Question 26: What was the sin of our first parents?
Answer: Eating the forbidden fruit.
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Scriptural basis
Genesis 2:16-17
Genesis 3:6
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Why is this important?
Does eating fruit that is forbidden seem like a big deal?
Why was it?
[God told them not to.]Do you ever do something you’re told not to?
Questions and answers from A Catechism for Boys and Girls by Erroll Hulse from Chapel Library