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Q: Does Romans 1:20 refute total depravity? Not directly. Romans 1:20 says everyone has received sufficient revelation of God's existence through creation, making them without excuse. Mike disagrees with Calvinist "total inability" (inability to respond even with Holy Spirit's calling) but doesn't think this verse addresses it.

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Q&A — Romans 1:20 and total depravity

Romans 1:20: God's invisible attributes are clearly perceived through creation. This is about culpable revelation (enough evidence for accountability), not about human ability to respond to grace. Mike disagrees with total inability (can't respond even when the Spirit calls) but doesn't see this verse as the argument against it.

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@x9ishere @greg_hahn It seems like Thomas Boston, like many theologians of his time, applied the language of Ro 3:10-12 broadly to argue for the total depravity of humanity. However, Ps 14 that Paul was quoting from does indeed differentiate between ...

@x9ishere @greg_hahn It seems like Thomas Boston, like many theologians of his time, applied the language of Ro 3:10-12 broadly to argue for the total depravity of humanity. However, Ps 14 that Paul w

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RT @ryanschatz: @JohnPiper But you don’t apply this consistently. Doesn’t your

RT @ryanschatz: @JohnPiper But you don’t apply this consistently. Doesn’t your total depravity teaching say all means all in Rom 3:10-18?…

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@JohnPiper But you don’t apply this consistently. Doesn’t your total depravity teaching say all means all in Rom 3:10-18? “They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt”? Yet this quote from Psalms 14 starts out specifying who it is...

@JohnPiper But you don’t apply this consistently. Doesn’t your total depravity teaching say all means all in Rom 3:10-18? “They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt”? Yet this qu

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