## Lord’s Day 3
### 6. Q. Did God create man so wicked and perverse?

**A**. No. God created man good<sup>1</sup> and in his own image,<sup>2</sup> that is, in true righteousness and holiness,<sup>3</sup> so that he might truly know God his creator,<sup>4</sup> love him with all his heart, and live with God in eternal happiness, for his praise and glory.<sup>5</sup>

<sup>1</sup> [Gen. 1:31](/References/Bible/01%20-%20Genesis/Genesis1.md#31)
<sup>2</sup> [Gen. 1:26–27](/References/Bible/01%20-%20Genesis/Genesis1.md#26)
<sup>3</sup> [Eph. 4:24](/References/Bible/49%20-%20Ephesians/Ephesians4.md#24)
<sup>4</sup> [Col. 3:10](/References/Bible/51%20-%20Colossians/Colossians3.md#10)
<sup>5</sup> [Ps. 8](/References/Bible/19%20-%20Psalms/Psalms8.md)

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### 7. Q. Then where does man’s corrupt nature come from?

**A**. From the fall and disobedience of our first parents, Adam and Eve, in Paradise.<sup>1</sup> This fall has so poisoned our nature<sup>2</sup> that we are all conceived and born in sin.<sup>3</sup>

<sup>1</sup> [Gen. 3](/References/Bible/01%20-%20Genesis/Genesis3.md)
<sup>2</sup> [Rom. 5:12, 18–19](/References/Bible/45%20-%20Romans/Romans5.md#12)
<sup>3</sup> [Ps. 51:5](/References/Bible/19%20-%20Psalms/Psalms51.md#5)

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### 8. Q. But are we so corrupt that we are totally unable to do any good and inclined toward all evil?

**A**. Yes,<sup>1</sup> unless we are born again by the Spirit of God.<sup>2</sup>

<sup>1</sup> [Gen. 6:5](/References/Bible/01%20-%20Genesis/Genesis6.md#5); [8:21](/References/Bible/01%20-%20Genesis/Genesis8.md#21); [Job 14:4](/References/Bible/18%20-%20Job/Job14.md#4); [Isa. 53:6](/References/Bible/23%20-%20Isaiah/Isaiah53.md#6)
<sup>2</sup> [John 3:3–5](/References/Bible/43%20-%20John/John3.md#3)