The sovereignty of God is strongly emphasized in Scripture. He is represented as the Creator, and His will as the cause of all things. In virtue of His creative work heaven and earth and all that they contain belong to Him. He is clothed with absolute authority over the hosts of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth. He upholds all things with His almighty power, and determines the ends which they are destined to serve. He rules as King in the most absolute sense of the word, and all things are dependent on Him and subservient to Him.
There is a wealth of Scripture evidence for the sovereignty of God, but we limit our references here to a few of the most significant passages: Gen. 14:19; Ex. 18:11; Deut. 10:14, 17; 1 Chron. 29:11, 12; 2 Chron. 20:6; Neh. 9:6; Ps. 22:28; 47:2, 3, 7, 8; Ps. 50:10–12; 95:3–5; 115:3; 135:5, 6; 145:11–13; Jer. 27:5; Luke 1:53; Acts 17:24–26; Rev. 19:6. Two attributes call for discussion under this head, namely (1) the sovereign will of God, and (2) the sovereign power of God.
Berkhof, L. (1938). Systematic theology (p. 76). Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans publishing co.
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