Divine Lexicon

Term

libertarian free will

The viewpoint that humans possess the ability to make different choices than they actually do, meaning one could always have done otherwise.

Filed underAnthropology & Hamartiology

Definition

The viewpoint that man has the ability, all things being just what they are, to make different choices than he in fact does; i.e., one could always have done otherwise.

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  1. 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 16B.3Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 16B.3.

Last revised August 14, 2026