Term

Moral Argument

An argument for God's existence based on the necessity of a divine source for the moral standards sensed by all people.

Filed underTheology Proper

Definition

An argument for the existence of God which reasons that there must be a God who is the source of the moral standards that all people intuitively sense.

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  1. 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