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