Total Inability Second, because man is totally or pervasively corrupt, he is incapable of changing his character or of acting in a way that is distinct from his corruption. He is unable to discern, to love, or to choose the things that are pleasing to God. As Jeremiah says, “Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spots? Neither can you do good who are accustomed to do evil” (Jer. 13:23). The Bible specifically affirms several “cannots” (οὐ δύναται, ou dynatai) of man. Matthew 7:18: