total depravity

It's as if he has to sell us on Trout's total depravity: being a racist killer isn't enough.

Total depravity is the fallen state of human beings as a result of original sin.

John Calvin developed the doctrine of total depravity.

This doctrine is sometimes called total depravity, a term derived from Calvinism and its relatives.

A similar teaching is Arminianism, but Arminians believe in total depravity.

The term "total depravity," as understood in colloquial English, obscures the theological issues involved.

Oh, the total depravity of things!

George was a split person, and the two halves of him were stark idealism and total depravity.

They thus did not teach that human beings are deprived of free will and involved in total depravity, which is one understanding of original sin.

Cassian did not accept the idea of total depravity, on which Martin Luther was to insist.

He was a strong believer of prevenient grace but not at the expense of total depravity.

"There's always something"); and total depravity ("You got to make good out of bad," says Willie when his ruthless methods are criticized.

"It is when my umbrella turns inside out that I am convinced of the total depravity of inanimate things," she said gaily.

See also: total depravity.

Article III affirms the total depravity of man, that man cannot save himself.

The total reach of sin taught with the doctrine of total depravity highlights people's dire need for God.

The book takes the classic Calvinist viewpoint on total depravity of the will and the need of man for God's grace in salvation.

He defended Arminianism against charges of semi-Pelagianism, holding strongly to beliefs in original sin and total depravity.

His view on total depravity agreed with John Calvin, only changing the view held by Calvinists a little bit.

Pelagianism stands in contrast to two other prominent theological theories: Semipelagianism and Total Depravity.

He became a New England liberal, rejecting the Calvinist doctrines of total depravity and divine election.

"What do the Protestant Reformers Mean by 'Total Depravity'?"

They also the rejected the doctrine of total depravity, which was affirmed by the Church of the United Brethren in 1857.

Total depravity (also called total inability or total corruption) is a theological teaching that comes from Augustine's teachings on original sin.

The difference is in the interpretation of the Original sin, where the Eastern Orthodox do not believe in Total depravity.