WLC 177: Wherein do the sacraments of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper differ?

Answer: The sacraments of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper differ, in that Baptism is to be administered but once, with water, to be a sign and seal of our regeneration and ingrafting into Christ1, and that even to infants2; whereas the Lord’s Supper is to be administered often, in the elements of bread and wine, to represent and exhibit Christ as spiritual nourishment to the soul3, and to confirm our continuance and growth in him4, and that only to such as are of years and ability to examine themselves5.

  1. Matt 3:11; Titus 3:5; Gal 3:27
  2. Gen 17:7,9; Acts 2:38-39; 1 Cor 7:14
  3. 1 Cor 11:23-26
  4. 1 Cor 10:16
  5. 1 Cor 11:28-29

 

 

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