The Doctrine that Undercuts Racism

“Total Depravity not only protects us from pride—it protects us from racism. A heart understanding of Total Depravity eradicates any kind of racism in our hearts. No people, tribe, or race outran the curse of sin. Nations and races have committed all kinds of hellish depravity against each other. From the mistreatment of Israelites in Egypt, through the African slave trade, Jim Crow in the United States, Nazi Germany, the Klu Klux Klan, to hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Europe, and right down to sentences said among friends that begin with, “I’m sorry, but Mexicans/Chinese/Italians…”—it all comes from Total Depravity. And once we know Total Depravity, we see that racial superiority is a charade. Every person of every shade of skin under the sun is, by nature, dead in sin. No one is better. Total Depravity explains why racism is so hard to see, repent of, or forgive. Depravity blinds us to depravity.”

- Humble Calvinism © 2019 J.A. Medders