The covenant being made with Adam, not only for himself, but for his posterity; all mankind, descending from him by ordinary generation, sinned in him, and fell with him in his first transgression.
Scripture proofs: Gen. 2:16-17; Rom. 5:12; 1 Cor. 15:21-22.
Source: The Constitution of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, updated 2026, C-2, C-3.