How do we know humans are totally depraved according to Scripture?
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Humans are totally depraved as a result of Adam's sin, which led to spiritual death and the inability to seek God without divine intervention.
The doctrine of total depravity arises from the account of the fall in Genesis and is articulated in Romans 5:12, which states that sin entered the world through one man, leading to death for all. This means that every person, born of Adam, inherits a sinful nature and is incapable of knowing or choosing God without the enabling grace of the Holy Spirit. In our perpetual state of spiritual death, we cannot initiate a relationship with God or please Him; we require regeneration to be made alive in Christ.
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