Chapter 6: The Fall of Mankind, and Sin and Its Punishment | 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith

Chapter 6 of the London Baptist Confession of Faith describes the fall of humanity through Adam and Eve's sin, which led to the corruption and death of all their descendants. This original sin defiled every part of human nature, making all humans naturally inclined to evil and spiritually dead. Even the regenerate still possess this corrupt nature, though pardoned through Christ. The chapter emphasizes that all sin stems from this original act of disobedience.