Westminster Larger Catechism · 1647

Q23. Into what estate did the fall bring mankind?

The fall brought mankind into an estate of sin and misery.
Answer · Westminster Larger Catechism

Scripture proofs

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    Romans 3:23

    For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

    Romans 5:12

    Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

Proof texts as given in the original; verse text from the King James Version.