worm theology

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Worm theology is Christian theological position emphasizing the depravity of humanity in comparison to God's power.{{cite journal |last1=Martindale |first1=George R. |title=Worm Theology or Wormhood Feelings— Which? |journal=Journal of Psychology and Theology |date=1 December 1973 |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=45–49 |doi=10.1177/009164717300100106}} The name is often attributed to a line in the Isaac Watts hymn Alas! and Did My Saviour Bleed (Pub 1707) which says "Would he devote that sacred head for such a worm as I?"{{cite book |last1=Solomon |first1=Robert M. |title=My Suffering Servant: Facing Life's Mysteries and Finding God's Presence in Job |date=28 April 2024 |publisher=Discovery House Publishing |isbn=978-981-5220-14-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_d4SEQAAQBAJ |language=en}}{{cite web |url=http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/a/l/a/alasand.htm |title=Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed? |website=www.hymntime.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317050144/http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/a/l/a/alasand.htm |archive-date=2016-03-17}}