What did God at first reveal to man for the rule of his obedience?

Which Bible passages support this answer?

The Westminster Assembly attached these Scripture proofs to answer 40. Read them together and ask what each one shows about the answer.

1. Romans 2:14-15

   ¹⁴For whenever the Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature the things required by the law, these who do not have the law are a law to themselves. ¹⁵They show that the work of the law is written in their hearts, as their conscience bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or else defend them, (NET)

2. Romans 10:5

   For Moses writes about the righteousness that is by the law: “The one who does these things will live by them.” (NET)

What does this answer mean?

From the beginning, God gave mankind a rule for obedience: the moral law. This is God's law about right and wrong, written into how he made us and later spelled out in his Word. It tells us how to love God and how to love our neighbor.

What can we ask our children?

1. What rule did God give people to obey?
2. What kinds of things does the moral law tell us?
3. Has God's moral law changed over time?