What Does it Mean for God to be Sovereign?
Christians disagree on the implications of God’s sovereignty, because they differ on their understanding of the meaning of the word.
According to dictionary.com[1], the word sovereign means:
- a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
- a person who has supreme power or authority.
- a group or body of persons or a state having sovereign authority.
- a gold coin of the United Kingdom, equal to one pound sterling: went out of circulation after 1914.
and sovereignty, the adjective, refers to:
- belonging to or characteristic of a sovereign or sovereign authority; royal.
- having supreme rank, power, or authority.
- supreme; preeminent; indisputable: a sovereign right.
- greatest in degree; utmost or extreme.
- being above all others in character, importan...