Bible Verses About "What Is Total Depravity"
Total depravity is the doctrine that sin has corrupted every part of human nature, leaving no one able to save himself.
Total depravity is the doctrine that sin has corrupted every part of human nature, leaving no one able to save himself.
"There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God." — Romans 3:10-12 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "What Is Total Depravity?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God."
"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"
"And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins."
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