Bible Question:
mathew 10:37 He that loves father or mother and son or daughter more than meis not worthy for me. mathew 22:37 you shall love your god with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind.after reading this 2 verses please tell me to whom whould I give more love whether to my wife, sons or Jesus? |
Bible Answer: To be a follower of Jesus Christ, particularly as a disciple, we MUST love Jesus first and foremost in our lives - even ahead of our spouse, our kids, and families. This is not to say we do not love our spouse, kids and families. But as a follower of Jesus, what else separates us from the blind and lost? The unsaved and lost love their spouses and kids. But - your spouse and your kids and families never died on a Cross to pay for all your sins. God's perfect, unconditional and holy love (described in 1 Cor 13) is what we can have for others only when we love Jesus more - meaning to PREFER Jesus in our lives ahead of all others. Why? Because your spouse, kids and families are mere people who also need a Savior. People WILL disappoint us, fail us and let us down - more than once in a lifetime. Jesus IS that Savior - and His love will never fail. That's why - IF (and it's optional, meaning it's really up to us IF we choose to follow and obey, which is a definition of discipleship) we choose to follow Jesus Christ - He must come first in our lives. He enables us to love others in our lives the way we ought. (Not the other way around.) Bear in mind, choosing to follow as a disciple or not does NOT nullify one's salvation. You must be saved to become a disciple, but NOT becoming a disciple does NOT mean you are not saved. Abounding in His grace, XRing |