“How bad is it?” never anticipates a positive answer. Whether you ask your doctor, mechanic, or relative the question assumes a negative outcome. Even the answer “not too bad” is far from “everything is good.”

People often ask “are people really that bad?” Usually this question is framed as a statement: “We all have a spark of goodness in us. Some are just harder to find.” What does the Bible say about our condition, about our “goodness”?

How bad are people generally and individually? Scripture tells us sin completely corrupts every person. The Bible not only presents what sin is, and how far it reaches, it demonstrates what it produces. After looking at the Bible, you will be able to answer “How bad is it?”