Divine Lexicon

Term

creation ex nihilo

The doctrine that God created the entire universe out of nothing, rather than from pre-existing material.

Filed underTheology Proper

Definition

The doctrine that God created the entire universe out of nothing. The universe did not come from any pre-existing material.

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Sources

  1. 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 15A.1Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 15A.1.

Last revised August 14, 2026