And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. In the book of Hebrews we find a Scripture that settles the issue once and for all. To believe anything less is heresy and brings damnation. The next point about this faithful saying is its object, the people that Christ came to save. A sinner is anyone born in Adam's race.
Sin is a hereditary problem and all humans have it.
Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. The fact that all men die is conclusive evidence that all men are sinners. Christ did not come to die for people who deserved his love and sacrifice. He came to die for those that hated him and disobeyed his commandments. For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. . . .