Jonesing for Jesus clip 17 to 19

We're not to have other idols of God, because we are the living idol of God himself. We're made in his image, and he loves us, and he cares for us, and he pursues us every waking moment. When we are wayward, he seeks us.

  📍 When we are, missing,

he leaves the 99

to come find us, which is really cool.

 We're God's representatives, and he's asking that we hold ourselves to a higher standard, because he is the highest standard.

And we're not to lower ourselves, cheapen ourselves, lessen ourselves disrespectfully and dishonorably. We are to represent God because we are made

  📍 to reflect who God is.

 We shouldn't smell like a brothel if we're representing God.

We shouldn't nitpick at people's imperfections if we represent God. We shouldn't try to tell other people they need to be perfect when they're struggling in life because we're perfectionists. We shouldn't tell people that... we don't forgive them because they wronged us because that's not what God would want.

God forgave us. Because God forgave us, we need to take that forgiveness and forgive other people. I truly believe that when you can forgive others and take the forgiveness that God gave to you, that is when your life begins. Life begins when you forgive others.

Forgiveness is

when life begins.