Question 1

What does “let brotherly love continue” mean in this passage?

Accepted Answer

“Let brotherly love continue” is a call to keep loving fellow believers as family. The readers had already shown love, but love can grow cold, especially when there is pressure, fear, or arguments. So the writer urges them not to stop. This love is more than warm feelings; it shows itself in things like sharing, helping, praying, and standing with each other in suffering. It reminds Christians that they belong to one household in Christ, so they should not let pride, background, or old divisions break that bond.

Question 2

Why are Christians told to entertain strangers and remember those in prison?

Accepted Answer

The passage links real love with concrete actions. To “entertain strangers” means to welcome and care for unknown guests, especially needy believers and those fleeing trouble. God has sometimes used such moments in surprising ways, as when some “entertained angels unawares.” Remembering those in prison means feeling their pain as if we were chained with them and doing what we can to help. Both commands show that Christian love is not only about our own circle but reaches out to the overlooked and suffering.

Question 3

What does it mean that marriage is honourable and the bed undefiled?

Accepted Answer

When it says “marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled,” it is lifting up marriage as a good gift from God for all sorts of people, not something dirty or low. The “bed” points to sexual union within marriage, which is clean when kept within that covenant. In contrast, the passage warns that “whoremongers and adulterers God will judge,” meaning sex outside of marriage is not treated lightly by God. So believers are called to respect marriage, keep it pure, and turn away from sexual sin.

Question 4

How can I live without covetousness and be content with what I have?

Accepted Answer

The passage ties contentment directly to God’s promise: “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” Greed grows from fear that we will not have enough or that God will forget us. The writer answers that fear by pointing to God’s constant presence. When you trust that God is with you, you can hold what you have with open hands, use it wisely, and stop chasing more as if it could save you. Contentment is not pretending your needs do not matter, but resting in God as your helper rather than in money.

Question 5

What does “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever” teach us?

Accepted Answer

This line teaches that Jesus does not change in his person, his love, or his saving work. People, leaders, and customs come and go, and strange teachings rise up, but Jesus remains the same through all ages. That steadiness is meant to quiet troubled hearts. The readers were warned not to be carried away by different and strange teachings. Instead, they are to fix their hearts on the grace that comes through this unchanging Savior, rather than on rules about food or old rituals that never truly gave life.

Question 6

What are the “divers and strange doctrines” and why avoid them?

Accepted Answer

“Divers and strange doctrines” are teachings that pull people away from the simple grace of Christ. In this setting, it points especially to going back to old food laws and ceremonial rules as if they could make the heart right with God. The writer says the heart should be “established with grace, not with meats,” because those practices never really helped those who trusted in them. To chase such teachings is to act as if Christ’s sacrifice is not enough. Believers are urged to stay with the good news of grace in him.

Question 7

What does it mean that we have an altar and Jesus suffered outside the gate?

Accepted Answer

When the writer says, “We have an altar,” he is pointing to Christ himself and his sacrifice. In the old system, some sin offerings had their blood taken into the holy place while the bodies were burned outside the camp. That pattern pointed forward. Jesus, to make the people holy through his own blood, suffered outside the city gate. This shows that real cleansing comes through him, not through the old tent worship. Believers are called to “go forth… unto him without the camp,” accepting shame with him rather than clinging to old forms.

Question 8

What is the sacrifice of praise and doing good in this chapter?

Accepted Answer

Now that animal sacrifices are finished in Christ, the passage speaks of different sacrifices that please God. The “sacrifice of praise” is the continual offering of thanks to God through Jesus, “the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.” Alongside this, it says not to forget to do good and to share with others, because “with such sacrifices God is well pleased.” So worship is both spoken and lived: words of grateful praise and practical kindness and generosity toward others, flowing from what Christ has done.

Question 9

Why should believers obey leaders who watch for their souls?

Accepted Answer

The writer tells believers to obey and submit to their leaders because these leaders “watch for your souls, as they that must give account.” Their work is to teach God’s word and care for people’s spiritual welfare. When the church listens humbly, leaders can serve with joy instead of constant grief, and that is better for everyone. Resisting them without cause only harms the flock. This does not excuse sin in leaders, but it calls believers to a basic posture of respect and cooperation toward those who faithfully guide them.

Question 10

What does the closing prayer about the God of peace and the everlasting covenant mean?

Accepted Answer

The closing prayer lifts up “the God of peace” who brought Jesus up from the dead, calling him “that great shepherd of the sheep” and speaking of “the blood of the everlasting covenant.” It means God has made a lasting agreement through Jesus’ death, one that will not fade like the old one. In that covenant, God not only forgives but also works in his people. The prayer asks God to make them complete in every good work, doing what pleases him through Jesus. So God both saves and then shapes his people from the inside.

Hebrews 13:1

Let brotherly love continue.

Brotherly Love

Christ’s Unchanging Nature

Sacrifice, Obedience, and Prayer

Benediction and Farewell

Brotherly Love

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