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title: "Question 15: What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created? | Westminster Shorter Catechism"
description: "Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 15: What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created? The sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created, was their eating the forbidden fruit.Script"
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source: "https://ctkrp.org/assets/rpcna-constitution-2026.pdf#page=160"
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# Question 15: What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created? | Westminster Shorter Catechism

The sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created, was their eating the forbidden fruit.

Scripture proofs: Gen. 3:6, 12.

Original source: [2026 RPCNA Constitution](https://ctkrp.org/assets/rpcna-constitution-2026.pdf#page=160)

## Related reading

- [Question 14](https://ctkrp.org/shorter-catechism/question-14-what-is-sin/)
- [Question 16](https://ctkrp.org/shorter-catechism/question-16-did-all-mankind-fall-in-adams-first-transgression/)

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