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Westminster Shorter Catechism · Question 89

How is the Word made effectual to salvation?

Read, reflect, and return to the Scriptures.

The Spirit of God maketh the reading, but especially the preaching, of the Word, an effectual means of convincing and converting sinners, and of building them up in holiness and comfort through faith unto salvation.

Scripture proofs: Neh. 8:8; 1 Cor. 14:24-25; Acts 26:18; Ps. 19:8; Acts 20:32; Rom. 15:4; 2 Tim. 3:15-17; Rom. 10:13-17; Rom. 1:16.

Source: The Constitution of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, updated 2026, C-11, C-12.