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- LESSON FIFTH: On our First Parents and the Fall
- Q.233. Who were the first man and woman?
- Q.234. Are there any persons in the world who are not the descendants of Adam and Eve?
- Q.235. Do not the differences in color, figure, etc., which we find in distinct races indicate a difference in first parents?
- Q.236. Were Adam and Eve innocent and holy when they came from the hand of God?
- Q.237. What do we mean by saying Adam and Eve "were innocent" when they came from the hand of God?
- Q.238. How was Adam's body formed?
- Q.239. How was Eve's body formed?
- Q.240. Why did God make Eve from one of Adam's ribs?
- Q.241. Could man's body be developed from the body of an inferior animal?
- Q.242. Could man's soul and intelligence be formed by the development of animal life and instinct?
- Q.243. Did God give any command to Adam and Eve?
- Q.244. What was the Garden of Paradise?
- Q.245. Where was the Garden of Paradise situated?
- Q.246. What was the tree bearing the forbidden fruit called?
- Q.247. Do we know the name of any other tree in the garden?
- Q.248. Which were the chief blessings intended for Adam and Eve had they remained faithful to God?
- Q.249. Did Adam and Eve remain faithful to God?
- Q.250. Who was the first to disobey God?
- Q.251. How was Eve tempted to sin?
- Q.252. Which were the chief causes that led Eve into sin?
- Q.253. What befell Adam and Eve on account of their sin?
- Q.254. What other evils befell Adam and Eve on account of their sin?
- Q.255. Were we to remain in the Garden of Paradise forever if Adam had not sinned?
- Q.256. What evil befell us on account of the disobedience of our first parents?
- Q.257. Is it not unjust to punish us for the sin of our first parents?
- Q.258. But how did the loss of the gift of original justice leave our first parents and us in mortal sin?
- Q.259. What other effects followed from the sin of our first parents?
- Q.260. What do we mean by "our nature was corrupted"?
- Q.261. Why do we say our understanding was darkened?
- Q.262. Why do we say our will was weakened?
- Q.263. In what does the strong inclination to evil that is left in us consist?
- Q.264. What is this strong inclination to evil called, and why did God permit it to remain in us?
- Q.265. What is the sin called which we inherit from our first parents?
- Q.266. Why is this sin called original?
- Q.267. Does this corruption of our nature remain in us after original sin is forgiven?
- Q.268. Was any one ever preserved from original sin?
- Q.269. Why was the Blessed Virgin preserved from original sin?
- Q.270. How could the Blessed Virgin be preserved from sin by her Divine Son, before her Son was born?
- Q.271. What does the "Immaculate Conception" mean?
- Q.272. What has always been the belief of the Church concerning this truth?
- Q.273. To what should the thoughts of the Immaculate Conception lead us?