(Rom 5:12) “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:” The evidence that all have sinned, is that all die. The curse upon man is, “The soul that sinneth, it shall die” (Ez 18:4, 20). Ezekiel’s verse reveals spiritual death, or everlasting punishment, for it speaks of the soul, rather than the body, “…. for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.” (Gen 3:19c). It is evident that man’s efforts to please God fail, for all die. Only through the “gift” of salvation can man be saved.