Catechism for Young Children · Question 26 of 145
What did God threaten in the covenant of works?
A.To punish Adam with death if he disobeyed.
What does this answer mean?
God also warned Adam that he would punish him with death if he disobeyed. God was clear about what would happen. The warning was a kindness too, because it told Adam the danger ahead of time. Death was the just penalty for breaking the covenant.
What can we ask our children?
- What did God threaten?
- Did Adam know what would happen if he disobeyed?
- Why do parents warn their children about danger?
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Text: Catechism for Young Children: Being an Introduction to the Shorter Catechism, Presbyterian Board of Publication (copyright entered 1840). Public domain (1840).
Checked against a second edition on November 15, 2026. Explanation and questions by Household Theology Press. Last updated November 15, 2026.