The Bible teaches the total depravity of the human race. But there is a difference between total depravity and utter depravity.
To be utterly depraved is to be as wicked as one could possibly be. Idi Amin, Pol pot, Bundy and Manson come to mind as utterly depraved to name a few.
I am not utterly depraved, but I am totally depraved. For total depravity means I and everyone else are depraved or corrupt in the totality of our being.
There is no part of us that is left untouched by sin. Our minds, our wills, and our bodies are affected by evil. We speak sinful words, do sinful deeds, have impure thoughts.
Our very bodies suffer from the ravages of sin. Just was thinking and maybe radical corruption is a better term to describe our fallen condition than "totally depravity".
Radical comes from the Latin word for "root" or "core". Our problem with sin is that it is rooted in the core of our being and permeates the core of our life. Radical corruption points to the core sinfulness of our hearts and not merely at the exterior of our lives.
It is because of this condition that the verdict of Scripture is heard:
"dead in trespasses and sins" (Eph 2:1).
we are "sold under sin" (Rm 7:14).
we are in "captivity to the law of sin" (Rm 7:23).
and are "by nature children of wrath" (Eph 2:3).
Only by the quickening power of the Holy Spirit may we be brought out of this state of spiritual death.
It is God who makes us alive as we become His craftsmanship (Eph 2:1-10).