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From a theological prospective, beauty is important! 

God is a creative God. 

• Look at the creation account in Genesis 1
• God created mankind in his own image.

We are creative 

• As image bearers, we are creative.
• Ephesians 2:10 describes us a “his workmanship”. 
• When we come to know Christ we are described as a “new creation” in 2 Corinthians 5:17.
• Genesis 35:30-35
• Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the Lord has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 31 and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— 32 to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, 33 to cut and set stones, to work in wood and to engage in all kinds of artistic crafts. 34 And he has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others. 35 He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers—all of them skilled workers and designers.

Creativity is not just a part of who God is, it’s also a means through which He works.

We should care about beauty

If God is beautiful, we as Christians should care deeply about beauty.

“As God is infinitely the greatest being, so He is allowed to be infinitely the most beautiful and excellent. And all the beauty to be found throughout the whole creation is but the reflection of the diffused beams of that Being who hath an infinite fullness of brightness and glory.”

- Johnathan Edwards, The Nature of True Virtue

he war with culture

We live in a culture that values pragmatism and excess over beauty. Too many churches have aligned with this. They are either devoid of beauty in the name of pragmatism, or are consumed with self indulgent excess. Neither extreme reflects God.

Beauty and faith: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/christian-theology-beauty-demands-noticed/

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