and then, second, to state what it is. Sometimes the word depravity coupled with the word total gives the impression that man is as bad as possible—as evil as he can be, somewhat like the devil. But total depravity is not the same as absolute depravity. Absolute depravity means that a person expresses his depravity to the nth degree at all times. Not only are all of his thoughts, words, and deeds sinful, but they are as vicious as possible. To be