Chapter 6: Of the Fall of Man, of Sin and the Punishment thereof

A reading of Chapter 6 titled "Of the Fall of Man, of Sin and the Punishment thereof." The chapter outlines the confession's teachings on the origin of sin through the disobedience and Fall of our first parents, Adam and Eve. It describes how sin entered the world, and how by Adam's transgression, he lost the righteousness and communion with God he was created in. The chapter also covers the imputation of Adam's sin to his posterity and the corruption of human nature that resulted from the Fall. Additionally, it addresses the just punishment and miseries that befell mankind because of this original sin.