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title: "Question 8: How doth God execute his decrees? | Westminster Shorter Catechism"
description: "Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 8: How doth God execute his decrees? God executeth his decrees in the works of creation and providence."
canonical: "https://ctkrp.org/shorter-catechism/question-8-how-doth-god-execute-his-decrees/"
source: "https://ctkrp.org/assets/rpcna-constitution-2026.pdf#page=160"
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# Question 8: How doth God execute his decrees? | Westminster Shorter Catechism

God executeth his decrees in the works of creation and providence.

Original source: [2026 RPCNA Constitution](https://ctkrp.org/assets/rpcna-constitution-2026.pdf#page=160)

## Related reading

- [Assurance of salvation](https://ctkrp.org/learn/topics/assurance-of-salvation/)
- [Westminster Confession of Faith · Chapter 3: Of God’s Eternal Decree](https://ctkrp.org/confession/chapter-3-gods-eternal-decree/)
- [Westminster Shorter Catechism · Question 7: What are the decrees of God?](https://ctkrp.org/shorter-catechism/question-7-what-are-the-decrees-of-god/)
- [Westminster Larger Catechism · Question 12: What are the decrees of God?](https://ctkrp.org/larger-catechism/question-12-what-are-the-decrees-of-god/)
- [Question 7](https://ctkrp.org/shorter-catechism/question-7-what-are-the-decrees-of-god/)
- [Question 9](https://ctkrp.org/shorter-catechism/question-9-what-is-the-work-of-creation/)

Canonical page: https://ctkrp.org/shorter-catechism/question-8-how-doth-god-execute-his-decrees/