Further, loyalty is a trait that is demonstrated in nearly all the heroes of the Bible. All will admit that loyalty is important. It needs be studied and cultivated. A lack of loyalty is the basis of much that is wrong in America today. Husbands and wives disloyal to each other, their marriage vows and their families, produce untold suffering and hardship.
Disloyal workers cause breakdowns on the job, creating unemployment.
Disloyal government workers sell national secrets and compromise national security. On the other hand, loyalty builds families, organizations, businesses and the nation. This study will present the concept of loyalty, illustrations of it in the lives of great men and women and some ideas how a Christian may cultivate it. The Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary defines loyalty as being faithful in allegiance to one's government or to a private person or to a cause, ideal or custom. It involves an association.