Question 31: What do we inherit from Adam as a result of this original sin?

Answer: A sin nature.

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Scriptural basis

  • 1 Kings 8:46

  • Psalm 14:2-3

  • Psalm 58:3

  • Ecclesiastes 9:3

  • Matthew 15:18-20

  • John 2:24

  • Romans 8:7

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Why is this important?

  1. Who inherited a sin nature?

  2. Can we wash it off? Can we ever do enough good deeds to cancel it out?

  3. How do we get rid of sin?

 

Questions and answers from A Catechism for Boys and Girls by Erroll Hulse from Chapel Library