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What is the covenant God made with Adam?

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God made a covenant of works with Adam, requiring perfect obedience, and resulting in life or death (Genesis 2:16-17).

The covenant with Adam, described in Genesis 2:16-17, was a covenant of works in which God commanded Adam not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. This covenant established Adam as the federal head of humanity, with the condition that perfect personal obedience would result in life, while disobedience would lead to death. Hence, Adam’s transgression of this covenant not only had personal consequences but plunged the entire human race into sin, as communicated in Romans 5:12. This covenant illustrates God's holiness and the serious nature of sin while also pointing forward to the necessity of the last Adam, Jesus Christ, who would fulfill the requirements of God's law and provide redemption for those who believe.
Scripture References: Genesis 2:16-17, Romans 5:12-14

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