Calvinistic Theology ~ Part 3
In my last post, we began to explore Five Points of Calvinism and the Doctrinal Affirmations of Calvinistic Theology. In this post, we will continue to unpack the Five Points of Calvinism. As a reminder, in order to ensure that I present the material on this topic and Arminian Theology without any preconceived bias, I have elected to utilize “The Moody Handbook of Theology” by Paul Enns as my source document.
Total Depravity
The word depravity means that because of sin’s corruption “there is nothing man can do to merit saving favor with God,” while total means that depravity “has extended to all aspects of man’s nature, to his entire being.” Calvin defined man’s depraved estate as follows: “All men are conceived in sin, and born the children of wrath, indisposed to all saving good propense [leaning or inclining toward, disposed] to evil, dead…
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