>Q. But doesn't God do us an injustice by requiring in his law what we are unable to do? A. No, God created humans with the ability to keep the law. They, however, tempted by the devil, in reckless disobedience, robbed themselves and all their descendants of these gifts. (Gen. 1:31; Eph. 4:24, Gen. 3:13; … Continue reading >Catechism #9

>Q. But are we so corrupt that we are totally unable to do any good and inclined toward all evil? A. Yes, unless we are born again, by the Spirit of God. (Gen. 6:5; 8:21; Job 14:4; Isa. 53:6; John 3:3-5)

>Question #7: Then where does this corrupt human nature come from?Answer: From the fall and disobedience of our first parents, Adam and Eve, in Paradise. This fall has so poisoned our nature that we are born sinners— corrupt from conception on.(Gen. 3, Rom. 5:12, 18-19, Ps. 51:5)

>Question #6: Did God create people so wicked and perverse?Answer: No. God created them good and in his own image, that is, in true righteousness and holiness, so that they might truly know God their creator, love him with all their heart, and live with him in eternal happiness for his praise and glory. (Gen. … Continue reading >Catechism Question #6

>Question #4: What does God's law require of us? A. Christ teaches us this in summary in Matthew 22— Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like … Continue reading >Catechism Questions #4 & 5