"Imagination is a God-given gift; but if it……" — D. A. Carson
"Imagination is a God-given gift; but if it is fed dirt by the eye, it will be dirty. All sin, not least sexual sin, begins with the imagination. Therefore what feeds the imagination is of maximum importance in the pursuit of kingdom righteousness."
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69 Quotes by D. A. Carson
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