Humankind was created good and upright; for God said, "Let us make mankind in our own image, after our likeness.”  However, humankind by willful choice, ignored God's instructions ... choosing to engage in what they knew was wrong and evil.  As a result, humankind fell from innocence and goodness and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death, which is separation from God (Genesis 1:26-27; 2:17; 3:6; Romans 5:12-19).