Question 27
What misery did the fall bring upon mankind?
The fall brought upon mankind the loss of communion with God,a his displeasure and curse; so as we are by nature children of wrath,b bond slaves to Satan,c and justly liable to all punishments in this world, and that which is to come.d
What misery did the fall bring upon mankind?
The fall brought upon mankind the loss of communion with God,a his displeasure and curse; so as we are by nature children of wrath,b bond slaves to Satan,c and justly liable to all punishments in this world, and that which is to come.d
a. Genesis 3:8, 10, 24
Genesis 3:8; Genesis 3:10; Genesis 3:24
3:8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. 3:10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. 3:24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
3:8 Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 3:10 "I heard Your voice in the garden," he replied, "and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself." 3:24 So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.
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b. Ephesians 2:2–3
Ephesians 2:2–3
2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: 2:3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
2:2 in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience. 2:3 All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.
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c. 2 Timothy 2:26
2 Timothy 2:26
2:26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
2:26 Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.
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d. Genesis 2:17; Lamentations 3:39; Romans 6:23; Matthew 25:41, 46; Jude 7
Genesis 2:17
2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
2:17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die."
Lamentations 3:39
3:39 Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
3:39 Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?
Romans 6:23
6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Matthew 25:41; Matthew 25:46
25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
25:41 Then He will say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 25:46 And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
Jude 1:7
1:7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
1:7 In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.
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