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title: "Question 21: Did man continue in that estate wherein God at first created him? | Westminster Larger Catechism"
description: "Westminster Larger Catechism, question 21: Did man continue in that estate wherein God at first created him? Our first parents being left to the freedom of their own will, through the temptation of Satan, transgressed the commandment "
canonical: "https://ctkrp.org/larger-catechism/question-21-did-man-continue-in-that-estate-wherein-god-at/"
source: "https://ctkrp.org/assets/rpcna-constitution-2026.pdf#page=118"
---

# Question 21: Did man continue in that estate wherein God at first created him? | Westminster Larger Catechism

Our first parents being left to the freedom of their own will, through the temptation of Satan, transgressed the commandment of God, in eating the forbidden fruit, and thereby fell from the estate of innocency wherein they were created.

Scripture proofs: Gen. 3:6-8, 13; Eccl. 7:29; 2 Cor. 11:3.

Original source: [2026 RPCNA Constitution](https://ctkrp.org/assets/rpcna-constitution-2026.pdf#page=118)

## Related reading

- [Understanding covenant theology](https://ctkrp.org/learn/topics/covenant-theology/)
- [Westminster Confession of Faith · Chapter 4: Of Creation](https://ctkrp.org/confession/chapter-4-creation/)
- [Westminster Shorter Catechism · Question 9: What is the work of creation?](https://ctkrp.org/shorter-catechism/question-9-what-is-the-work-of-creation/)
- [Westminster Larger Catechism · Question 15: What is the work of creation?](https://ctkrp.org/larger-catechism/question-15-what-is-the-work-of-creation/)
- [Find teaching on sin](https://ctkrp.org/sermons/?q=sin)
- [Question 20](https://ctkrp.org/larger-catechism/question-20-what-was-the-providence-of-god-toward-man-in/)
- [Question 22](https://ctkrp.org/larger-catechism/question-22-did-all-mankind-fall-in-that-first-transgression/)

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