OC | Question 6-8

6. Did God create people so wicked and perverse?

No. God created them good16 and in his own image,17 that is, in true righteousness and holiness,18 so that they might truly know God their creator,19 love him with all their heart, and live with him in eternal happiness for his praise and glory.20

^ 16. Genesis 1:31
^ 17. Genesis 1:26-27
^ 18. Ephesians 4:24
^ 19. Colossians 3:10
^ 20. Psalms 8:1-9

7. Then where does this corrupt human nature come from?

From the fall and disobedience of our first parents, Adam and Eve, in Paradise.21 This fall has so poisoned our nature22 that we are born sinners– corrupt from conception on.23

^ 21. Genesis 3:1-24
^ 22. Romans 5:12; Romans 5:18-19
^ 23. Psalms 51:5

8. But are we so corrupt that we are totally unable to do any good

Yes,24 unless we are born again, by the Spirit of God.25

^ 24. Genesis 6:5; Genesis 8:21; Job 14:4; Isaiah 53:6
^ 25. John 3:3-5