“What Does the Salvation Army Teach About the Sacraments?”
It teaches what most actual Christian denominatons teach about the “Sacraments”, i.e., there are no sacraments in Christian theology. Cults make up extra-biblical stuff such as “sacraments”; Christians do not. There are no sacraments in the Bible. More made-up stuff.
The Sacraments were instituted by Christ to give grace. They are wonderful gifts.
It is true that the Bible does not regard either Baptism or the Lord's Supper as a means of saving grace, but the Salvation Army has gone further that what the Scripture allows here by dropping the practices altogether. Both baptism and the Lord's Supper are given to the apostles as things they should do. There is always a risk that the ceremony will become more important than the substance, but that does not relieve us of our obligation to do them, as most Christian denominations do recognize. So while I would take nothing away from their charitable activity, I don't think SA is in full submission to Scripture on this issue.
For the interested, one of their churches discusses the their position on the sacraments/ordinances here:
And for the record, their statement on abortion is weak. It is inconsistent because it acknowledges the sacredness of human life on one hand but then allows the destruction of that life without due process under adverse conditions such as rape. That is murder, plain and simple. I know it's hard to be marginalized by the world system. There's a lot to lose. But consistency in one's walk of faith before the Lord is worth any price we might pay in the short term.
Their full position statement is here:
http://www1.salvationarmy.org/ihq/www_ihq_isjc.nsf/vw-sublinks/FE3C992C78838853802577DF0071D796?openDocument
Peace,
SR