Berkouwer
gave much serious thought to difficult theological concepts and
Biblical passages. Concerning the interpretation pf divine sovereignty,
he wrote, "one has to be on guard against isolating and abstracting
words, including the word 'sovereignty.' If we are not, we use words
that violate the heart of the church" (A Half Century of Theology,
p.90). He did not seek "to replace determinism with an indeterminism" (A
Half Century of Theology, p. 91). He sought to develop an
interpretation of election which points to the trustworthiness of God:
"the knowledge of divine sovereignty is possible only within knowledge
of the God in whom there is no arbitrariness" (A Half Century of
Theology, p. 91).
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