The Sovereignty of God
The doctrine of the sovereignty of God teaches that as the Creator, Owner, and Possessor of heaven, earth, the entire universe and everything within it, God is in absolute supreme authority over everything. He has the absolute and incontestable right and authority to do or allow whatever He desires according to His good pleasure. He is the ultimate source of all power, authority, and everything that exists. He has no limitations. All things are under His complete control, including nature, earthly leaders, history, people, the environment, angels, and demons. Absolutely nothing happens anywhere in the universe that is outside of God’s influence and authority. A list of Scriptures that support this are as follows:
| Genesis 1:1 Genesis 50:20 Exodus 4:11 Exodus 10:1,20 [cf. Ex. 4:21; 7:3; 9:12; 14:4;] Deuteronomy 2:30 Deuteronomy 8:18 Deuteronomy 10:14 Deuteronomy 32:39 Joshua 11:19-20 1 Samuel 2:10 1 Chronicles 29:11-14 2 Chronicles 20:6 Ezra 1:1,5 [cf. Ezra 6:22; 7:6; Ex. 12:36; Ezek. 36:27; Gen. 20:6; Isa. 6:9-10; Lk. 8:10] Job 42:2 [cf John 10:27-30; 6:37-44] Psalm 8:1 Psalm 22:28 Psalm 24:1-2 Psalm 29:10 Psalm 31:15 Psalm 33:11 Psalm 37:28 Psalm 90:2 Psalm 103:19 Psalm 115:3 Psalm 135:6 Psalm 139:16 Psalm 147:5 Proverbs 3:5-6 Proverbs 16:1,4 Proverbs 16:9 Proverbs 16:33 Proverbs 19:21 Proverbs 20:24 Proverbs 21:1 Proverbs 21:31 Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 Isaiah 14:24 Isaiah 14:27 Isaiah 40:13-14 Isaiah 43:13 Isaiah 45:7-9 | Isaiah 46:9-11 Isaiah 55:8-9 Jeremiah 10:23 Jeremiah 27:5 Jeremiah 32:17,27 Lamentations 3:37-39 Daniel 2:21 Daniel 4:17 Daniel 4:34-35 Matthew 10:29-31 Matthew 19:26 Luke 1:37 John 1:3-4 John 6:37 John 6:44,65 John 12:39-40 [cf. Mark 4:11-12] John 19:11 Acts 2:23 Acts 4:27-28 Acts 13:48 Acts 16:14 Romans 8:28-30 Romans 9:11,14-24 Romans 11:33-36 Romans 13:1-7 Galatians 1:15-17 Ephesians 1:4-5, 11-12 Ephesians 2:8-10 Philippians 1:6 Philippians 1:29 Philippians 2:13 Colossians 1:16-17 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 1 Timothy 6:15 2 Timothy 1:9 Hebrews 4:13 James 1:18 James 4:13-15 1 Peter 1:1-2 1 Peter 3:17 2 Peter 1:10 Revelation 4:11 Revelation 15:3 Revelation 17:17 |
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