TULIP and Reformed Theology: Total Depravity

The doctrine of total depravity reflects the Reformed viewpoint of original sin. That term—original sin—is often misunderstood in the popular arena. Some people assume that the term original sin must refer to the first sin—the original transgression that we’ve all copied in many different ways in our own lives, that is, the first sin of Adam and Eve. But that’s not what original sinhas referred to historically in the church. Rather, the doctrine of original sin defines the consequences to the human race because of that first sin. Read more