People who say/state/write they love Jesus Christ 'first' or before or more importantly that lovers/partners, family, etc.

See this now and then. A person's bio on any sort of social site (not dating, but could include that) says something like:

"First and foremost I love Jesus Christ, I love my husband, I love my family and my friends."

Shouldn't a person be loving their partner (if they have one) and their family *more importantly* than any sort of religious figurehead?

Would you go out with someone on a date who said they loved Jesus and or God *more* than their family?

Seems toxic in a secular sense.

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MindfulOne · 56-60, F

It means they're committed to their belief system first and likely follow or strive to follow in the footsteps of the figurehead -- in your example Jesus.

Jesus was contrary to the popular superficial concerns of people,

He recommended a way of life and a belief system to help those who wanted help. To be solid in any faith, and a person of character, a certain degree definition or certainty needs to exist.

I suppose any religeon is a cult by definition but the commitment to faith is required in order to have order.

I am not perfect at all. But I choose to "believe" follow the modeling of Jesus

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

There are many different kinds and levels of love.

I can describe love for my wife, my daughter, my mother, my friend, my sisters, myself, an ice cream . . without any of these being in conflict with one another.

Jesus exhorted his disciples to leave everything - even families - behind in order to follow him. As this resulted in a revelation of universal human love rather thsn say a church being burned down by fanatics, this serms the opposite of toxic to me.

People may just want to highlight a particular facet of their biography in a particular context.

friendlykinkster · 56-60, M

When the organized religion of the day was trying to trap Jesus with blasphemy, they asked him which was the greatest commandment. "Love The Lord, your God, with all your heart, all your soul and all your might." The agreed this was a good answer and not qualifying blasphemy so asked him the second greatest commandment. "Love yor neighbor(mankind) as you love yourself."
This was also a good answer and the religious leaders walked away frustrated.
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It is possible to do both. One does not exclude the other. One chooses their own priorities but yes, placing your Higher Power above all others resolves everything else.
But one must also have a deep faith to grasp the meaningfulness of the answer. Others ask questions online without the current capacity to accept the answer.

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friendlykinkster · 56-60, M

@zonavar68 You describe religion but have no experience with faith. The two are polar opposites. You even keep using the word "religion" to describe something you do not understand. Hence your question.

zonavar68 · 56-60, M

@friendlykinkster Excuse me sir but I have the benefit of experiencing both sides of the coin. I have been religious in the past, but opted out of religion because I did not agree with it's hypocrisy and teachings, so I have a unique perspective. I fully 'understand' what religious faith is. I still maintain to claiming the 'love' a god/jesus/deity type entity over and above ones one loved ones is a flawed concept invented by religion(s) (not the plurality) to try and keep people under control and manipulated. FYI I have never been married and never will but the love for my children is absolute and more important that 'loving' a religious entity.

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jackieash

If anyone says stuff like "I put Jesus first then family", I tend to stay well away from those kinds of people. We should put people (particularly family) first. If I was religious (which I'm not), I'd have thought any god would be pleased to see families caring for each other in the way they should.

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