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Total Depravity

Total Depravity is probably the most misunderstood tenet of Calvinism. When Calvinists speak of humans as “totally depraved,” they are making an extensive, rather than an intensive statement. The effect of the fall upon man is that sin has extended to every part of his personality — his thinking, his emotions, and his will. Not necessarily that he is intensely sinful, but that sin has extended to his entire being. The unregenerate (unsaved) man is dead in his sins (Romans 5:12). Without the power of the Holy Spirit, the natural man is blind and deaf to the message of the gospel (Mark 4:11f). This is why Total Depravity has also been called “Total Inability.” The man without a knowledge of God will never come to this knowledge without God’s making him alive through Christ (Ephesians 2:1-5). – by Jonathan Barlow

Total Depravity
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The Doctrine of Human Depravity: Conclusion by Arthur W. Pink

The entrance of evil into the domain of God is admittedly a deep mystery, nevertheless…
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The Doctrine of Human Depravity: Its Remedy by Arthur W. Pink

Perhaps some of our younger and more impatient readers are inclined to demur: 'Why devote…
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The Doctrine of Human Depravity: Its Corollaries by Arthur W. Pink

In the introductory chapter of this book we intimated that we should endeavour to show…
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April 3, 2011

The Doctrine of Human Depravity: Its Evidences by Arthur W. Pink

After the ground we have already covered, it might be thought there was no need…
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The Doctrine of Human Depravity: Its Ramifications by Arthur W. Pink

While endeavouring to present a complete picture of fallen man as he is depicted by…
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The Doctrine of Human Depravity: Its Extent by Arthur W. Pink

Neither the scientist, the philosopher, nor the psychologist can correctly diagnose the fatal malady which…
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The Doctrine of Human Depravity: Its Enormity by Arthur W. Pink

The theology of the last century has failed lamentably at two essential points, namely its…
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The Doctrine of Human Depravity: Its Nature by Arthur W. Pink

In our last chapter we showed how Scripture casts light upon the great moral problem…
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The Doctrine of Human Depravity: Its Transmission by Arthur W. Pink

In introducing this aspect of our subject we cannot do better than set before the…
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The Doctrine of Human Depravity: Its Consequences by Arthur W. Pink

The key which opens to us the mystery of human depravity is to be found…
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The Doctrine of Human Depravity: Its Imputation by Arthur W. Pink

We are now to consider the bearing which Adam’s sin had upon his posterity, and…
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The Doctrine of Human Depravity: Its Origin by Arthur W. PinkThe Doctrine of Human Depravity: Its Origin by Arthur W. Pink

That something is radically wrong with the world of mankind requires no laboured argument to…
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April 3, 2011

The Doctrine of Human Depravity: Introduction by Arthur W. Pink

This book is likely to meet with a decidedly mixed reception. Some of our readers…
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The Five Points of Calvinism – Part 1 by R. L. Dabney

Introduction: Historically, this title is of little accuracy or worth; I use it to denote…
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An Examination of the Five Points of Calvinism – Part I: Total Depravity by Brian Schwertley

Introduction The modern era is a time of great theological ignorance, indifference, and declension. Most…
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Total Depravity by Loraine Boettner

1. STATEMENT OF THE DOCTRINE IN the Westminster Confession the doctrine of Total Inability is…
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The Sinfulness of Man’s Natural State by Thomas Boston

DOCTRINE: MAN'S NATURE IS NOW WHOLLY CORRUPTED I shall confirm the doctrine of the corruption…
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The Deceitfulness of the Heart by David Black

'The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked.' Jeremiah 17:9. True and faithful…
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Man’s Utter Inability to Rescue Himself by Thomas Boston

For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.…
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Presbyterian Doctrine of Total Depravity by Thomas M. Gregory

Though written many decades ago, the following quotation is an admirable expression of the continuing…
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Little Innocents? by Sinclair Ferguson

Last thing at night, when our children were small, I often secretly watched them as…
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