Statement of Faith

His Original Nature: Man was directly and immediately created in the image of God, free from sin. He was created with a rational nature, great intelligence and moral responsibility to God (Genesis 1:26-28; 2:15-25; James 3:9).
His Original Purpose: He was originally created with the divine intention that he should glorify God, enjoy His fellowship, and fulfill His will and purposes in the earth (Genesis 1:26-30; Isaiah 43:7).
His Subsequent Sin: Man subsequently fell into sin by a voluntary act of personal disobedience to the revealed will of God (Genesis 2:16-17; 3:1-19; 1 Timothy 2:13-14).
His Present Condition: Romans 5:12 “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned– 13 (For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come.)”
Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
As a consequence of Adam’s sin, man became a sinner unacceptable to God. Thus, he is hopelessly lost apart from the salvation which is in the Lord Jesus Christ (John 3:36; Romans 3:23; 6:23; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Ephesians 2:1-3; 1 John 1:8).
The fall of man was an historical and non-repeatable act, the effects of which are transmitted to all men of all ages, Jesus Christ excepted. All men thus are sinners by divine pronouncement, nature, and deed, and thus face God’s wrath and judgment (Psalms 14:1-3; Jeremiah 17:9; Romans 3:23; 5:12-19; James 2:10).