Definition of Human
Depravity
By the fall, man became guilty (liable to punishment) and
polluted (without original righteousness, having a
positively evil bent).
This term denotes that inherited pollution that pervades the
entire human character.
What the term does not mean:
1.That every man is as thoroughly depraved as he can
possibly become.
2.That the sinner is without an innate knowledge of the will
of God or a conscience that discriminates between good and
evil.
3.That sinful man does not often admire virtuous character
and actions in others, or is incapable of disinterested
affections and actions in his relations with his
fellow men.
4.That every unregenerate man will indulge in every form of
sin (e.g. sometimes one form of sin excludes another).
What the term does mean:
1.That the inherent corruption extends to every part of
man’s nature, to all the faculties and powers, both of body
and soul.
2.That there is no spiritual good, that is, good in relation
to God, in the sinner at all, but only perversion.
This doctrine is clearly taught and supported in the Word of
God (Jn 5:42; Rom 7:18, 23; 8:7; Eph 2:1-3; 4:18; 2 Tim
3:2-4; Tit 1:15; Heb 3:12; Gen 6:5; Isa 1:6; Jer 17:9).
