2007-03-07 13:26:48 · 7 answers · asked by Andrea 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No.
Nor is it logical.
2007-03-07 13:31:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It depends on what you mean by "concept of God." If you love GOD more than family or friends or self, I would say that's absolutely great. You have to put him first in order to love self, family, friends, etc... otherwise you will be hindered in love for them, and will be burdened and weighed down.
If you mean your own idea of God, or just your understanding of him, then no.... you should make sure it's true first. I would pray and ask God questions, so he can show you who he is. Read the Bible and ask him to open your mind to what it means so you can make sure what you hang your hope on is really true.
2007-03-07 21:35:27 · answer #2 · answered by peacetimewarror 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Teacher, which is the greatest commandments in the law?" And Jesus replied, "love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. This is the greatest and foremost commandment."
If Jesus said it, does that qualify it as making it morally correct?
2007-03-07 21:36:48 · answer #3 · answered by Christian #3412 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes BUT, not the concept but the person of God himself--If you indeed know and love the true God clearly and that you do not doubt that he is totally just, good, & loving--as the Bible states, at:
(Job 34:10) “10Â Therefore, YOU men of heart, listen to me. Far be it from the [true] God to act wickedly, And the Almighty to act unjustly!”..12Â Yes, for a fact, God himself does not act wickedly,
And the Almighty himself does not pervert judgment."
--If Jesus recommended loving God above all ,then to love him more, would never mean to put anyone in jeapardy with family or any member as such.
--If you might be having a thought of Abraham, being asked by God to offer up Isaac, please remember, not only did God halt Abrahams act--But it also had a symbolic presentation of what Jehovah God would ask of Jesus.
(Galatians 4:22-24) “22 For example, it is written that Abraham acquired two sons, one by the servant girl and one by the free woman; 23 but the one by the servant girl was actually born in the manner of flesh, the other by the free woman through a promise. 24 These things stand as a SYMBOLIC DRAMA(my caps); for these [women] mean two covenants, the one from Mount Si´nai, which brings forth children for slavery, and which is Ha´gar.”
--If you are having in mind where Jesus stated, that in order to be his disciples, one would have to hate family etc. PLEASE KEEP in mind that in the Bible the idea of hate has the flexibility of meaning TO LOVE SOMEONE LESS.
*** it-1 pp. 1042-1043 Hate ***
HATE
In the Scriptures the word “hate” has several shades of meaning. It may denote intense hostility, sustained ill will often accompanied by malice. Such hate may become a consuming emotion seeking to bring harm to its object. “Hate” may also signify a strong dislike but without any intent to bring harm to the object, seeking instead to avoid it because of a feeling of loathing toward it. The Bible also employs the word “hate” to mean loving to a lesser degree. (Ge 29:31, 33; De 21:15, 16) For example, Jesus Christ said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own soul, he cannot be my disciple.” (Lu 14:26) Obviously Jesus did not mean that his followers were to feel hostility or loathing toward their families and toward themselves, as this would not be in agreement with the rest of the Scriptures.—Compare Mr 12:29-31; Eph 5:28, 29, 33.
--THERE ARE INDEED millions of concepts of gods, but there is only one true God and that indeed is the God of the Bible.--I would hope your question had a noble purpose to it!
--Hope this helped.
2007-03-07 21:46:53 · answer #4 · answered by THA 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If God is the Creator of all life - yours, your mother's, your father's, your children's - the lives of all your friends; then it would be morally indefensible to love any one of them, yourself included, more than you love God who created and sustains them all.
2007-03-07 21:33:08 · answer #5 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
According to the bible you must sacrifice your children to god if so demanded and to truly become a disciple you should hate your family.
2007-03-07 21:35:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
God always comes first, even before my life.... I am his, and he knows it, I'll do what he says.
2007-03-07 21:42:49 · answer #7 · answered by inteleyes 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋