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What does it mean to be dead in sin? Ephesians 2:1-3
The passage that is used most frequently to defend the idea of Total Depravity is Ephesians 2:1-3 where Paul writes about people being dead in sin. And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses...
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Are All Gentiles Depraved in the Mind? (Ephesians 4:17-19)
Ephesians 4:17-19 is often quoted along with 1 Corinthians 2:14, 2 Corinthians 4:3-4, and Ephesians 2:1-5 as evidence that the unregenerate person has no ability to understand, comprehend, or respond...
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If Judaizers are Right, then they’re Wrong (Titus 1:15)
Titus 1:15 is sometimes referenced as further proof for the doctrine of Total Depravity and its twin, total inability. The text says this: To the pure all thing are pure, but to those who are defiled...
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Is the World Controlled by the Devil? 1 John 5:19
There are a few verses that are sometimes used to defend the Calvinistic idea of Total Depravity. They seem to say that the world is under the control of Satan. Three of these verses are 1 John 1:8, 10...
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Why 1 John 5:1 does not teach that regeneration precedes faith
1 John 5:1 is sometimes cited in reference to the Calvinistic idea that regeneration precedes faith. The statement in question is found in the first part of the verse, as quoted below: Whoever believes...
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What I believe about Free Will
The term “free will” is highly problematic, for in reality, there is no such thing as a “free will.” All our so-called “free choices” are not only influenced by our mental, emotional, and physical...
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What it means to be Dead in Sin
The Bible does teach that people are dead in sin, but this does not mean that unregenerate people can do nothing. Understanding what it means to be “dead in sin” requires looking at what the Bible...
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Regeneration Follows Faith
The final theological ramification of Total Depravity is the idea that regeneration precedes faith. As stated in earlier posts, the idea that regeneration precedes faith is the necessary result of the...
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You Can Believe!
One of the main reasons Calvinists object to the idea that people can believe in Jesus for eternal life is that if we make faith a human responsibility, then this seems to make eternal life somewhat...
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C. S. Lewis speaks out on Masturbation
A while back someone submitted a question to me about masturbation and whether it was sinful or not. There is also a thread in the forum about masturbation, through only one person has attempted an...
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