Posts tagged covenant of works

Q. 13. 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.

shorter catechismKen HanJanuary 13, 2016shorter_catechism, sin, fall, providence, temptation, paradise, eden, probation, covenant of life, covenant of worksComment

Q. 12. 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.

shorter catechismKen HanJanuary 12, 2016shorter_catechism, covenant of works, covenant of life, westminster confession of faith, providence, works, meritComment