11-20 Flashcards
(5 cards)
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Q
- 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 death.
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Q
- What are God’s works of providence?
A
God’s works of providence are, his most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all his creatures, and all their actions.
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Q
- 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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Q
- What is sin?
A
Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God.
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Q
- What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created?
A
The sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created, was their eating the forbidden fruit.
