Heidelberg Catechism, Question 6
Question 6
Did God then create man so wicked and perverse?
By no means, but God created man good, and after his own image (Gen. 1;27), in righteousness and true holiness (Eph. 4;24) that he might rightly know God his Creator, heartily love him (Col. 3;10) and live with him in eternal happiness, to glorify and praise him. (Isa. 43;7).
Scripture references for paragraph 1
Berean Standard Bible. Public domain text and source credits.
Genesis 1:2727So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
Genesis 1:3131And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
Ephesians 4:2424and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Ecclesiastes 7:2929Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made men upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
Colossians 3:1010and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
1 Chronicles 28:99As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
Revelation 22:1414Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.
Isaiah 43:77everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.”
Proverbs 16:44The LORD has made everything for His purpose— even the wicked for the day of disaster.
1 Corinthians 10:3131So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
Psalms 16:1111You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
Source and edition
Heidelberg Catechism. RCA English, E. R. Good & Bro., Tiffin, 1879. RCA English, E. R. Good & Bro., Tiffin, 1879
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