A Biblical Debate : Total Depravity (CALVINISM)

I appreciate my opponent's response. I will now refute his arguments.There are many concerns with my opponent's argument that I would like to point out. 1. My opponent refuted 18% of the citations Pro gave in his first argument.Pro clearly gave verses about the heart of man prior to coming to Christ and my opponent did not acknowledge one. Con only chose to acknowledge the verses under the category, "Apart from the grace of God..." And he didn't even address all the verses under that category as well (No Refutation of Ephesians 2:1-5, Romans 9:15-19). He/She chose to point out the "key verses supporting Total Depravity" which best fit his outline of argument. If he does not address all the verses, then his argument is weakened. 2. The definition of Partial Depravity is as stated : "Humanity is depraved but still able to seek God. We are fallen and tainted by sin but not to the extent that we cannot chose to come to God and accept salvation, with the help of prevenient grace from God. Given such grace, human will is free and has the power to yield to the influence of the Spirit."My opponent did now acknowledge this definition which is the side against Total Depravity. There is no middle ground in this debate. By accepting Con, Partial Depravity is automatically alleged to the con side. If we are going by definition, that is.Let us look at the definition of Total Depravity yet again and point out the key points in the definition and what Scriptures I can use to back up the key points.Definition of Total Depravity : "...The doctrine understands the Bible to teach that, as a consequence of the the Fall of man, every person born into the world is morally corrupt, enslaved to sin and is, apart from the grace of God, utterly unable to choose to follow God or choose to turn to Christ in faith for salvation."The Key Points : 1. Every person born into the world is morally corrupt and enslaved to sin (Before Regenerated)Mark 7:21-23 - "For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person." (c.f. Matthew 15:19)Titus 1:15-16 - ...to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled.Ecclesiastes 9:3 - Also, the hearts of the children of man are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead.2. Apart from the grace of God, utterly unable to choose to follow God or choose to turn to Christ for salvation.Matthew 7:18 - "A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit." (c.f. Luke 6:43)Romans 8:7 - For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot.Ephesians 2:1-5 : And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience" among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ"by grace you have been savedâ€"The fleshly mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God (Rom. 8:7, 8).We see here that in these verses that men in the flesh can do no good and nothing good comes from them. Choosing Christ would be considered a "good" gesture, so it would be impossible to choose Christ from their flesh due to the nature of it. My opponent cannot give any verses that support that claim. His verses that he gave in his 3rd section have nothing to do with his argument because they don't prove a point.My opponent even admits to my side in one of his arguments. "...the Holy Spirit acts upon all individuals listening to make them attentive to the message of the gospel."He is admitting that an outside force needs to act upon an individual in order to come to Christ, which is my argument. Partial Depravity states that "human will is free and has the power to yield to the influence of the Spirit.” My opponent does not defend this claim and takes my side ironically.Tying Predestination Into the Debate My opponent's argument is to convince the viewers that salvation is not fully 100% from God. This has to do with Predestination vs. Free Will and not Total Depravity, but since he/she has brought it up, I will humor him/her and prove Predestination.The words translated “predestined” in the Scriptures referenced above are from the Greek word proorizo, which carries the meaning of “determine beforehand,” “ordain,” “to decide upon ahead of time.” So, predestination is God determining certain things to occur ahead of time. Predestination basically says that God determined before the world was created certain events to occur and no one can resist them. Predestination specifically deals with salavation mostly in the Bible, meaning, if God chooses someone to save, it was fully because of Him that they are/will be/have been saved.Biblical Citations for Predestination Acts 4:28, "to do whatever Your hand and purpose predestined to occur."Rom. 8:29, "For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the first-born among many brethren."Rom. 8:30, "and whom He predestined, these He also called; and whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified."1 Cor. 2:7, "but we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom, which God predestined before the ages to our glory."Eph. 1:5, "He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will."Eph. 1:11, "also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will." https://carm.org...http://www.gotquestions.org...There are many cases in Scripture where God intervened in someone's will. (Joseph's Brothers, Pharaoh, Paul, etc...) This shows that God is in complete control and he can do whatever He pleases. I have proved man's nature prior to coming to Christ which shows that he cannot submit to God's law or accept Christ on his own.I have proved that God predestines people to be saved and that they did nothing to obtain salvation.Good Luck to My Opponent Next Round!