Q. 13. Did our first parents continue in the estate wherein they were created?
A. Our first parents, being left to the freedom of their own will, fell from the estate wherein they were created, by sinning against God.
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“The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and [...]
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Shorter Catechism Q13
Posted in Bible study, shorter catechism, theology, tagged Adam, covenant of life, covenant of works, covenant theology, sin on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Shorter Catechism Q12
Posted in Bible study, shorter catechism, theology, tagged Adam, covenant of life, covenant of works, covenant theology, last Adam, providence on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Q. 12. What special act of providence did God exercise towards man in the estate wherein he was created?
A. When God had created man, he entered into a covenant of life with him, upon condition of perfect obedience; forbidding him to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, upon pain of [...]




