depravity
31total depravity — The doctrine of total depravity is a perspective within Protestantism about the consequences of humanity s fall into sin. All Christians believe that humans are fallen, but they disagree over the nature and extent of the state. Within the… …
32Lords of Depravity Part I — Infobox Album Name http://en.wikipedia.org/skins 1.5/common/images/button link.pngInternal link = Lords of Depravity Part I Type = live Longtype = DVD Artist = Sodom Released = 2005 Recorded = August 4, 2001 March 21, 2004 Length = 315:00 Label …
33total depravity — n. in Calvinism, the utter depravity of humankind due to original sin and persisting until regeneration through the Spirit of God …
34total depravity — Original O*rig i*nal, a. [F. original, L. originalis.] [1913 Webster] 1. Pertaining to the origin or beginning; preceding all others; first in order; primitive; primary; pristine; as, the original state of man; the original laws of a country; the …
35Total depravity — Total To tal, a. [F., fr. LL. totalis, fr. L. tolus all,whole. Cf. {Factotum}, {Surtout}, {Teetotum}.] Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss. Total darkness. To undergo myself… …
36Limited depravity — is the doctrine that denies original sin and its tainting effects on human free will. Instead, the doctrine asserts that all humans, while bent towards evil, have the inherent ability to accept Jesus Christ s offer of salvation. This belief is… …
37total depravity — noun Date: 1794 a state of corruption due to original sin held in Calvinism to infect every part of man s nature and to make the natural man unable to know or obey God …
38total depravity — the Calvinist doctrine that humankind s entire nature, including its reason, is corrupt or sinful as a result of the Fall and that people are therefore completely dependent on God for regeneration. [1785 95] * * * …
39total depravity — noun Calvinist doctrine that all human action is tainted by original sin …
40TOTAL DEPRAVITY — a commonly misunderstood CHRISTIAN doctrine taught by LUTHER and CALVIN but first formulated at the SYNOD OF DORT which teaches that humans are unable by their own efforts to please GOD and therefore entirely rely on His GRACE for SALVATION.… …
