Gleanings From The Scriptures: Man's Total Depravity by Arthur W. Pink

Pink sets out to answer difficult but important questions such as, “Is man a totally and thoroughly depraved creature by nature? Does he enter the world completely ruined and helpless, spiritually blind and dead in trespasses and sins? According as is our answer to that question, so will be our views on many others. It is on the basis of this dark background that the whole Bible proceeds.” Only when we come to grips with the stench of our own sin can we truly appreciate the cleansing power of God's grace.