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Dictionary of
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Definition of Total Depravity |
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A
belief held by Calvinism that man is totally unable to
save himself. Man is sinful through and through
and the only way that he can be saved is by an act of
God. Man must be elected by God in order to be
saved because his depraved nature does not allow him to
choose God.
Some argue that the
word total is unnecessary as depravity by definition
implies totality.
See also:
unconditional election,
limited atonement,
irresistible grace
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