Westminster Larger Catechism, Question 23
Question 23
Into what estate did the fall bring mankind?
The fall brought mankind into an estate of sin and misery.
Scripture references for paragraph 1
Berean Standard Bible. Public domain text and source credits.
Romans 3:2323for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 5:1212Therefore, 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.
Source and edition
Westminster Larger Catechism. NonlinearFruit/Creeds.json, Unlicense. Creeds.json, English transcription
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