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How does depravity affect a person's ability to come to God?

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Depravity renders humans unable to seek God or choose salvation without divine intervention.

The theological concept of total inability, which accompanies total depravity, asserts that due to the fallen nature inherited from Adam and Eve, humans lack the capacity to seek God or make a choice toward salvation without the enabling grace of God. According to scriptures like John 6:44 and Ephesians 2:1-3, individuals are spiritually dead and unable to respond to God’s call apart from His sovereign grace. Therefore, the understanding of depravity is foundational in viewing the necessity of the Holy Spirit’s work in regeneration and faith, underscoring that salvation is wholly an act of God’s grace rather than a human effort.
Scripture References: John 6:44, Ephesians 2:1-3, Romans 8:7-8

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