Not exact matches
Thankfully, Calvinists recognize this as well and
so are careful to clarify that the teaching on Total
Depravity is not the same thing as «absolute depravity,» and that in general, humanity is not without s
Depravity is not the same thing as «absolute
depravity,» and that in general, humanity is not without s
depravity,» and that in general, humanity is not without some good.
So indeed, if Calvin's words about
depravity are the truth, then no man can ever be certain that he has read and understood the Scriptures, including Calvin.
Yes, we should be wary of the dominating culture's
depravity, but what if we were
so focused on creating and cultivating our own culture of goodness and beauty that we could finally see the riff raff for what it is, and no longer felt
so threatened by it?
nakedpastor: «I don't have an actual defense for this
depravity,
so I'm going to simply belittle this guy.»
First, Reformed protestantism — which possesses the theology of «Total
Depravity» — DOES N'T say that human beings are as evil as they could be, but rather just that they are evil in all their attributes,
so that no aspect of the human condition is left untouched.
The truth is we are all born into a fallen state of
depravity and enmity against our Holy Creator,
so to be proud of that is no different than a mule being proud of refusing to till its master's field on a hot day.
While the law is good, we're not,
so the law effectively serves to point out the hypocrisy of our external constructs, and reveal the depths of our
depravity and need for redemption.
The character of God, the
depravity of man, the sinlessness of Christ, the atonement of Christ's death, and
so on are in fact transcultural ideas.
So he starts with where all people begin — in the disgusting depths of
depravity.
So it wasn't total
depravity / inability but they had to walk in obedience and have enough faith to do that.
Though the proponents of Total
Depravity claim that Genesis 6:5 and Genesis 8:21 describe all of humanity all the time, Genesis 6:8 - 9 and 7:1 indicate that Noah was perfect in his generations and righteous before the Lord, and so was not subject to the depravity, evil, and violence that had covered t
Depravity claim that Genesis 6:5 and Genesis 8:21 describe all of humanity all the time, Genesis 6:8 - 9 and 7:1 indicate that Noah was perfect in his generations and righteous before the Lord, and
so was not subject to the
depravity, evil, and violence that had covered t
depravity, evil, and violence that had covered the earth.
Director James DeMonaco «s high - concept horror series, where a dystopian America legalizes crime for one night a year
so citizens get their murder on, sounds like an excuse to just witness
depravity and mayhem for a few hours, but the series has quickly shifted its focus.
Kline's performance is
so gratingly obnoxious, written like some sort of raunchy cartoon character — engaging in
depravity and eccentricities and contradictory exclamations — that it's shocking that no one in the editing process insisted on toning him down.
It's mainly the story of a guy on financial dire straits who has an opportunity to trade his morality and integrity for
depravity in order to provide for his family, but it's actually
so much more.
Here's a girl who stays out of the sh-t, can't stand being in Los Angeles, not even for Ryan Gosling,
so dealing with Owen Wilson's
depravity, romantically, wouldn't exactly be her flavour.
His character is of a man who has become
so corrupted and twisted by his deeds that it would appear that the only way he covers over his sins is by engaging in them to even further depths of
depravity.
The reader enters the mind and the insanity of the killer as he spins deeper and deeper into
depravity and vicious murder, and in doing
so learns of the killer's past and the torture he endured that set him on his course as the Burning Man.