me I have kept;
and none of them is lost except (Judas) (John 17:12)

The head watchman lost none except one. That is the call of all watchmen: none shall be lost. Paul had several believers who followed greed. He handed them over to Satan so that they bodies were destroyed but their souls might be saved. He labored much and faithfully kept the watchman's call.

Like my brothers and sisters, I am a watchman myself, but I have another watchman watching over me.

Obey your leaders and submit to them,
for they are keeping watch over your souls
and will give an accout. (Hebrews 13:17)

I must keep my watchman in my prayers so that when he gives an account to the Lord, he will not be shamed. To be watched over is as great a burden as watching over, but I receive the duty as honor.

Rupert

PS:
Sister T:
You speak in such a manner that your words come to my heart. They are not too difficult; they are at my level of understanding. Please continue to advise me for I need to learn much.