Loyalty

     What does it mean in Hebrews to "Keep on loving each other as brothers"? Are we really supposed to help strangers, prisoners and those who are mistreated or are we exempt from those responsibilities today due to the dangers that may be involved with such people? 
     Take marriage for example, where is the loyalty today? The high percentage of divorce or single parent homes is telling, as a society, of where we put our loyalties. We are loyal to ourselves first and foremost. We want to be comfortable and kept from responsibilities to others. We love money, don't want to share it and are not content with how much we have or what we already have on hand.
     But that is human nature, that is not the nature of God. He warns us about loving money, sexual immorality, and ourselves over others. He reminds us that He is our helper, regardless of what man does to us. So take heart, even if "friends" seem more concerned with their own lives and lack interest in helping you, God will not forsake you or leave you. Do not be afraid.

Our loyal dog would probably go for treats over us, but that's animal nature:)

Hebrews 13 Keep on loving each other as brothers. ² Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. ³ Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.

⁴ Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. ⁵ Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,

“Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

⁶ So we say with confidence,

“The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”