If your definition of "Total Depravity" is man having a sin nature because of which he is unable to know God and continues in sin, then I agree with you, but I still would not use the term "depraved" because that would mean that a person is incapable of doing anything. As you acknowledged that man is able to do quite a lot without being saved. Nevertheless, let me use your terminology for the sake of argument.
How can a totally depraved person receive God and be saved? Rom. 10:13-15 gives us the answer. When a preacher preaches the gospel, faith is built up in the heart of the hearer thereby he calls upon the name of the Lord and gets saved. Rom. 10:17 confirms the fact that the person who hears the gospel receives faith. Now if you don't acknowledge this, you are not being honest because this is plain English. It is not Greek or Latin to say that we could not understand.
Your logic of God sending people to hell just because Adam committed sin for which cause they have to suffer the consequences is just not illogical, it is plain demonic. Here is a disclaimer: "Anyone who reads my last statement and judges me must first read the context on which I have responded. The context is that awelight says that we are not judged on the basis of we rejecting Christ but on the basis of what Adam did."
You quoted from Romans 10 and believe this proves some point you are trying to make. It does not. You ignored all of the context leading up to this chapter. Romans 9, wherein Paul explains the sovereignty of God in "salvation" and Election is defended, (Rom. 9:8,11,13,15). Additionally:
Rom. 9:16 So then it is not of him that wills it, nor of him that strives, but of God that hath mercy.
Rom. 9:18 So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will he is hardening.
Your constant complaint, aimed towards my argument, is that if man is depraved and is condemned because of the fall, how can God blame me or any other. Well that was answered in Romans. These two verses are the best answer to all who rebel against the Truth.
Rom. 9:19 You will say then unto me, Why does he still find fault? For who can withstand his will?
Rom. 9:20 Nay, O mere man, who are you that is making comments against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why did you make me this way?
Finally, You made this unwise comment:
"Your logic of God sending people to hell just because Adam committed sin for which cause they have to suffer the consequences is just not illogical, it is plain demonic. Here is a disclaimer: "Anyone who reads my last statement and judges me must first read the context on which I have responded. The context is that awelight says that we are not judged on the basis of we rejecting Christ but on the basis of what Adam did."
No, I never claimed that one will not be judged for rejecting Christ, or rejecting the Truth, or sin. Indeed, if any were guilty of all three, then they would be judged on all three. However, you seem to be rejecting the Truth of God's Word. Do you not know that all of mankind from Adam to the end of time stand condemned apart from being under the blood of Jesus Christ. Let me refresh your memory:
Rom. 5:17 For if, by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; much more shall they that receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, even Jesus Christ.
Rom. 5:18 So then as through one trespass the judgment came unto all men to condemnation; even so through one act of righteousness the free gift came unto all men to justification of life.
Eph. 2:1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
Verse 18, makes it clear, that everyone stands condemned because of Adams fall. He was our federal head. I know, the Apostle Paul already wrote about what you are probably thinking:
Rom 9:14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
This is how John Gill expressed Rom. 5:18 in the late 1700's.
Therefore as by the offence of one,.... Or by one offence, as before, the guilt of which is imputed to,
judgment came upon all men to condemnation; which word is used in a legal sense, and intends condemnation to eternal death, as appears from the antithesis in the text; for if "justification of life", means an adjudging to eternal life, as it certainly does, the judgment or guilt, which is unto condemnation, must design a condemnation to eternal death, the just wages of sin: and this sentence of condemnation comes upon all men, all the sons of Adam without exception, even upon the elect of God themselves; though it is not executed upon them, but on their surety, whereby they are delivered from it:
