Says Ed Brown:<\/p>\n
‘Total depravity’ does not mean that people are as bad as possible, rather it means that even the good which a person may intend is faulty in its premise, false in its motive and weak in its implementation, and there is no mere refinement of natural capacities that can correct this condition.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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