How do we know we are dead in our sins?

The concept of humanity being dead in sin is a foundational doctrine in Reformed theology. Ephesians 2:1 states that we were made alive when we were dead in our trespasses and sins, emphasizing our complete inability to seek God on our own. Moreover, scriptures like Ezekiel 16 illustrate our state as helpless and polluted, showing that we are born into sin without hope of redemption unless God intervenes. This spiritual death indicates that, apart from God's grace, we are incapable of coming to Him or seeking His forgiveness.