total depravity
noun
: 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
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For me this was total depravity.
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Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2022
Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2022
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