Question 162. What are sacraments?

 

Question 162. What are sacraments?

Answer. Sacraments are holy ordinances, instituted by Christ in his church, to signify, seal, and exhibit the benefits of his mediation to those who are in the covenant of grace; to strengthen and add to their faith and all other graces; to cause them to obey; to testify and cherish their love and communion one with another; and to distinguish them from those who are out of the covenant of grace.

The sacraments are divided into baptism and the Eucharist. Baptism is a ceremony to become God's people, and the Eucharist is a ceremony to commemorate becoming God's people. Those who participate in this ceremony participate in the spirit in addition to participating in the formal ceremony externally. Through the ceremony, faith is confirmed in the heart of the spirit. If there is only a formal ceremony and no confirmation of faith in the heart, it becomes a meaningless ceremony.

The confirmation of faith in the heart is the confirmation of faith that the Holy Spirit guarantees that the saint died with Jesus Christ and was resurrected with Jesus Christ. It is not the confirmation of faith that I believe, but the confirmation that the Holy Spirit guarantees and confirms, and the saint accepts the covenant through the covenant of Christ.

Romans 6:6-8 "For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin. For he who has died has been freed from sin. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him."

If a baptized believer says that he or she has been freed from sin and that he or she has received resurrection life and is a resurrected person, but does not believe it, then the confirmation of the heart through the assurance of the Holy Spirit has not occurred.

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