The Cincinnati Church

The Bible Concerning Salvation

I.

Man is presented in three states in Scripture.
A.
Man in a state of innocency but capable of falling. GEN 1:26-28, 31; 2:15-17.
B.
Man in a state of sin and incapable of recovery.
1.
GEN 2:17. Man died the day he partook of the forbidden fruit. EPH 2:1-3.
2.
The total posterity of Adam is affected. GEN 5:1-3; ROM 5:12, 17-19.
3.
Men are sinners by NATURE (EPH 2:3). All are sinners from:
a.
youth. GEN 8:21; PRO 22:15.
b.
birth. PSA 58:3.
c.
conception. PSA 51:5.
4.
Consider the Biblical description of fallen man.
a.