Lesson 5

Question 1

According to WCF 20.1, what do the sacraments signify?

Answer 1

• for substance, the same with those of the new
• represent God and his benefits; and to confirm our interest in him: as also, to put a visible difference between those that belong unto the Church and rest of the world; and solemnly to engage them to the service of God in Christ, according to his Word.
  Visible Difference
  Engaged in service to Christ

1) a visible difference between those who are God’s people and those who are not:

2) Engagement for service

3) Signs and seals of the covenant of grace that represent God, His benefits, and our worship of Him.

Question 2

What connections can we draw between the OT and NT sacraments?

Answer 2

Circumcision/Baptism brings us in
Passover/Lord’s Supper nourishes us

Question 3

How do the sacraments bring us into the service of God?

Answer 3

Sacraments and service
1. Baptism is our entrance into service
a. Mt 28:19
b. Perpetual reminder of being called into service
2. The Lord’s Supper is our sustenance for service
a. 1 Cor 11:24-25
b. How does it feed us?
i. It calls us to continually remember
ii. We never outgrow the cross
iii. As we enjoy the blessings given to us, we remember (Deut 8)
c. God has given us, in his grace, the Lord’s Supper

Baptism is a perpetual reminder of the call to bring heaven to earth, to prepare people to be a priestly nation

The Lord’s Supper is a reminder for never outgrowing the cross and gives us a foretaste of heaven
Circumcision/Baptism brings us in
Passover/Lord’s Supper nourishes us