Why Total Depravity Makes Sense

⚠️***UPDATE: atheist Kenneth Leonard will be joining us briefly to play "devil's advocate" and share an opposing viewpoint. Don't miss it*** Total Depravity:...

J. I. Packer says that Total Depravity "signifies a corruption of our moral and spiritual nature that is total not in degree... but in extent. It declares that no part of us is untouched by sin...." In other words, people are basically bad. You can see why this doctrine would be unpopular.

Total Depravity: not exactly a feel-good subject.

J. I. Packer says that Total Depravity "signifies a corruption of our moral and spiritual nature that is total not in degree... but in extent. It declares that no part of us is untouched by sin...." In other words, people are basically bad. You can see why this doctrine would be unpopular. We'll talk about why getting this right is so important, whether it’s a biblical doctrine, and what the implications are for our understanding of the world.

The guys are also joined by atheist Kenneth Leonard, who shares an opposing viewpoint.

Ken is a skeptic, army veteran, former professing Christian, product of a Jesuit legal education at Fordham Law School, Chicago resident, and New England Patriots fan mourning the loss of Tom Brady.

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