The Death of Confessional Calvinism in Scottish Presbyterianism (4): Denial of Total Depravity

Influential Scottish Presbyterian theologian Donald Macleod denies the creedal Reformed and Presbyterian doctrine of total depravity. This is the biblical truth that the natural man, that is, the unregenerated human, is completely sinful. Macleod denies this doctrine in his recent book, Behold Your God (BYG). The denial of total depravity is clear, bold, and explicit: Some unregenerate men . . . (are) good (BYG, p. 130; emphasis, Macleod's). Laudable qualities (are) to be found in the lives of...