Term
determinism
The idea that all acts and decisions are the inevitable results of prior causes, excluding the possibility of alternative actions.
Filed underSystematic Theology
Definition
The idea that acts, events, and decisions are the inevitable results of some prior cause, so that no one could ever do anything other than what they in fact do.
Sources
- 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 32C.4Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 32C.4.
Last revised August 14, 2026