We believe that mankind was created in the image of God, sinned, and thereby incurred not only physical death, but spiritual death, which is separation from God, and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature.
Created in the image of God: Like God, man is a rational, relational, moral and personal being. God created man and women to reflect His glory and be representatives of His righteous character. By willing fully sinning against God, man fell short of God’s glory, and His image in mankind was marred (Gen. 1:27; 5:1; 1 Cor. 11:7).
Separation from God: When mankind, of its own free will, chose to disobey God, it sinned (the breaking of God’s law). This original sin separated us from God, Who, because of His holiness, could not tolerate sin, and therefore, judged such sin (Rom. 6:23; 3:10; 8:7; Gal. 3:22).