Divine Lexicon

Term

macroevolution

Also known as General theory of evolution

The theory that all organisms emerged from non-living matter through random genetic mutations and natural selection over billions of years.

Filed underAnthropology & Hamartiology

Definition

The 'general theory of evolution,' or the view that all organisms emerged from non-living matter through a process of random genetic mutations and natural selection over billions of years.

Sources

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

Last revised August 14, 2026