The Death of Confessional Calvinism in Scottish Presbyterianism (6)

There is one important distinction to be made as regards the spiritual condition of unregenerated man. This is the distinction between "total depravity" and "partial depravity." "Total depravity" is the doctrine of fallen man's complete sinfulness without any good whatever. "Partial depravity" is th

The Death of Confessional Calvinism in Scottish Presbyterianism

There is one important distinction to be made as regards the spiritual condition of unregenerated man. This is the distinction between "total depravity" and "partial depravity." "Total depravity" is the doctrine of fallen man's complete sinfulness without any good whatever. "Partial depravity" is th

Lord’s Day 3, Chapter 4: Total Depravity (1)

Now, it would seem that this is the only possible position to take, if we would maintain that the human nature became corrupt at all through the fall and disobedience of our first parents in paradise. For by ethical corruption is meant corruption of the heart, and from the heart are all the issues o

Lord’s Day 3, Chapter 4: Total Depravity (3)

The question arises: what is the meaning of total depravity? The catechism answers: total depravity signifies "that we are wholly incapable of doing any good, and inclined to all evil?" But it may be expedient at this point to ask the further question: but what is good and what is evil? It seems a r

Totally Depraved

Consider the advancements in the realm of the atom, in the realm of industry, and of medicine. Proud man makes great advancements in God's creation. The Good that Sinners Do. This same man can discern between right and wrong, good and evil. According to the Arminian, the sinner is not dead in sin, b

PRTJ Vol. 28, No. 2 (April 1995)

-- 17 of 60 -- powerful restraint. But such restraint does not change the nature of man, for if a man determines that he can sin and avoid the consequences of sin, he will surely favor the sin. If the consequences of immorality can be avoided by various birth control devices, or, as a last resort,

Learning My Misery from the Law (audio not synced)

1. The Law
2. The Lesson
3. The Leading

Depravity from the Fall

1. The perfect creation
2. The wicked revolt
3. The evil condition

So they were separated from, so they lost the image. And yet, and yet here must be the point. They still continued on as man. They still continued on having their mind, having their heart, having their will, having their body and their hands with which they had sinned. They still continued on h

The Remedy For Stealing

Except We Are Regenerated

The person who is totally depraved is the person who is dead in sins and trespasses. So the person who is totally depraved is the person who hates God and his neighbor. We already looked at that. The person who is totally depraved has lost the image of God. His entire nature is corrupt and in b