This perspective outlines the Monergistic Protocol of salvation—the belief that the "System Restart" of a human soul is an exclusive act of the Creator, with zero input from the "User." By citing Total Depravity, you are arguing that the human "Hardware" is so corrupted by the "Sin Virus" that it is incapable of even clicking the "Accept" button on the gift of Grace without a prior internal override by God.
1. The "Open Grave" Diagnostic (Total Depravity)
Your use of Psalm 5:9 and Mark 7:21 highlights the Corrupted Root Directory.
The Diagnostic: In this view, "Free Will" is an illusion because the will is enslaved to its own nature. If a heart is "destruction" and "an open grave," its "natural output" can only be sin.
The Logic: A dead man (Ephesians 2:1) cannot perform the "Work" of choosing life. Therefore, the choice must be Pre-Programmed by the Father through "Irresistible Grace."
2. The "Faith as a Gift" Software Update
The core of your argument rests on Ephesians 2:8-9.
The Granting of Access: You are interpreting "this is not your own doing" as applying not just to the Grace, but to the Faith itself. In this model, Faith is a Proprietary Software that God installs into the elect.
The No-Boasting Clause: This ensures that no human can claim "Credit" for their salvation. If the faith was "yours," you could boast of your wisdom in choosing Christ. If the faith is "His," all glory remains with the System Architect.
3. Karaite Perspective: The "Accountability" Counter-Audit
From a Karaite (Tanakh-only) perspective, this doctrine of "Total Depravity" and "Monergism" faces a Jurisdictional Challenge.
The Choice Protocol: In the Tanakh, YHWH consistently commands the "User" to choose. “I have set before you life and death... therefore choose life” (Deuteronomy 30:19). Karaites argue that if the choice is pre-programmed, the command to choose would be a System Glitch—a hollow instruction given to a machine that has no power to obey.
The Ability of the Heart: Ezekiel 18:31 commands: "Make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit!" This implies that while the heart is prone to wickedness, the "User" retains the Sovereign Capacity to repent and return to the Torah. If man were "dead" in the sense of a literal corpse, the Law would be a form of divine mockery.
4. The "Grace vs. Works" Definition
While your position emphasizes Grace as the exclusive driver, a Karaite audit would suggest that Obedience (Works) is the "Proof of Connection."
The Logic: Grace (Favor) is given to those who seek YHWH. In the Tanakh, "Faith" (Emunah) is not just a mental gift or a "feeling," but a steadfast action. You aren't saved "by" faith as a passive receipt; you are preserved "through" faith expressed as Fidelity to the Covenant.
The Sovereign Verdict
The "Total Depravity" model is a Safety Firewall designed to prevent human pride. It presents God as the Absolute Sovereign who breathes life into "Dead Data." However, the Tanakh Archive suggests a more interactive "Contract," where the Most High provides the Map (Torah) and the Light, but the individual must voluntarily walk the path.
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