Definition:
The concurrent affirmation of divine sovereignty and genuine human responsibility. Both must be maintained, yet they operate on different ontological levels and cannot be reduced to a single logical plane.
Three Diagnostic Criteria
- Do the two sides consist respectively of divine sovereignty claims and human responsibility claims?
- Does Scripture require simultaneous clarity regarding God’s initiative and human response?
- Would removing either side result in fatalism/passivity or anxiety/self-salvation?
Creator–Creature Antinomy Tension Pairs:
- Creator ↔ Redeemer
- Divine Sovereignty ↔ Human Responsibility
- Grace ↔ Obedience
- Power of God ↔ Human Weakness
- Election ↔ Preaching