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title: "Question 10: What are the personal properties of the three persons in the Godhead? | Westminster Larger Catechism"
description: "Westminster Larger Catechism, question 10: What are the personal properties of the three persons in the Godhead? It is proper to the Father to beget the Son, and to the Son to be begotten of the Father, and to the Holy Ghost to proceed fr"
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# Question 10: What are the personal properties of the three persons in the Godhead? | Westminster Larger Catechism

It is proper to the Father to beget the Son, and to the Son to be begotten of the Father, and to the Holy Ghost to proceed from the Father and the Son from all eternity.

Scripture proofs: Heb. 1:5-6, 8; John 1:14, 18; John 15:26; Gal. 4:6.

Original source: [2026 RPCNA Constitution](https://ctkrp.org/assets/rpcna-constitution-2026.pdf#page=116)

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