That he was the direct creation of God, spirit, soul and body, not in any sense the product of evolutionary development, but made in the image of God. (Genesis 1:26-28; 2:7, 18-24; Matthew 19:4; I Thessalonians 5:23)
That by personal disobedience to the revealed will of God: Man became a sinful creature and the progenitor of a fallen race (Genesis 3:1-24; 5:3; Romans 5:12) Who are universally sinful both in nature and practice (Romans 3:23; 5:12; Ephesians 2:3) Who are alienated from the life and family of God (John 8:42-44; Ephesians 4:18) Who are under the righteous judgment and wrath of God (Romans 1:18; 3:19,20; John 3:36) Who have within themselves no possible means of recovery or salvation (Matthew 19:25,26; Mark 7:21-23; Romans 7:18)
