IIT UBF - University Bible Fellowship at IIT

Date: Aug. 3, 2024

Question

How do the sacraments become effective means of salvation?

Answer

The sacraments become effective means of salvation, not because of any special power in them or in the people who administer them, but rather by the blessing of Christ and the working of His Spirit in those who receive them by faith.

Reference Passages

1 Corinthians 3:7

1 Corinthians 1:12-17

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There is Forgiveness in the Lord

Psalm 32:1-11

Key Verse: 32:5

I acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,”
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah