Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question 12
Question 12
What special act of providence did God exercise toward man in the estate wherein he was created?
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.
Scripture references for paragraph 1
Berean Standard Bible. Public domain text and source credits.
Galatians 3:1212The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”
Genesis 2:1717but 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.”
Source and edition
Westminster Shorter Catechism. NonlinearFruit/Creeds.json, Unlicense. Creeds.json, English transcription
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