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Westminster Larger Catechism · Question 158

By whom is the Word of God to be preached?

Read, reflect, and return to the Scriptures.

The Word of God is to be preached only by such as are sufficiently gifted, and also duly approved and called to that office.

Scripture proofs: 1 Tim. 3:2, 6; Eph. 4:8-11; Hos. 4:6; Mal. 2:7; 2 Cor. 3:6; Jer. 14:15; Rom. 10: 15; Heb. 5:4; 1 Cor. 12:28-29; 1 Tim. 3:10; 1 Tim. 4:14; 1 Tim. 5:22.

Source: The Constitution of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, updated 2026, B-34.