Did our first parents continue in the estate wherein they were created?

Which Bible passages support this answer?

The Westminster Assembly attached these Scripture proofs to answer 13. Read them together and ask what each one shows about the answer.

1. Genesis 3:6-8, 13

   ⁶When the woman saw that the tree produced fruit that was good for food, was attractive to the eye, and was desirable for making one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of it to her husband who was with her, and he ate it. ⁷Then the eyes of both of them opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. ⁸Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God moving about in the orchard at the breezy time of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the orchard. ¹³So the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman replied, “The serpent tricked me, and I ate.” (NET)

2. Ecclesiastes 7:29

   This alone have I discovered: God made humankind upright, but they have sought many evil schemes. (NET)

What does this answer mean?

Adam and Eve did not stay in the good condition in which God made them. God left them to the freedom of their own will, and they fell by sinning against God. The answer places the fall in their own choice: God made them good, and they turned away from him.

What can we ask our children?

1. Did Adam and Eve stay holy and happy?
2. Who chose to sin when Adam and Eve fell?
3. What does it mean to sin against God?