Part Two
Sin* and Law*
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QUESTION
Did Adam and Eve obey God and remain holy* and happy?
ANSWER
No, they did not obey. They chose to sin against God.
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QUESTION
What is sin*?
ANSWER
Sin is when we do not do what God tell us to do. And when we do what God forbids.
SCRIPTURE
Romans 1:32; James 2:10-11; James 4:17; 1 John 3:4
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QUESTION
What does every sin* deserve?
ANSWER
Every sin* deserves the anger and punishment of God.
SCRIPTURE
Deuteronomy 27:26; Romans 1:18; Romans 6:23; Ephesians 5:6
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QUESTION
What was the sin* of our first parents?
ANSWER
They ate the fruit that God told them not to eat.
SCRIPTURE
Genesis 2:16-17; Genesis 3:6
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QUESTION
Who tempted them to sin*?
ANSWER
The Devil* tempted Eve and she gave the fruit to Adam.
SCRIPTURE
Genesis 3:1-5; John 8:44; 2 Corinthians 11:3; Revelation 12:9
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QUESTION
What happened to the world when our first parents sinned?
ANSWER
God spoke a curse upon the ground. And death came into the world, just as God had warned* them.
SCRIPTURE
Genesis 2:15-17; Genesis 3:16-17
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QUESTION
What happened to our first parents when they sinned?
ANSWER
God cast Adam and Eve out of the garden. They were no longer holy* and happy. Instead, they were sinful* – guilty, ashamed and afraid.
SCRIPTURE
Genesis 3:8-13; 16-19; 23
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QUESTION
Because Adam sinned, what happened to everyone who lived after him?
ANSWER
Every person who was born after Adam and Eve was born sinful*.
SCRIPTURE
Psalm 51:5; Romans 5:18-19; 1 Corinthians 15:21-22
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QUESTION
Did God leave the world under a curse? Did he leave people in their sin?
ANSWER
No, God chose to rescue them. God promised to send a Saviour*.
SCRIPTURE
Matthew 1:21; John 3:16-17; 1 John 4:14
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QUESTION
What is a covenant*?
ANSWER
A covenant is a serious promise between two or more persons.
SCRIPTURE
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QUESTION
What covenants did God make with the people of Israel*?
ANSWER
God promised to make Abraham’s family into a great nation. He promised to bless all the nations through Abraham. God gave Moses the law. He promised to be with Moses and to bless Israel if they obeyed him and followed the laws he gave them. God promised David that one of his sons would become a great king and rule forever. God promised that one day he would make a new covenant. He promised to forgive people’s sins and to change people’s hearts.
SCRIPTURE
Genesis 12:1-3; Genesis 15; Exodus 24:3-7; 2 Samuel 7:16; Jeremiah 31:31-34
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QUESTION
What are the ten commands?
ANSWER
The ten commands are the words that God gave Moses for the people of Israel*. God himself wrote the ten commands on two stone tablets.
SCRIPTURE
Exodus 31:18; Deuteronomy 9:10
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QUESTION
What are those commands?
ANSWER
1. Do not put any other gods ahead of me. 2. Do not make for yourself an idol* nor worship* it. 3. Do not use the name of the Lord* your God in a wrong way. 4. Remember to keep the Sabbath* day holy. 5. Give honour* to your father and mother. 6. Do not murder anyone. 7. Do not commit adultery*. 8. Do not steal. 9. Do not tell lies against your neighbour. 10. Do not desire anything that belongs to your neighbour.
SCRIPTURE
Exodus 20:1-17
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QUESTION
What is the first command?
ANSWER
The first command is: Do not put any other gods ahead of me.
SCRIPTURE
Exodus 20:3; Isaiah 45:5-6
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QUESTION
What does the first command teach?
ANSWER
The first command teaches us to worship* God only.
SCRIPTURE
Psalm 44:20-21; Matthew 4:10; Revelation 22:8-9
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QUESTION
What is the second command?
ANSWER
The second command is: Do not make for yourself an idol* nor worship* it.
SCRIPTURE
Exodus 20:4-6; Deuteronomy 5:8-10
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QUESTION
What does the second command teach?
ANSWER
The second command teaches me not to worship idols* or images.
SCRIPTURE
Isaiah 44:10-11; Isaiah 46:5-9; Acts 17:29
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QUESTION
What is the third command?
ANSWER
The third command is: Do not use the name of the Lord* your God in a wrong way.
SCRIPTURE
Exodus 20:7; Deuteronomy 5:11
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QUESTION
What does the third command teach?
ANSWER
The third command teaches us that we should not use God’s name in a way that does not honour* him.
SCRIPTURE
Isaiah 8:13; Psalm 138:2; Revelation 15:3-4
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QUESTION
What is the fourth command?
ANSWER
The fourth command is: Remember to keep the Sabbath* day holy.
SCRIPTURE
Exodus 20:8-11; Deuteronomy 5:12-15
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QUESTION
What does the fourth command teach?
ANSWER
The fourth command teaches us to honour* God in our rest, in our work and in our worship.
SCRIPTURE
Exodus 16:23; Isaiah 58:13-14
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QUESTION
What is the fifth command?
ANSWER
The fifth command is: Give honour* to your father and your mother.
SCRIPTURE
Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16
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QUESTION
What does the fifth command teach?
ANSWER
The fifth command teaches us to love and to obey our parents.
SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 1:8; Ephesians 6:1-3; Colossians 3:20
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QUESTION
What is the sixth command?
ANSWER
The sixth command is: Do not murder anyone.
SCRIPTURE
Exodus 20:13; Deuteronomy 5:17
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QUESTION
What does the sixth command teach?
ANSWER
The sixth command teaches us not to hate other people or take away someone’s life.
SCRIPTURE
Genesis 9:6; Matthew 5:21-22; 1 John 3:15
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QUESTION
What is the seventh command?
ANSWER
The seventh command is: Do not commit adultery*.
SCRIPTURE
Exodus 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:18
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QUESTION
What does the seventh command teach?
ANSWER
The seventh command teaches us that we must not have sex with someone who is not our husband or wife.
SCRIPTURE
Matthew 5:27-28; Ephesians 5:3-4
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QUESTION
What is the eighth command?
ANSWER
The eighth command is: Do not steal.
SCRIPTURE
Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19
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QUESTION
What does the eighth command teach?
ANSWER
The eighth command teaches us that we must not take things that belong to other people.
SCRIPTURE
Exodus 23:4; Proverbs 21:6-7; Ephesians 4:28
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QUESTION
What is the ninth command?
ANSWER
The ninth command is: Do not tell lies against your neighbour.
SCRIPTURE
Exodus 20:16; Deuteronomy 5:20
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QUESTION
What does the ninth command teach?
ANSWER
The ninth command teaches us to be honest and to tell the truth.
SCRIPTURE
Psalm 15:1-3; Proverbs 12:17; 1 Corinthians 13:6
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QUESTION
Q. What is the tenth command?
ANSWER
A. The tenth command is: Do not desire anything that belongs to your neighbour.
SCRIPTURE
Exodus 20:17; Deuteronomy 5:21
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QUESTION
What does the tenth command teach?
ANSWER
The tenth command teaches us to be content* with what we have.
SCRIPTURE
Philippians 4:11; 1 Timothy 6:6; Hebrews 13:5
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QUESTION
Did the Jewish people obey the laws that God gave to Moses?
ANSWER
No. They broke God’s law and God punished them, as he had warned them.
SCRIPTURE
Deuteronomy 9:12; Ezekiel 39:23
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QUESTION
Can any person keep God’s commands in every way?
ANSWER
Adam disobeyed God. Since that time, no mere man has been able to keep God’s commands in every way.
SCRIPTURE
Ecclesiastes 7:20; Romans 3:23; James 2:10
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QUESTION
What do the ten commands show us?
ANSWER
The ten commands teach us that God is holy and good. They teach us how to show love for God and for our neighbor. They show us that we are sinful* and do not obey God. They show us that we need a Saviour*.
SCRIPTURE
Ecclesiastes 12:13; 1 Timothy 1:8-9; Romans 3:20; 5:13; 7:7-11; Galatians 3:19-24
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