Question: 31. What was the sin of our first parents?
Answer: Eating the forbidden fruit.
Question: 32. Who tempted them to this sin?
Answer: The devil tempted Eve, and she gave the fruit to Adam.
Question: 33. What befell our first parents when they had sinned?
Answer: Instead of being holy and happy, they became sinful and miserable.
Question: 34. Did Adam act for himself alone in the covenant of works?
Answer: No; he represented all his posterity.
Question: 35. What effect had the sin of Adam on all mankind?
Answer: All mankind are born in a state of sin and misery.
