Q17. In what does the sinfulness of the condition into which man fell consist?
The sinfulness of the state into which humanity fell consists of the guilt of Adam's first sin, the absence of original righteousness, and the corruption of our entire nature, which is commonly called original sin, along with all the actual sins that flow from it.
Scripture Proofs — King James Version
Romans 5:19
“For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.”
Romans 3:10
“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one.”
Ephesians 2:1
“And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;”
Psalm 51:5
“Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.”
Matthew 15:19
“For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:”