support is not an excuse

how much are we allowed to need people. can our righteousness be based on our relationships? it seems that the answer would be no, but at the same time we live in a world of accountability and small groups of people cut from larger groups of people all with the purpose of supporting one another towards a common goal. but failed accountability is not an excused for lack of righteousness. there is no discount on culpability because a support structure failed. in the end our personal integrity is in fact our own.