Means of Grace
The Sacraments
Grace · 3 verses
Baptism and the Lord's Supper constitute divinely instituted sacraments wherein Christ communicates grace to believers through visible signs accompanying His Word. These holy ordinances, when received with faith, strengthen assurance, nourish spiritual life, and seal covenant promises, serving as means whereby God sustains His people in grace.
Scripture References
“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”
“Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”
“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.”