Word
& Sacrament
There are
different views of God's Word and the Sacraments among
Christians. As you continue on Lutheran
101, here is
information on how Lutherans view Word and
Sacrament.
What
are the Means of Grace?
The
Christian Cyclopedia
defines
the Means of Grace as:
"The
term “means of grace” denotes the divinely instituted
means by which God offers, bestows, and seals to
men
forgiveness
of sins, life, and salvation.
Properly speaking, there is but 1 means of grace: the
Gospel of Christ (Ro 1:16–17); but since in the
Sacraments the Gospel appears as the verbum visible
(visible Word) in distinction from the verbum audible
(audible Word), it is rightly said that the means of
grace are the Gospel and the Sacraments. The
Law,
though also a divine Word and used by the Holy Spirit
in a preparatory way to work contrition, without which
there can be no saving faith, is not, properly
speaking, a means of grace. It is the very opposite of
a means of grace, namely a “ministration of death,” 2
Co 3:7. Prayer is not a means of grace, but faith in
action."
Baptism
The Lords
Supper
Articles
Luther: Word, Doctrine and
Confession
The Power of God's
Word
The Bible is the Authoritative Word of
God
Lessons from Luther on the Inerrancy of
Holy Writ
The Ten Commandments of Bible
Interpretation
The Gospel and the
Scriptures
Understanding the Fullness of the
Gospel - Part I
Understanding the Fullness of the
Gospel - Part II
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What
is a Sacrament?
Rev. Ernie
Lassman, pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church in Seattle,
WA, posted this video on both his
church website and
on
YouTube.
Is all Scripture the inspired Word of
God?
Rev. Ernie Lassman, pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church in
Seattle, WA, posted this video on both his
church website and
on
YouTube.