The doctrine of total depravity is supported by Scripture, which teaches that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23) and that the natural man cannot understand spiritual things (1 Corinthians 2:14).
Total depravity signifies that every part of a person—mind, will, emotions, and flesh—is affected by sin. The Bible asserts that all have sinned (Romans 3:23) and that the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him (1 Corinthians 2:14). Without God's sovereign intervention through regeneration, a person cannot come to Christ or even desire Him. This understanding underscores the necessity of grace and the work of the Holy Spirit in bringing about true faith and repentance.
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Romans 3:23, 1 Corinthians 2:14, Romans 3:10-12, 2 Samuel 15:1-6, Ephesians 2:1-3, Romans 5:12, Romans 8:7-8, John 1:11, Mark 6:6, Ephesians 2:1, Genesis 25:21-22, Romans 8:7, Ephesians 2:1-5, Romans 5, Romans 3, Isaiah 59, Matthew 15:19, Psalm 51:5, Romans 3:10-18, 1 John 1:8, Psalm 53, Genesis 6:5-8, Psalm 38, John 1:13, Romans 7:14-21, Romans 3:10-12; Ephesians 2:1-3; Genesis 6:5, Jeremiah 17:9, Ezekiel 37:1-3, John 3:3, Ecclesiastes 7:29, Genesis 4:5; Romans 3:10; Ephesians 2:1-3, Judges 3:12-14, Genesis 6:5, John 6:44, John 15:5, Romans 3:10, Isaiah 64:6, John 5:1-16, Philippians 3:9, John 5:40, Romans 3:9, Romans 7:18, Genesis 3, Isaiah 57, Isaiah 6:5, Acts 28:25-27, Luke 11:14-26, Isaiah 1:5-6, 2 Samuel 13:20-22, Mark 10:17-27, 1 Corinthians 10:12, Romans 10:17, John 3:19, Romans 7:14, Genesis 3:17-19, Matthew 13:19-22, Ezekiel 16:1-14, Psalm 109:22, Genesis 5:3, Revelation 3:17-18, Mark 8:22-25, John 3:19-20, Mark 7:21-23, Luke 14:18-20, Matthew 15, Romans 7, 1 John 3:12, Matthew 15:16-19, Romans 6:23, Ephesians 2:8-9, Isaiah 1:6, Colossians 2:13, Acts 3, Romans 7:9-11, Romans 7:18-20, Psalm 58:3, Isaiah 51:5, Ezekiel 16:5, Ezra 9:6, Psalm 14:1-3, Genesis 3:6-8, Romans 7:7-13, Ephesians 4:18-19, Romans 3:11, Romans 7:14-25, Isaiah 65:1, Psalm 14:2-3, Proverbs 14:12, John 8:34, Ephesians 2:1-2, John 3:6, Luke 15:8-10, Romans 3:9-20, Psalm 73:22, Genesis 3:6, Exodus 32:1-4, Romans 3:10-20; Jeremiah 17:9, Isaiah 1:5, Titus 3:5, Romans 7:14-24, Matthew 13:15-16, Luke 24:45, John 12:39-40, Romans 1:18-32, Ecclesiastes 7:20, 1 Peter 1:25, Mark 5:26, John 16, Isaiah 40:6-8, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Job 15:16, 2 Thessalonians 2:12, Ephesians 2:3, Genesis 18:27, Job 40:4, Psalm 22:6, Luke 5:8, 1 Timothy 1:15, Romans 7:18-19, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Genesis 3:6-7, Mark 10, Mark 5:1-20, Ecclesiastes 2, Mark 5:3-6, Matthew 5:3, Psalm 51, Luke 5:31-32, Isaiah 6:9-10, Zechariah 1:4, John 5:5-7, Matthew 3:7-8, Romans 6:17, 1 Corinthians 1:21, Romans 1:21, Romans 6:20-23, Romans 7:18-24, John 15:25, Galatians 1:6-7, John 5:39-40, Isaiah 53:6, 1 Corinthians 15:22, Ephesians 4:18, Romans 5:12-14, Titus 3:3, Genesis 5:21-24, Colossians 1:13, 1 Samuel 17:55-58, John 6:63, Jeremiah 44, Romans 12:3, 2 Samuel 11-12, Romans 11:25-26, John 3:5, Esther 3:1-6, Romans 5:19, Ephesians 2:12, Acts 16:19-34, Judges 13, 1 Samuel 8:7-9, Jeremiah 7:8, I Corinthians 2:14, Romans 7:9, 1 John 5:19, Galatians 1:4, Romans 7:5, 2 Corinthians 3:5, Jeremiah 8:6-7, Acts 16:14, Ephesians 2:2, Philippians 1:6, Luke 7:30, Proverbs 1:25, Ezekiel 18:32, Luke 19:14, Ephesians 1:4-5, John 8:43-44, Matthew 26:14-16, Romans 3:18, Mark 3:13, Luke 18:19, Romans 3:9-23, Isaiah 40:6, Romans 1:30, John 6:70-71, Romans 3:9-12, Jeremiah 12:3, Jeremiah 17:9-10, Matthew 23:27, Romans 5:6, James 3:2
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