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OOOOOPS,

I was trying to click “edit” one more time and got too close to “post,” instead!

Ahhh well, it was almost OK.

Ping to a lot of folks I’d be grateful to if they would respond.

Thank you so much for this research thread!

To What, or to Whom do you give your all to?

It's not even a contest for me.

Then one of them, [which was] a lawyer, asked [him a question], tempting him, and saying, Master, which [is] the great commandment in the law?

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all [Greek word holos] thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

This is the first and great commandment. And the second [is] like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. – Matthew 22:35-40

From the Torah:

And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. - Deut 6:5

And again,

Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. Nevertheless I have [somewhat] against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. – Revelation 2:1-5

Indeed, any thing or any one that we love equal to or more than God - if even for a moment - is an idol to us.

That would include our children, spouse, ideas, church, possessions, people and so on. It also includes self.

But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. - Matt 16:23-25

To God be the glory, not man, never man!

Wow, what a great comparison.

FWIW, my answer is Jesus!