“Once a church rejects the idea of total depravity, it tends to descend into the minister praising the congregation. The congregation then doesn’t do anything to improve themselves and the results are usually horrendous.”
Not true. Total depravity says man cannot respond to God at all unless God first regenerates them, which conflicts with the command to “Repent and believe” - and “that by believing you may have life in his name.”
I’m still pretty new to Christianity, so I will just have to yield to the knowledge of others on theological points. In short, sorry if I got it wrong and I defer to your knowledge. But would you agree that the preaching of total depravity keeps a congregation from getting smug?
“This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father.” John 6:65
“This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father.” John 6:65