Puritan Writing · English Literature

The Puritan belief in 'Total Depravity' suggests that:

  1. Humans are essentially good but corrupted by society
  2. Only the clergy are capable of sinning
  3. Every human being is born sinful because of the Fall of Adam
  4. Sin is a result of lack of education and can be cured by logic
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Correct answer: Every human being is born sinful because of the Fall of Adam

Total Depravity is one of the five points of Calvinism (TULIP). It posits that as a result of original sin, no human is capable of choosing God or doing good without the intervention of divine grace.

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