When exegesis [of the Bible] seems to lead into 'antinomies'

"When exegesis [of the Bible] seems to lead into 'antinomies' such as the relation of the all-controlling sovereignty of God to the freedom and responsibility of man, I simply admit that I cannot logically penetrate the situation. The Bible teaches God's sovereign electing grace. It also teaches the universal offer of the Gospel. I cannot logically comprehend the relation between these two, but this fact does not lead me to a denial of either one of them. The 'system' of Scripture which I develop takes both elements as 'limiting concepts' of one another. Some calvinists have virtually denied the universal offer of the gospel in the interest of maintaining the biblical teaching of electing grace. I have argued against them that such a position is unbiblical and therefore not true. Arminians deny the biblical teaching of God's sovereign grace in the interest of maintaining the universal offer of the Gospel. I have argued against them that such a position is unbiblical and therefore untrue.

Both the extreme Calvinist and the Arminian are unwilling, at the most critical juncture, to submit their logical thinking based on the idea of human autonomy, to the obedience of Christ..."

                                                                                                                                 ~ Cornelius Van Til