Total Depravity

 Total Depravity

All God wants is for us to turn to Him, and ask Him to save us. It's that simple. He will show us that we need Jesus, and to confess Him as our Lord.

We are then washed clean in the Blood, and the Holy Spirit comes in to us and starts working on us.

It's that simple. There's no effort involved except turning to God, and confessing Jesus is the Lord.

You do not need to understand anything in order to be saved. You just need to turn to Him. Just ask.

Often times the reason we turn to Him is because we realize that we need Him. We realize He is the only real solution. He is the only one who can help, and He wants to help.

So, why do we need Him.

The scriptures say we are fallen. We are not the way God made us. We have become corrupted by something. When Adam fell humans changed. The entire world changed. We became corrupted, and death entered the world. We fell under the dominion of Satan. So, God laid a curse to get us to turn to Him and be saved.

This is why we might know what's right, but have a hard time doing it. This why we hurt people. This is why we have fears, and doubts and all kinds of other issues. This is why death is everywhere.

We are plagued. The Plague of Sin is in us and causes us to commit sins. We do not even know how bad we really are. (Rom.3:10-18)

You do not need to understand this to be saved. But, the Holy Spirit will start to teach you and show you things. He will change you. 

As this process goes on you will either learn the truth about yourself and turn more toward God or you will get offended and want to return to your old life.

If you return to your old life, God will still work on you if you are saved, but you'll not understand what's happening, because you refuse to listen and grow. But God will still do His work and fulfill His promises.

The Holy Spirit will try to show you the depth of your sin, so you can understand Total Depravity. Once you get that, then you can understand Total Grace.

We are so utterly wicked that we cannot save or fix ourselves. So, we need God to do it.

Even when we get saved, we are still fallen. We still need things worked out. This doesn't save us, but it is supposed to draw us closer to God.

Without understanding Total Depravity, you will think works saves you or that you need to help God. You can't help God. All our works of righteousness are as filthy rags. Without God, everything we do is tainted with Sin. It's pride or idolatry or lust. (Isa 64:6)

 

To think you can help God is pride.When we refuse to accept that we sin, we call god a liar. (1 John 1:5-10)

Our hearts are desperately wicked. We think we love but it's often selfishness. We think we are wise but often it's fear, which is a lack of trust in God. (Jer. 17:9)

We cannot fix ourselves. We cannot help God.

Just give it all to Him.
 

Even after we are saved we still have fallen thoughts and fallen deeds. Whether we see it or not. The only works that we do which are accepted by God are the ones we let Him do through us or in us.

As long as you think you are some how helping God to save you, then you do not understand how wicked we are.

Turn to Him

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Bio: Chris Bunton is a writer, poet and blogger from Southern Illinois. He has published in several magazines, and has written a poetry eBook called “Against the Man” and an Addiction Recovery eBook called “Made Free: Overcoming Addiction“ His newest book is called “The Future is Coming” and is a collection of dystopian short stories.

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