2/25/12- The first sin

4- 2/25- WSC- 15- Q. 15 What sin caused our first parents to fall from how they were created?
A. Eating the forbidden fruit.

When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. (Genesis 3:6)

Thoughts: The first sin was the drop of poison in the well that diffused throughout the world and time.  God, as the Creator, has the right to define what is right or wrong.  The Maker and designer not only has the right to give directions for best use, but knows best about what will work for what is made.  It is not a matter of bullying with His power, but He commands us out of love.  We are designed to live a certain way, and we choose to not live in that way.  When we choose to go the way we are not designed, it is no wonder we make our lives miserable.  The basic sin here is not the sin of pride but the sin of unbelief.  They took part in what was forbidden because they thought they knew better than God.  They lacked trust and belief in what God had said.   The joy of the Lord and the abundant life and blessing of God are found in obedience to our Maker who loves us.  There is a part of us that is attracted to what is forbidden, and we should be careful to believe God over our experience or own wisdom. 

Prayer: Help me, O God, to resist what you have forbidden.  Help me to listen to what you tell me about what is right and wrong for me. 

(The Fall- Sistine Chapel- Michelangelo 1508-1512)

1986 Q. 15. By what sin did our first parents fall from their original condition?

A. Our first parents’ sin was eating the forbidden fruit.

1647- Q. 15. What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created?
A. The sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created, was their eating the forbidden fruit