By this sin our first parents fell from their original righteousness and communion with God. We fell in them, and through this, death came upon all. All became dead in sin and completely defiled in all the capabilities and parts of soul and body.
(See Romans 3:23; 5:12ff; Titus 1:15; Genesis 6:5; Jeremiah 17:9; Romans 3:10-19)
From The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith in Modern English 6.2 (Founders Press)
(Tomorrow’s readings are Genesis 4; Psalms 8,9; Romans 2:17-29)
