Total Depravity
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Sin has marred our human nature. As a result, we are depraved. But to what extent does this depravity reach? Today, R.C. Sproul addresses the doctrine of total depravity.
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Meet Today’s Teacher:
R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.
Meet the Host:
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast.
Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I'm traveling to Katie, Texas this week for a special event on Thursday night, Renewing Your Mind |
| 0:06.1 | Live. Listeners from throughout Texas are gathering for teaching from Stephen Nichols and Derek Thomas, |
| 0:12.7 | fellowship together, some free Renewing Your Mind swag, and an interactive Q&A session to have |
| 0:18.5 | your biblical and theological questions answered and to take you |
| 0:21.8 | behind the scenes of renewing your mind. We'll be in several cities and will even host a couple of |
| 0:27.2 | events in Australia later this year. So visit Ligonier.org slash events to see a list of dates and |
| 0:33.7 | cities near you. More dates will be added throughout the year. For everyone registered for Thursday's |
| 0:39.7 | event, I look forward to greeting you in Katie, Texas. Now on to today's episode. |
| 0:45.7 | Some people just assume that the term original sin must refer to the first sin, the original, |
| 0:53.8 | the first sin of Adam and Eve. But that's not what is |
| 0:58.7 | referred to historically in the church by the doctrine of original sin. |
| 1:09.2 | There is a common misconception about the term original sin. |
| 1:13.6 | Actually, original sin refers to the consequences of Adam's first sin, |
| 1:18.6 | that because of his fall, we're all affected by the power of sin. |
| 1:23.6 | But there's been a long-running debate over just how much we're affected. |
| 1:28.2 | Does it influence us just a little or completely? |
| 1:32.1 | Today on renewing your mind, R.C. Spraw will examine the doctrine of total depravity. |
| 1:37.9 | This message is from his 12 message series, What is Reform Theology? |
| 1:43.3 | And all week, you'll hear messages from the series, |
| 1:46.1 | and you can request a digital download of it, along with a copy of his companion book by the same |
| 1:51.3 | name, when you give a donation of any amount at renewingyourmind.org. Well, here's Dr. Sprawl to |
| 1:58.1 | clear up the confusion surrounding original sin. |
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