S. Man

MAN 1. How did men begin to exist? God created Adam and Eve, and from them are descended all human beings.

2. What sort of character had Adam and Eve when created? Adam and Eve were made in the image of God, and were sinless.

3. Who tempted Eve to sin against God by eating the forbidden fruit? Eve was tempted by the Devil, or Satan, who is the chief of the fallen angels, or demons.

4. What was the beginning of Eve’s sin? The beginning of Eve’s sin was that she believed Satan rather than God. Genesis 3:4; Genesis 3:5.

5. What was the first sign that Adam and Eve gave of having fallen into sin? Adam and Eve showed that they had become sinful by trying to hide from God. Genesis 3:8.

6. What was the next sign? Adam and Eve tried to throw the blame on others. Genesis 3:12; Genesis 3:13.

7. How did God punish their willful disobedience? God condemned Adam and Eve to death, physical, spiritual, and eternal. Genesis 2:17; Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:1.

8. How does this affect Adam and Eve’s descendants? All human beings are sinful and guilty in God’s sight. Romans 5:12.

9. How does this sinfulness show itself? All human beings actually sin as soon as they are old enough to know right from wrong. Romans 3:23.

10. Will those who die without having known right from wrong be punished hereafter for the sin of Adam and Eve? Those who die without having known right from wrong are saved in the way God has provided.

11. Can any human beings be saved through their own merits from the guilt and punishment of sin? No; the second Adam, the Son of God, is the only Saviour of sinners. Acts 4:12; Genesis 3:15.