Term

preservation

An aspect of divine providence where God keeps all created things in existence and maintains their created properties.

Filed underTheology Proper

Definition

An aspect of God's providence whereby he keeps all created things existing and maintaining the properties with which he created them.

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Sources

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

Last revised August 14, 2026