To: topcat54; Kolokotronis; Forest Keeper; HarleyD; Alex Murphy; Gamecock; Frumanchu; Blogger
The view is held among Reformed (Protestant) Christians that Baptism and the Lord’s Supper are sacraments and do impart grace in a real sense.The Reformed believe the wine and bread are transformed and the Holy Spirit only indwells the believer after Baptism? If not how can these ordinances impart Grace?
14,092 posted on
05/07/2007 7:28:08 AM PDT by
wmfights
(LUKE 9:49-50 , MARK 9:38-41)
To: wmfights; Kolokotronis; Forest Keeper; HarleyD; Alex Murphy; Gamecock; Frumanchu; Blogger
The Reformed believe the wine and bread are transformed and the Holy Spirit only indwells the believer after Baptism? If not how can these ordinances impart Grace? The Reformed believe that the sacraments are a real means of grace in that they truly and physically represent God’s salvation to us. It confirms to those who truly believe that they are in a state of grace and can have assurance of salvation in this life.
The Reformed do not hold to a Roman Catholic concept of grace, which appears to be the presupposition behind these questions.
14,097 posted on
05/07/2007 8:40:49 AM PDT by
topcat54
("... knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience." (James 1:3))
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