The Baptist Catechism

    Westminster Larger Catechism (1647), Westminster Assembly

    Question 84

    Shall all men die?

    Death being threatened as the wages of sin,a it is appointed unto all men once to die;b for that all have sinned.c

    Shall all men die?

    Death being threatened as the wages of sin,a it is appointed unto all men once to die;b for that all have sinned.c

    1. a. Romans 6:23

      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.

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    2. b. Hebrews 9:27

      Hebrews 9:27

      9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

      9:27 Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,

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    3. c. Romans 5:12

      Romans 5:12

      5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

      5:12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.

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    Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), parallel to this question

    Question 19

    What is the misery of that estate whereinto man fell?

    All mankind by their fall lost communion with God are under his wrath and curse and so made liable to all miseries in this life, to death itself, and to the pains of hell for ever.

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