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“Total depravity means the entire absence of holiness, not the highest intensity of sin. A totally depraved man is not as bad as he can be, but he has no holiness, that is, no supreme love of God”

Quote by William Greenough Thayer Shedd

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William Greenough Thayer Shedd
William Greenough Thayer Shedd

William Greenough Thayer Shedd was a scholar in the 19th century, with his specific profession and category currently unclear. He was born on June 21, 1820, and passed away on November 17, 1894. more

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