Article 4

We believe that God created man good, able to stand but liable to fall, and that man fell from this pure estate and brought himself under condemnation and death, and that man, being utterly depraved, has no ability, nor desire, to deliver himself from this condition.

[Genesis 1:31, 2:17, 3:24, Romans 3:10-12]

Article 5

We believe that man is unable to recover himself from his fallen state by his own free will and ability.

[Romans 9:16, Ephesians 2:1, 1st Corinthians 2:14, John 6:63]