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Often the word sovereign is used to mean that He has power to rule over all things. The word, however, means that He has the right to rule every creature. Look the word up in your dictionary. You will find that it means chief or highest; supreme in authority; independent of and unlimited in any way
His is the only sovereignty; and there is no sovereignty anywhere but it is derived from His Lordship. His is the sole prerogative to establish the law for all the universe, to judge the creature, and to execute His will. There is no criterion above or next to God, whereby He can be measured or judg
Every little movement of every little creature is controlled by its sovereign Ruler, God. This power and right of God whereby He rules and governs and disposes of all things and all creatures according to His own good pleasure, is the sovereignty of God. It can easily be seen by what right God assum
When we speak of the sovereignty of God, we have reference first of all to the position He possesses and occupies of Himself as the only God. That is the position of supreme Ruler with absolute authority. Earthly rulers are sometimes called "sovereigns" because they have a domain over which they rul
The term "absolute sovereignty" is applicable only to God. This implies that God alone is sovereign. Although an earthly king may be called "a sovereign," the term is applicable to him only in a relative sense because he is the man who rules over other men in a certain kingdom. In, respect to God su
What is God's sovereignty? It is His absolute right to do as He pleases. The word sovereign actually means super-reign. It means that one is exalted above others to have the right to dictate policy to others. Kings in times of old were called sovereigns. And they were in a relative sense. The king h
To be sovereign, then, is to hold all power within a specific realm, and also to have the authority to use that power as you will. This definition is limited, however, to the realm of things created. God is not simply superior to the greatest king on earth; He stands apart as the creator of all men
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A sovereign king is merely an earthly, sin-tainted depiction of what sovereignty actually is. If you want to see true sovereignty, look to God. God does not reflect sovereignty, he is sovereignty. God is his attributes. God is mercy; God is holiness; God is wisdom; God is sovereignty. This is in par
It's as though he has somehow gotten out from under God's sovereign rule, and such a thought is very troubling to us. Thus, I decided it was appropriate to take Proverbs 21, verse one. and to bring it to bear more clearly and more fully on our present situation, and to remind myself and all of