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title: "Question 3: What do the Scriptures principally teach? | Westminster Shorter Catechism"
description: "Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 3: What do the Scriptures principally teach? The Scriptures principally teach, what man is to believe concerning God, and what duty God requires of man.Scripture proofs: "
canonical: "https://ctkrp.org/shorter-catechism/question-3-what-do-the-scriptures-principally-teach/"
source: "https://ctkrp.org/assets/rpcna-constitution-2026.pdf#page=159"
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# Question 3: What do the Scriptures principally teach? | Westminster Shorter Catechism

The Scriptures principally teach, what man is to believe concerning God, and what duty God requires of man.

Scripture proofs: 2 Tim. 1:13; 2 Tim. 3:16.

Original source: [2026 RPCNA Constitution](https://ctkrp.org/assets/rpcna-constitution-2026.pdf#page=159)

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