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Why I am a member of the church of Christ Lesson 7
Because it teaches we are born innocent and not in sin.Slide2
Psalm 51:5Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity
, And
in sin my mother conceived me
.Slide3
TOTAL HEREDITARY DEPRAVITYTOTAL 1. "Constituting the (or a) whole; entire; whole... 2. Complete; utter (a
total loss
) -n. The whole amount or number; sum; aggregate
...“
B.
HEREDITARY
1. "... of, passed down by inheritance from ancestor to a legal
heir; ancestral
... 2. Of, or passed down by, heredity; designating or of a characteristic transmitted genetically from generation to generation..."Slide4
TOTAL HEREDITARY DEPRAVITYC. DEPRAVITY "...A depraved condition; corruption; wickedness..."Slide5
The TheoryThe theory of total hereditary depravity claims that sinful corruption has been transmitted
to the infant from the parent and that it is wholly inclined to evil; that it
is inherently
impure; that it is a child of the devil.Slide6
Some sources that promote this doctrine.Church Manuals"The
Confession of Faith of the Presbyterian Church in The United States
".
Discipline of the Methodist Church 1948. Slide7
Some sources that promote this doctrine.Church ManualsOther “church” documents
, Cyclopedia,
commentaries,
etcSlide8
Other sources on depravity.The Lutheran Cyclopedia
"
The inborn sin which all human beings,
naturally engendered
, inherit at their origin from their parents, and which is the source whence
the actual
sins of every individual proceed…Slide9
Other sources on depravity.Catholic Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Religious Information,
"
Original sin
is the
sin which we inherit by natural descent from Adam, our first father".Slide10
Other sources on depravity.The Depravity of Man by Dr. W.R. Crews,
"
Human depravity is a direct result of
the fall
of the race
in Adam
. By depravity we mean that man's entire being is
spiritually corrupt
before God. The entire man (body, mind, soul and spirit) has become affected
and poisoned
by sin. This condition is passed along to all men by conception and natural
birth. Every man that is born is born wrong. Slide11
Other sources on depravity.The Depravity of Man by Dr. W.R. Crews,
He is as prone to sin, evil and unrighteousness as a falling object is to fall or the human lungs to breathe. Every part of
man's nature is marred by sin and is vitiated and totally corrupt. One may ask, "is
man totally
depraved? Yes, indeed he is".Slide12
Some texts twisted in an attempt to support this false doctrine.
Behold
, I was brought forth in iniquity
, And
in sin my mother conceived me
. – Psalm 51:5Slide13
Some texts twisted in an attempt to support this false doctrine.
For I acknowledge my transgressions
, And
my sin is always before me
.
Against You, You only, have I sinned
, And
done this evil in Your sight —That You may be found just when You speak
, And
blameless when You
judge
.
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity
, And
in sin my mother conceived me
.
- Psalm 51:3-5Slide14
Words of a commentator“Infants are no innocents, being born with original sin, the first sheet wherein they are wrapped is woven of sin, shame, blood, and filth. Ezekiel 16:4(this is concerning Jerusalem not a literally person
), etc…All are sinners, infected with the guilt and filth of sin; the rot
over
runs the whole flock. Hence David reflects upon original sin as the cause of all his actual, saying, Behold, I was
shapen
in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Slide15
Words of a commentatorThus man's malady begins betimes, even in our conception; this subtle serpent sowed his tares very early, so that we are all "born in sin." John 9:34 (
They believed since the man was born blind that this confirmed he was born in sin
).
Christopher Ness's "Divine Legacy," 1700”Slide16
Some texts twisted in an attempt to support this false doctrine.
The
wicked are estranged from the womb
; They
go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies
.
- Psalm 58:3Slide17
Some texts twisted in an attempt to support this false doctrine.
Surely you did not hear
, Surely
you did not know
; Surely
from long ago your ear was not opened
. For
I knew that you would deal very treacherously
, And
were called a transgressor from the womb
. – Isaiah 48:8Slide18
Some texts twisted in an attempt to support this false doctrine.
Surely you did not hear
, Surely
you did not know
; Surely
from long ago your ear was not opened
. For
I knew that you would deal very treacherously
, And
were called a transgressor from the womb
. – Isaiah 48:8
Whoever
commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness
. – 1 John 3:4Slide19
Some texts twisted in an attempt to support this false doctrine.
among
whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others
.
- Ephesians 2:3Slide20
Passages that refute (disprove) this doctrineAnd the Lord smelled a soothing aroma. Then the Lord said in His heart, "I will never again curse the ground for man's sake, although the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done
.
- Genesis 8:21Slide21
Passages that refute (disprove) this doctrineThen the dust will return to the earth as it was
, And
the spirit will return to God who gave it
.
- Ecclesiastes 12:7Slide22
Passages that refute (disprove) this doctrinefor in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ' For we are also His offspring.
‘
- Acts 17:28Slide23
Passages that refute (disprove) this doctrine"Yet you say, 'Why should the son not bear the guilt of the father? ' Because the son has done what is lawful and right, and has kept all My statutes and observed them, he shall surely live.
The
soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself
.
- Ezekiel 18:19-20Slide24
Passages that refute (disprove) this doctrineBut Jesus said, " Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.“
- Matthew 19:14