Of course, all of those are made up phrases that don't get us any closer to the truth of scripture .. that man is the spiritual offspring of God such that man desires to find God (Acts 17:26-27) and has in his heart and conscience an innate understanding of the law (Ro 2:14-15). To this, the only thing that the parents contribute are the PHYSICAL attributes. Man's only "inability" is what we call "ignorance" .. they are uninformed by the Spirit of the scriptures or in creation, Ro 1:18-20.
skypair
Sorry but whatever the Bible
says gets us to the truth regardless of the theological label we assign to that communication. Dismissing a clearly taught Biblical concept because you don't like its theological label is not a valid argument against it. The label 'Trinity' is case in point. The label is "made up" as you put it, but the concept it embodies is clearly taught.
Now let's turn to the real issue here -- 'Total Inability' and its extent. You offered Acts 17 as a text that supports the idea that man has the ability to seek God unaided by God. Your proof-text actually teaches the opposite. Let's look.
Act 17:26 And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth,
having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place,
Act 17:27 that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him...
Notice the text in bold. Here we have God aiding those he intends to save by ordaining when and where they live, thus bringing them into close proximity of the means of His saving grace. Your understanding of this text actually conflicts with other parts of Scripture. Let's look at a few examples.
Rom 10:20 Then Isaiah is so bold as to say, "I have been found by those who did not seek me; I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me."
Joh 6:64 But there are some of you who do not believe." (For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.)
Joh 6:65 And he said,
"This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father."
Act 13:48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord,
and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
Rom 3:11 no one understands; no one seeks for God.
Lastly, you claim that the only thing that parents contribute to succeeding generations are physical attributes. This is incorrect. The innate corruption of man extends to his whole being, not merely his physical attributes. Paul clearly teaches that we are sinners
by nature. Example:
Eph 2:1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins
Eph 2:2 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—
Eph 2:3 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.