Q & A 6
Q. Did God create people so wicked and perverse?
A. No.
God created them good (1) and in his own image, (2)
that is, in true righteousness and holiness, (3)
so that they might
truly know God their creator, (4)
love him with all their heart,
and live with God in eternal happiness,
to praise and glorify him.(5)
1 Gen. 1:31
2 Gen. 1:26-27
3 Eph. 4:24
4 Col. 3:10
5 Ps. 8
Q & A 7
Q. Then where does this corrupt human nature come from?
A. The fall (rebellion) and disobedience of our first parents,
Adam and Eve, in Paradise. (1)
The fall has so poisoned our nature (2)
that we are all conceived and born
in a sinful condition. (3)
1 Gen. 3
2 Rom. 5:12, 18-19
3 Ps. 51:5
Q & A 8
Q. But are we so corrupt that we are totally unable to do any good and inclined toward all evil?
A. Yes, (1)
unless we are born again
by the Spirit of God. (2)
1 Gen. 6:5; 8:21; Job 14:4; Isa. 53:6
2 John 3:3-5