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    What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created?

    The sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created, was their eating the forbidden fruit.a

    What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created?

    The sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created, was their eating the forbidden fruit.a

    1. a. Genesis 3:6, 12, 16–17

      Genesis 3:6; Genesis 3:12; Genesis 3:16–17

      3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. 3:12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 3:16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. 3:17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

      3:6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it. 3:12 And the man answered, "The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it." 3:16 To the woman He said: "I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you." 3:17 And to Adam He said: "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.

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    Question 18, sung: The Baptist Catechism Set to Music, Jim Scott Orrick
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    Changes from Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 15

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    No change.

    Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 15

    What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created?

    The sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created, was their eating the forbidden fruit.

    Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 15

    What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created?

    The sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created, was their eating the forbidden fruit.

    The Baptist Catechism (1695), Question 18

    What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created?

    The sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created, was their eating the forbidden fruit.

    Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 15

    What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created?

    The sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created, was their eating the forbidden fruit.

    Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 15

    What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created?

    The sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created, was their eating the forbidden fruit.

    The Baptist Catechism (modernized) (1695), Question 18

    What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created?

    The sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created, was their eating the forbidden fruit.

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    Westminster Larger Catechism (1647), parallel to this question

    Question 21

    Did man continue in that estate wherein God at first created him?

    Our first parents being left to the freedom of their own will, through the temptation of Satan, transgressed the commandment of God in eating the forbidden fruit; and thereby fell from the estate of innocency wherein they were created.

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