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title: "Question 26: How is original sin conveyed from our first parents unto their posterity? | Westminster Larger Catechism"
description: "Westminster Larger Catechism, question 26: How is original sin conveyed from our first parents unto their posterity? Original sin is conveyed from our first parents unto their posterity by natural generation, so as all that proceed from them "
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source: "https://ctkrp.org/assets/rpcna-constitution-2026.pdf#page=119"
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# Question 26: How is original sin conveyed from our first parents unto their posterity? | Westminster Larger Catechism

Original sin is conveyed from our first parents unto their posterity by natural generation, so as all that proceed from them in that way are conceived and born in sin.

Scripture proofs: Ps. 51:5; Job 14:4; Job 15:14; John 3:6.

Original source: [2026 RPCNA Constitution](https://ctkrp.org/assets/rpcna-constitution-2026.pdf#page=119)

## Related reading

- [Question 25](https://ctkrp.org/larger-catechism/question-25-wherein-consisteth-the-sinfulness-of-that-estate-whereinto-man/)
- [Question 27](https://ctkrp.org/larger-catechism/question-27-what-misery-did-the-fall-bring-upon-mankind/)

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