The first word we will look at is depravity. That is kind of a negative start, but it will lay the foundation for a very positive week to come.
We are looking at Romans 3:10-18 and we will find that depravity basically means corrupt. You might hear the term total depravity which is the idea that every aspect of our being is depraved or corrupt. Let’s read Romans:
“as it is written, ‘There is none righteous, not even one; There is none who understands, There is none who seeks for God; All have turned aside, together they have become useless; There is none who does good, There is not even one.’ ‘Their throat is an open grave, With their tongues they keep deceiving,’ ‘The poison of asps is under their lips’; ‘Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness’; ‘Their feet are swift to shed blood, Destruction and misery are their paths, And the path of peace they have not known.’ ‘There is no fear of God before their eyes.’”
That is a very vivid description of depravity. It’s the corruption of every aspect of our being . . .
