Title: 10 Things You Should Know about the Imagination | Crossway Articles
Headings: 10 Things You Should Know about the Imagination
10 Things You Should Know about the Imagination
1. Everyone has an imagination.
2. Imagination is an important power of the human mind.
3. Imagination is a facet of the image of God.
The human imagination is not only a great gift of God; it is also an aspect of the image of God.
4. Imagination is important in living morally.
5. Our imaginations are fallen.
6. We sin with our imaginations.
7. Imagination is the source of idolatry.
8. Our imaginations can be redeemed.
Imagination Redeemed
Gene Edward Veith Jr., Matthew P. Ristuccia
9. The imagination is important for apologetics.
10. The Christian church has a rich imaginative legacy.
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Content: Memory employs the imagination so that we can recall events of the past. Imagination also allows us to contemplate our lives in the present. It also empowers us to visualize the future, which is necessary for planning and decision-making. The creative imagination—the ability to conceive of something that does not already exist—is the source of art and invention. Imagination makes reading possible, as what the author imagines, whether a story or an argument, is replayed in the reader’s mind. 3. Imagination is a facet of the image of God. The human imagination is not only a great gift of God; it is also an aspect of the image of God. His creative imagination is such that he created the universe from nothing.