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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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.