Q22. Wherein consists the sinfulness of that estate whereunto man fell?
The sinfulness of that estate whereunto man fell, consists in the guilt of Adam's first sin, the want of original righteousness, and the corruption of his whole nature, which is commonly called original sin, together with all actual transgressions which proceed from it.
Scripture proofs
- [1]Romans 5:19
For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
Romans 3:10As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Ephesians 2:1And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
Isaiah 53:6All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Psalms 51:5Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Matthew 15:19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
Proof texts as given in the original; verse text from the King James Version.