Term
necessary will
Things that God must will according to his own nature and cannot not will.
Filed underTheology Proper
Definition
Those things that God must will according to his own nature; that is, the things God cannot not will.
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- Narrower than
Sources
- 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 13B.1Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 13B.1.
Last revised August 14, 2026