16. What has been the character of Satan since his fall?
“He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning.” 1 John 3:8.
17. Was he ever in the truth?
“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him.” John 8:44.
Note.—The expression “abode not in the truth” implies that Satan was once in the truth, but that he did not remain there.
18. What is the only “beginning” of which we have record?
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” Gen. 1:1.
19. What besides a murderer did Christ say Satan is?
“When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” John 8:44.
20. What did God tell Adam and Eve would be the result if they transgressed by partaking of the forbidden fruit?