Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve discussed the Lutheran sacraments, namely Baptism and Holy Communion. For Lutherans, these are not symbolic gestures, but ways that God has chosen to distribute the grace that is ours through Christ. Baptism adopts us into His family. Communion is the way He feeds…
This post is likely going to be a bit on the short side, and mostly because I probably gave away the entire point of the post in the title. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve talked about how Lutherans understand communion. It’s not a symbol. We believe that “is”…
There’s an important concept tucked away in the Words of Institution. It’s so important that Jesus says it twice. See if you can spot it: For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took…
This week, we’re going to move on from baptism to talk about the other Lutheran Sacrament, namely that of Holy Communion. Remember, Lutherans consider something a sacrament if it has the following three things: God says, “Do this.” God says, “When you do this, you will receive the forgiveness of…