A pastor I know once told me that he is a firm believer in total depravity, because he practices it every day. Or something close to that. His point is that if we’re honest with ourselves, we are all great sinners. Not were great sinners — are great sinners. And will be until we are finally glorified in the presence of God.
In his book Unspeakable, Os Guinness writes,
When the Times of London once asked several of Britain’s leading intellectuals what they thought was the problem with the world, the celebrated Catholic journalist G. K. Chesterton sent back a postcard response: “I am.”
“I am.” Was he wrong? Would anyone else reading this disagree with him? Can anyone else honestly give a different answer?
