Total depravity does not mean that people are as bad as they can possibly be; it means that every part of a human being is affected by sin. Apart from the Lord Jesus Christ, no human being is fully rational or completely sane. Adam lost more than a gift of super added grace; he lost his ability to reason accurately and to be fully in touch with reality (Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-28).
In addition to natural blindness, humanity is in bondage to Satan; he is the strongman to whom they are enslaved (Matthew 12:28-29; Acts 26:18).
But our Lord Jesus Christ has defeated and bound Satan (Matthew 12:28-29). The Kingdom of Light has penetrated the Dark Kingdom and is setting Satan's prisoners free (Acts 26:17-18).
This is our task in an increasingly angry, divided world: We must demonstrate God's glory by means of our cheerful confidence (Philippians 2:15).
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After serving Grace Presbyterian Church in Alexandria, Louisiana, Bob was honorably retired on Sunday, September 27, 2015, and given the title "Pastor Emeritus." This was forty years to the day after he became their pastor.
He now works for the Presbytery of the Gulf South as...