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Understanding the doctrines of grace will give you a clearer picture of God’s sovereignty. From the lawgiver Moses to the apostle John, and from the early church fathers to modern defenders of the faith, there has marched onto the stage of human history a long line of godly men, a triumphant parade of spiritual stalwarts who have upheld the doctrines of grace. In this book, the first in the...

The first main heading of the doctrines of grace is total depravity, or radical depravity. This is the doctrine of man’s ruin in sin, and it serves as the black velvet backdrop upon which God’s saving grace is displayed. All mankind is born spiritually dead in trespasses and sin. Fallen man is totally depraved. Sin has radically affected the total man. That is, each part of man—his mind, emotion, and will—is defiled by sin. His mind is darkened, rendering him
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