Question | Into what estate did the fall bring mankind? |
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Answer | The fall brought mankind into an estate of sin and misery. 1 |
The Baptist Catechism Set to Music
Benjamin Beddome’s Exposition
Is all mankind in a state of sin?
Yes.
For both Jews and Gentiles are all under sin,
Romans 3:9
Were they brought into this state by the fall?
Yes.
In whom all have sinned,
Romans 5:12
Hath sin corrupted the whole man?
Yes.
The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint,
Isaiah 1:5
Doth an inclination to sin appear very early?
Yes.
The wicked are estranged from the womb, they go astray as soon as they are born,
Psalm 58:3
And doth it continue even after grace is implanted?
Yes.
For if we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves,
1 John 1:8
Is mankind in a state of misery?
Yes.
Woe unto us that we have sinned,
Lamentations 5:6
Is the whole creation the worse for sin?
Yes.
The creature is now made subject to vanity,
Romans 8:20
But do sinners above all others feel the sad effects of it?
Yes.
Evil pursueth sinners,
Proverbs 13:21
Is it great misery that is consequent upon the fall?
Yes.
The misery of man is great upon him,
Ecclesiastes 8:6
Is it intolerable?
Yes.
My punishment is greater than I can bear,
Genesis 4:3
And is it abiding?
Yes.
The wrath of God abideth on him,
John 3:36
Are all men sensible of this?
No.
For they say they shall have peace, though they walk in the imagination of their heart,
Deuteronomy 29:19
But should they be sensible of it?
Yes.
Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces,
Psalm 50:22
And shall they be sensible of it?
Yes.
They shall see and be ashamed,
Isaiah 26:11
And are the saints sensible of it?
Yes.
O wretched man that I am, who shall deliver me from the body of this death,
Romans 7:24
The Westminster Larger Catechism
Question | Into what estate did the fall bring mankind? |
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Answer | The fall brought mankind into an estate of sin and misery. 1 |