Term

Cosmological Argument

An argument for God's existence claiming that because every thing in the universe has a cause, the universe itself must have a cause, which is God.

Filed underTheology Proper

Definition

An argument for the existence of God based on the observation that, since every known thing in the universe has a cause, the universe itself must have a cause, which can only be God.

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See also: Ontological ArgumentTerm
Teleological ArgumentTerm

Sources

1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 9A.2Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 9A.2.

Last revised August 14, 2026