Lord’s Day 3, Chapter 1: After The Image of God (2)

It cannot be claimed that the distinction: "image of God in a wider and in a narrower sense," is confessionally Reformed. Our Three Forms of Unity rather leave the impression that they favor the idea of limiting the image of God to man's original integrity, true knowledge of God, righteousness and holiness. This is true of our Catechism in the Lord's Day we are now discussing. In answer to the question: "Did God create man so wicked and perverse?" it states: "No; but God created man good, and...